Toy train guard's van
Hornby
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
150 mm (length); 100 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668678
Summary
A green painted metal railway guard's van with regular vertical grooves representing wooden boards. There is a large cut out window and a door with a key on either side, with 'LMS' painted in red and gold. There are two cut out windows at each end and 'Hornby Series' in red and gold at the back. The slightly curved roof is painted white, with a small chimney for the guard’s stove in it. There are two buffers and a coupling at each end. The chassis is black with moulded brackets holding the solid metal wheels.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs D E Hollis in 1989.
Makers and roles
Hornby , maker