Toy bus
Ertl
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1986
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
30 mm (height); 24 mm (width); 76 mm (length)
Place of origin
Iowa
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671191.15
Summary
A die-cast model of Bertie the Bus, from 'Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'. It is painted red with stickers on all sides depicting windows, doors, passangers and the driver. Also it has a stuck on face at the front. Bertie also has two pairs of moveable red wheels, each with a rubber trye on. Some of the stickers are peeling off.
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 engine: 'The ERTL Co. / DYERSVILLE IOWA USA / MADE IN CHINA' Underneath the engine: 'THOMAS/ THE TANK ENGINE & FRIENDS / COPYRIGHT WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD., 1984, 1986 / COPYRIGHT BRITT ALLCROFT., 1984, 1986' Underneath the engine: '2848U'
Makers and roles
Ertl , producer