Model railway locomotive
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Tinplate
Measurements
131 x 56 mm; 71 mm (Height)
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Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997297.39
Summary
Hornby "No. 20 Locomotive" 'O' gauge model railway locomotive. Lithographed body on black underframe with grey metal wheels and steel connecting rods all driven by a clockwork motor. Body is predominantly green and black with orange and black lining, the other details being shown in gold and silver, representing a British Railways green 0-4-0 locomotive numbered "60985" in gold lettering on each side of the cab. Clockwork motor is operational, wound by key 997297.42.1, and has a hand-operated lever mounted in the cab which switches the motor on and off. This lever protrudes below the cab floor and may be activated by a Hornby "BB1" or "BBR1" track section to halt the loco (for example at a station or in a siding). Hornby model number: 41,001. Tinplate construction with surface rust and chips especially on the cab roof and the front and rear buffer beams, together with several dents to the bodywork. Chimney is missing.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.