Toy train locomotive
Bowman Models
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
307 mm (length); 71 mm (width); 110 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668551
Summary
A steam driven toy railway engine produced by Bowman Models. The green, black and silver/gold lined livery in which the engine in painted shows considerable signs of overheating on the rounded sides of the engine. There is paint loss on all the panels and on the copper pipes running along the sides of the engine. There is an original label on the underside of the driver's cab, but it is not possible to decipher the inscription.
Marks and inscriptions
On the side of the driver's cab: 'BOWMAN MODELS' On the side of the driver's cab: 'BOWMAN PATENT'
Makers and roles
Bowman Models , maker