Toy railway track
Tri-ang
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
Each piece (min) - 158 mm (length), Each piece (max) - 346 mm (length)
Place of origin
England
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666332
Summary
Twenty-three pieces of model railway track, manufactured by Tri-ang. The sleepers are plastic and the rails are metal and there is a short length of metal part of which slots firmly into another piece of metal at each end. There is one short straight piece, one piece with buffers, two forked pieces, five long straight pieces and thirteen curved pieces. The total number of items is 23.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs M. Cooling in September 1984.
Marks and inscriptions
On the underside of the piece of track with buffers and on a short straight piece: 'Tri-ang/ R190/ MADE IN ENGLAND' On the underside of the short piece of curved track: 'Tri-ang/ R 484/ MADE IN ENGLAND' On the underside of the long piece of curved track: 'Tri-ang/ R193/ MADE IN ENGLAND' On the underside of the forked track: 'Tri-ang/ R 490/ MADE IN ENGLAND' On the underside of the long straight track: 'Tri-ang/ R.480/ MADE IN ENGLAND'
Makers and roles
Tri-ang , maker