Toy railway building
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Tinplate
Measurements
Station building - 105 mm (length); 63 mm (height); 75 mm (depth), Each sloping platform - 65 mm (length); 35 mm (height); 30 mm (depth)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667717
Summary
A tinplate model railway station consisting of three pieces, the station building and two sloping platform sides. The station building is on a piece of platform. The building has a pitched roof and a chimney with a wall to one side. On the walls are painted doors, windows, a clock and advertisements. The advertisements include 'Mellin's Food', 'Nestles Milk' and 'Oxo.' At the back of the building is a flight of steps leading to ground level. The other two pieces are the sloping sides of the platform. At the back is a wall with advertisements including 'Pears Soap' and 'Sunlight Soap'. The platforms fit together with metal hooks. The front of the platform with the building has two hooks to connect it to the railway track. Total number of items is 3.