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Anyone know what these are?
Paper cut-outs,appear to be of some age.
Also what is the red "thingy", has "Matchbox Superfast" and "Made in England" on it.

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I wonder if the paper signs have come from this set...
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I believe the Red plastic piece is some sort of starting block reset key as shown in this picture.
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Those signs look great. A budget alternative to the plastic or metal signs more often seen from various makers, but still very appealing, and I should think they must be rare survivors. Looks like Ghosty is probably correct about their origin. I have the London layout, but that one has no signs (at least my used example doesn't). Mind you, any signs would be taller than the flat buildings! :lol:
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The red bit is half a track joiner from the superfast track sets. It is the third issue of track joiner from 1971 onwards.
These also came in yellow and later in black.

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Thanks for the info, much appreciated.
These came in an auction lot that I surprisedly won, along with 8 regulars and 9 Majors.

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matchboxkiwi wrote:The red bit is half a track joiner from the superfast track sets. It is the third issue of track joiner from 1971 onwards.
These also came in yellow and later in black.

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Thank's Steve for the correct I.D.

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