Toy railway locomotive
Triang Hornby
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1971 - circa 1974
Materials
Metal, plastic and cardboard
Measurements
Train - 146 mm (length); 55 mm (height), Box - 210 mm (length);105 mm (height); 40 mm (depth)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666318
Summary
A toy locomotive 'with smoke' in a yellow plastic moulded insert within a red Triang Hornby rectangular cardboard box. The toy locomotive is made of metal and painted maroon and black, stamped with 'L.M.S.' and '7606' in yellow. The front of the locomotive and the smoke stack are painted black, as is the top of the cab and coal store. The second stack and body of the train is painted maroon. There are three pairs of black metal wheels joined by a silver painted bar. There are black painted couplings at either end of the locomotive. The buffers are painted red. The shaped blue label saying 'with smoke' in white is above the smoke stack. The red cardboard box is stamped on all sides with 'Triang Hornby', with a white label on one end reading `R52RS, L.M.S., 0-6-0 tank loco with smoke'. Total number of items is 3.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs M. Cooling in September 1984.
Marks and inscriptions
On each side of the train: 'L.M.S. 7606' On the top edge of the plastic insert, in smoke shape: 'with smoke.' On the end of the cardboard box: 'Triang Hornby/ R.52.RS/ L.M.S. 0-6-0. TANK LOCO/ WITH SMOKE/ (03/300'
Makers and roles
Triang Hornby , maker