Gun
Britains Ltd.
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and rubber
Measurements
125 mm (length); 52 mm (width); 39 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666873
Summary
A green painted metal model anti-tank gun, with an angled gunshield and two wheels. The gun has a spring elevating mechanism, a spring loading mechanism and at the rear, the recoil feature.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs M. Cooling in September 1984.
Marks and inscriptions
On the rear of the gun shield: 'BRITAINS LTD ENGLAND/ WORLD PATENT APPLIED FOR/ PROV. PAT./ No 4293/57 712699/ AUSTRALIAN CANADIEN/ PROV. PAT. 135106/68 PAT. No. 46537' On the tyres: 'BRITAINS LTD ENGLAND'
Makers and roles
Britains Ltd., maker