Toy train wagon
Meccano Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
144 mm (length); 60 mm (width); 73 mm (height)
Place of origin
Liverpool
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668557
Summary
A toy flat bed wagon painted green with four black metal wheels (two sets of two) and four buffers also green, two at each end. The figures 'NE' painted in gold and outlined in red are printed down each long side of the wagon. There are two red metal supports fitted on top of the flat bed and onto each is fastened two upright rods and also two chains (possibly to hold down lengths of wood and/or metal). There is a movable tow bar at each end of the wagon.
Marks and inscriptions
On top of the flat bed wagon, in black writing on a gold painted background: 'HORNBY SERIES MANFD. BY MECCANO LTD. L'POOL'
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd, maker