spot the gem ( especially ewan)

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MOKOSEX
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spot the gem ( especially ewan)

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spot the gem,?, this lot i was very excited in getting,there would be a handful of members which would share /get my excitment so maybe not a gem for everyone(this is a clue),for the matchbox guys there is a fairly diresiable item in there and to help everyone its not the huge tinplate falcon (its the biggest tinplate car i have ever seen at 19 inches long)
makers name and model for answers plus any info on the tinplate car which i guess is spanish please.
dave
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My guess:

Green Rag and Bone Cart. Also looks like the driver for it is riding the tractor on the other side of the box.

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Taniwha wrote:My guess:

Green Rag and Bone Cart. Also looks like the driver for it is riding the tractor on the other side of the box.

Cheers,
Gavin
WOW That would be a find! :D ,and there is a cart top right but thats either crescent or britains,but just above that is a diecast marx lumar cab which is in the moko pale green cart colour so i can see what you were thinking,the driver is to the dinky massey harris and is smaller than the moko cart/milk driver :D
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The Blue Dinky Toys 'Thunderbird 2' is very desirable and just near the front of it is an 'Antiques Casting' novelty Rolls-Royce pencil sharpener, like this one...
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...and of course like most models there are many versions of this for the avid collector.

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Nice find, well spotted! The rag and bone cart isn't something I collect myself, but I can truly appreciate your excitement.

That tinplate fire care is a beauty! It's a Ford Galaxie, made by Rico of Spain. You'll have to test if the wailing siren is still working!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCNYiPvt13k
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There's a truck in the bottom left with a label on the back that looks like Robin Hood? There's one the same in white on a 3 figure ebay 'Buy It Now' and I've never seen another. They don't look like the TP Series examples I've shown. If I'm right can we get a close up please? :D :D :D
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Just realised yours looks as if it's clockwork?
Here's the ebay link, the nose is a bit squarer and the body looks one piece rather than the two piece TP Series. Must admit I've not looked too closely at the ebay listing before - don't think my entire collection owes me £128.50 :lol:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIMPO-ROBIN-H ... xyq15SOzfY
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'ROBIN HOOD' branded versions were available with a clockwork motor and I agree with the view that this is the version in the corner of the basket above.

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GHOSTHUNTER wrote:The Blue Dinky Toys 'Thunderbird 2' is very desirable and just near the front of it is an 'Antiques Casting' novelty Rolls-Royce pencil sharpener, like this one...
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Thunderbird 2 has t4 in it but is missing one leg :lol: ,you are correct about the sharpener
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Fred7A wrote:Nice find, well spotted! The rag and bone cart isn't something I collect myself, but I can truly appreciate your excitement.

That tinplate fire care is a beauty! It's a Ford Galaxie, made by Rico of Spain. You'll have to test if the wailing siren is still working!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCNYiPvt13k
Thanks for the info on the rico fire car,i can know dig out somemore info now i know who made it,there isn,t a rag and bone cart in the tray ,wish there was lol,there is a britains cart and a marx truck in the moko green og the cart.
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