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Who can identify this?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:04 pm
by SMS88
This car appears to be made of lead, on the inside of the bonnet are the letters ´British made´´. Can anybody identify its maker or even the 1:1 that it is supposed to represent? this was made long before the sort of toys I collect so I know nowt - thankyou
Re: Who can identify this?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:56 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
It looks like an original very early 'Modelled Miniature' by Meccano, the Sports Coupe.
GHOSTHUNTER.
Re: Who can identify this?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:09 pm
by johnboy
It looks similar to the 22b Hornby series closed sports coupe, just slightly different to the few photos I checked. They also seem to have had Hornby Series stamped underneath.
Re: Who can identify this?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:13 pm
by SMS88
The radiator is cast as part of the body, no baseplate,small like an MG if 1/43 scale - perhaps its a copy by a competitor of Meccano?
Re: Who can identify this?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:55 am
by Ewan
Taylor and Barrett did some Dinky copies with white tyres, radiator cast as part of the body and 'British Made' rather than 'Made In Britain' cast underneath. I haven't seen a Sports Coupe before but not my area of expertise - may be a name worth looking into though?
Re: Who can identify this?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:09 am
by Idris
It's the sort of thing that Patrick Tench would be able to identify. IIRC Ghosty is in touch with him.
Re: Who can identify this?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:14 am
by GHOSTHUNTER
Idris wrote:It's the sort of thing that Patrick Tench would be able to identify. IIRC Ghosty is in touch with him.
Thank's Hugh, I'll send Patrick the picture and as I know he is always in contact with Robert Newson he'll probably show it to him.
GHOSTHUNTER.
Re: Who can identify this?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:42 am
by Idris
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Idris wrote:It's the sort of thing that Patrick Tench would be able to identify. IIRC Ghosty is in touch with him.
Thank's Hugh, I'll send Patrick the picture and as I know he is always in contact with Robert Newson he'll probably show it to him.
Please give Patrick my regards.
Re: Who can identify this?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:08 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
The model in the picture by "SMS88" appears to be made by 'JOHILLCO' according to Robert Newson, whom I sent the picture to first as His Email was handy. He did say these models sometimes have a small 'DYSON' name.
Mick, Robert has asked if you could really check the inside of the model for the 'DYSON' name, as he is not aware of this particular example minus the name, all the previous examples he is aware of, do have the 'DYSON' name., thanks.
GHOSTHUNTER.
Re: Who can identify this?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:53 pm
by Idris
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:The model in the picture by "SMS88" appears to be made by 'JOHILLCO' according to Robert Newson, whom I sent the picture to first as His Email was handy. He did say these models sometimes have a small 'DYSON' name.
Mick, Robert has asked if you could really check the inside of the model for the 'DYSON' name, as he is not aware of this particular example minus the name, all the previous examples he is aware of, do have the 'DYSON' name., thanks.
Interesting. Some more information on Dyson
here.