Toy train carriage
Ertl
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1984
Materials
Plastic
Measurements
35 mm (height); 25 mm (width); 105 mm (length)
Place of origin
Iowa
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671191.1.3
Summary
A plastic model carriage of 'Clarabel', that comes as part of a set with the carriage 'Annie' and Thomas the Tank Engine, from 'Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'. The model is brown with a grey roof, and stickers along either side depict carriage windows with various people in them, and the name 'Clarabel' below. It also has a face at the front with a 'happy' expression
Provenance
Collected by donor’s children and given to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Mrs Sue Fraser in August 2012.
Marks and inscriptions
Underneath the carriage: 'ERTL Registered / DYERSVILLE IOWA USA / MADE IN CHINA' Underneath the carriage: 'THOMAS/ THE TANK ENGINE / & FRIENDS / COPYRIGHT KAYE & WARD LTD., 1984 / COPYRIGHT BRITT ALLCROFT., 1984' Underneath the carriage: '0249 G'
Makers and roles
Ertl , producer