Toy train carriage
Ertl
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1990
Materials
Plastic and metal
Measurements
31 mm (height); 30 mm (width); 65 mm (length)
Place of origin
Iowa
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671191.14.4
Summary
One truck out of four plastic and metal models of four 'Troublesome Trucks', from 'Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'. It is made of grey plastic with black 'coal' on top. It has a moulded face at the front, with a laughing expression with the eyes open.
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 main body: 'ERTL Registered / DYERSVILLE IOWA USA / MADE IN CHINA' Underneath main body: '2450G' Underneath main body: 'THOMAS THE TANK / ENGINE & FRIENDS / COPYRIGHT BRITT ALLCROFT / (THOMAS) LIMITED 1990'
Makers and roles
Ertl , producer