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yellowfoden wrote:

Idris wrote:It is well known that the first badge was distributed with the71a (although I have yet to see any primary source documentation confirming this).

Here is a reference from the 1960 pocket catalogue (and has a date reference of 1958 inside) where it shows the badge issued with the 71 Austin 200 Gallon Water Truck.

You may recall that when the Millstream attic find of undisturbed Lesney items from the early 1960’s that the badges were actually a separate item and were sold separately when this lot were disposed of despite the Auction house being provided with correct information about what models these badges should be paired with.

There is an interesting note in the 40 year book page 73 that refers to the badge being advertised as available with the 70a Thames Estate van.

Bert

yellowfoden wrote:

Idris wrote:It is well known that the first badge was distributed with the71a (although I have yet to see any primary source documentation confirming this).

Here is a reference from the 1960 pocket catalogue (and has a date reference of 1958 inside) where it shows the badge issued with the 71 Austin 200 Gallon Water Truck.

tractorboy wrote:It was Serious Toyz see here. I bought a few boxed models early in the sale and they were in excellent condition. Tried to buy some more later on and took ages for replies and ended up not getting any.