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Plastic River Series??
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:20 pm
by toysnz
A friend has asked me a question I cannot answer... he has in his possession a couple of plastic trucks that are remarkably similar to the River Series (Jordan & Lewden) vehicles -anyone know who manufactured these items (I think I have a couple buried somewhere myself!)
Ian
Re: Plastic River Series??
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 1:48 am
by GHOSTHUNTER
They look remarkably like the 'Miniature Vehicles' toys as shown below especially if the axles are metal.
- 'F' series Miniature Vehicles (1).JPG (44.04 KiB) Viewed 1431 times
- 'F' series Miniature Vehicles (2).JPG (40.6 KiB) Viewed 1431 times
The cab unit certainly does resemble the 'RIVER' Trucks, below.
- 'River Series' ExcavatorTruck..JPG (50.15 KiB) Viewed 1431 times
Image courtesy of Robert Newson.
Ghosthunter.
Re: Plastic River Series??
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 2:49 am
by toysnz
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:They look remarkably like the 'Miniature Vehicles' toys as shown below especially if the axles are metal.
Think they are bigger than that - my memory is telling me the one(s) I have are at least 3 inches long... haven't had a reply from my friend yet to confirm this.
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:The cab unit certainly does resemble the 'RIVER' Trucks
That's what first struck me... from memory (yes I know mine is failing on a regular basis) I have only ever seen that cab style on the J&L River Series...
Ian
Re: Plastic River Series??
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:00 am
by toysnz
We now have an answer to the plastic "River Series" trucks... They were made by Plastic Moulders (NZ) Ltd, located at 650-656 Gt South Road, Ellerslie, who, according to the Trades Directory listing, made plastic toys under the Protex brand name. The (poor) photo below was supplied to show the vehicle's packaging...
Ian
Re: Plastic River Series??
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:53 am
by GHOSTHUNTER
Nice one Ian, thank's for the update, not a brand I've heard of.
Ghosthunter.