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Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:48 am
by Maestro
Recently I found this odd model here in The Netherlands.
It doesn't ring any bell to me, and couldn't find anything in books or on the internet.
On the base of the model the only indications are *EMBRO* and 81T.
But no reference on the internet about the brand EMBRO. Is it South African, English maybe?
Nor anything on New Curzon Motors... only that on Kotze St. in Johannesburg there is a Shell and a BP petrol station.
Could someone help me out please?
Maarten
Re: Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:03 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
Hi Maarten.
What a facsinating model. It looks like it is made of Alluminium with Brass wheel rims. I do not know who 'EMBRO' are but I bet it is made up from...'E. M. Brothers', but again I have no information on them if that is the case, so very sorry for not being able to help on this one, I'll move over and let the real experts have a go...
Ghosthunter.
Re: Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:08 pm
by Idris
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:It looks like it is made of Alluminium...
Would aluminium crack like that?
Re: Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:01 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
Idris wrote:GHOSTHUNTER wrote:It looks like it is made of Alluminium...
Would aluminium crack like that?
I don't really know, I have seen it tear to leave a ragged edge.
Ghosthunter.
Re: Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 6:35 am
by Idris
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:I do not know who 'EMBRO' are but I bet it is made up from...'E. M. Brothers'...
I think it more likely to be semi-phonetic and that it stands for 'M. Brothers', where M is the first letter of the brothers' surname.
Re: Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:01 pm
by starni999
Hi all,
That is an absolute cracker! I love it. Again I have no idea on the maker, I've just looked through all the documents I have, and can't find this one.
Cheers
Chris Warr.
Re: Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:24 pm
by Maestro
Hmmm, it remains a great mistery...
I certainly will keep it in my "odd models" corner of my collection(s)!
Re: Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:23 pm
by johnboy
Would it be worth posting on the website below or using the contact option? Someone may have a memory that helps.
https://johannesburg1912.wordpress.com/ ... brow-pt-2/
Re: Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:38 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
Might be worth a try, you never know who might still have examples or remember the same or similar toys.
Ghosthunter.
Re: Does anyone know the brand EMBRO?
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 10:00 pm
by motorman
starni999 wrote:Hi all,
That is an absolute cracker!
Chris Warr.
No pun intended Chris?
