Then this arrived also from ebay.
I do not normally collect 'Code 3' status models but this one is rather special. It is an Arthur Garnett restoration, one of several Corgi, Dinky and Matchbox models he has worked on and signed with his 'AG' initials painted on the base.
'AG' in silver is just near the front axle position. The base is secured by screws.
Burnley Express online had this to say about Arthur in 2003.
AT the age of 73 most pensioners are winding down and enjoying retirement but not Arthur Garnett.
Arthur believes you are as young as you feel, which is why he had no doubts about expanding his model supplies business in his home town of Colne.
For weeks Arthur has been setting out a collection of his small, but perfectly formed, collectors and promotional models above Arteology, in Albert Road.
His models join dolls' houses, models and miniatures hand-crafted by West End Miniature Collections, owned by Howard Ibbitson.
Arthur, who lives in Brown Street East with his wife Margaret, discovered his talent for model-making when he was a 10-year-old boy in wartime Colne.
I used to sit down on the pavement and carve Spitfires out of spare firewood, he said.
His interest led him to become an aeromodel enthusiast and he often made his own models.
Arthur, a father of seven, worked as an engineer for local firms. He retired in 1979, which is when his model supplies business really started to take off.
He set up a workshop in Barnoldswick before moving to the former Co-op building in Colne. He now operates from both Standroyd Mill in Cotton Tree and in the West End buildings, Colne.
Arthur was commissioned to paint limited edition model vehicles for companies such as Silentnight Beds, Warburtons and Hollands Pies. He was also asked to provide 1,000 vehicles for the Settle-Carlisle Railway and has been making them regularly ever since. For each model sold, Arthur donates 50p to the popular tourist line.
As well as creating his own models, which have been sold as far away as Australia, Arthur has a number of traditional toys which he holds dear to his heart.
He delights in showing Dinky toys and miniature cars, still in their original boxes, to visitors and has taken them around schools.
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