Toy train tender
Bassett-Lowke Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1927
Materials
Metal
Measurements
170 mm (length); 57 mm (width); 73 mm (height)
Place of origin
Northampton
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668556
Summary
A Bassett-Lowke Ltd 'O Gauge' (circa 1927), large model six wheel railway tender painted maroon on two sides and one end, and the numbers 1927 painted in gold on both sides. The flat top is painted black. It has six metal wheels (three sets of two) with spokes painted black. It has two metal buffers at one end and a movable tow bar at each end.
Marks and inscriptions
On the end of the tender, in black writing on a gold coloured small oblong shape: 'BASSETT-LOWKE LTD LONDON & NORTHAMPTON'
Makers and roles
Bassett-Lowke Ltd, maker