Milky threewheeler...

Lesney early large scale toys 1947-55 + Models of Yesteryear 1956 to date
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Miller
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Milky threewheeler...

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Today my first early matchbox arrived - or lets say, something leftover from an early Matchbox arrived...

Well, better than nothing and worth the 4 Euro i paid for it ;)
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Miller wrote:Today my first early matchbox arrived - or lets say, something leftover from an early Matchbox arrived...

Well, better than nothing and worth the 4 Euro i paid for it
We all have to start somewhere.
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Sadly quite a few around like this. Some kid must have a great time playing with it though all those years ago. I now have 10 complete orange and 2 blue ones but one blue has been restored paint wise. All I need is a model dairy to put them all in ! Love the early toys and will check to see if I have a spare wheel in my beater box. As for the broken bits they are almost impossible to repair well and that's even if you can find the bits - I know someone on Ebay was selling replacement drawbars but they are white metal and the shafts bend very easily.
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Oh - if you could find a spare wheel, i would be very happy! I found a repro horse and the coachman and i thought of making a drawbar from aluminum.

I will only clean it and keep it the way it is. I will paint the horse and the choachman in the right way and display them against the original condition of the float. After a resto it may look better, but it will loose most of its character.
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I have several spare original Horses with original paint Miller, one can be yours if you would like it. Original Drivers and milk crates come up on E Bay U.K. quite frequently, so with patience you will be able to make this Milk Float very complete again. Sehr Gut! kwakers
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Great news, Dick! You got PM ;)
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