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lone stars cousin

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 12:38 pm
by MOKOSEX
Admin please move if in the wrong place or deemed inappropriate
I recently got this fruit machine bandit,and in the process of researching it found it had a loose family connection with lonestar
Please read the link,mainly towards the bottom
http://ktminiatures.com/dca-miniatures/

my bandit

Re: lone stars cousin

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:37 pm
by misterpop
The font on the words "series" has a very Lesney look hey? Great find Dave...

Re: lone stars cousin

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:07 pm
by MOKOSEX
misterpop wrote:The font on the words "series" has a very Lesney look hey? Great find Dave...
It was a lucky find,came in a mixed lot i won,the word series could have be made by both companies with the same letter stamp,unless the letters were machined in then they both could have used a similar font master
dave

Re: lone stars cousin

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:17 am
by misterpop
I wonder what the other series numbers where.....I checked the name but nothing came up of that vintage.

Re: lone stars cousin

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:33 pm
by MOKOSEX
misterpop wrote:I wonder what the other series numbers where.....I checked the name but nothing came up of that vintage.
They did a hoover and a ring the bell fairground toy.The 52 seems a bit of an exaggeration.

Re: lone stars cousin

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 2:53 pm
by misterpop
Nice....Will keep a look out.