Railway engine
Airfix
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plastic
Measurements
88 mm (length); 31 mm (width); 43 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670575
Summary
A small toy railway engine, four wheels, made of plastic material, originally silver alloy in colour, now hand painted in matt - black colour. This facsimile coal fired engine has a logo, not easily decipherable, on each side and carries the number 51212 on each side of the driver's cab.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs M. Cooling in September 1984.
Marks and inscriptions
On the base of the engine: 'AIRFIX/ MADE IN ENGLAND' On the sides of the engine: '[logo?]'
Makers and roles
Airfix, maker