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Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 5:44 pm
by olbuzzard
- E M LOW b.JPG (168.72 KiB) Viewed 1972 times
- E M LOW a.JPG (171.04 KiB) Viewed 1972 times
I bought this diecast vehicle recently at a local market. It’s very possibly well known to many readers but I’ve not seen one before, can’t find out anything by Googling or in books I have access to, so I wonder if someone can tell me more about the manufacturer and maybe others of their products please?
It’s 3 and 3/8 ins long, has brass wheels and rubber tyres of about Dinky 50s standard size. From the shape and the hatch in the roof it looks as if it may be supposed to be an artillery tractor. This is borne out by some traces of oversprayed khaki and olive green on the underside but they may not be reliable as there are splotches of other shades of green - and even some cream - especially on the tyres! I haven’t yet found a trace of the original colour on the upper surfaces, even though the previous proud owner who applied the lovely green shade seems to have been a bit lacking in the surface preparation stakes. Cast into the roof fore and aft are the words MADE IN ENGLAND with E M and LOW diagonally across within raised lines.
As you can see (if I can manage to post the photo of the underside!), it’s had a wire tow hook glued to the back end, probably after the original cast hook broke off.
Re: Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:08 pm
by Idris
Isn't this a Kemlows?
Re: Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:17 pm
by fixer
i would agree Hugh
Re: Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:19 pm
by ogedei2
Re: Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:06 pm
by Idris
ogedei2 wrote:it is kemlow...
No, it's not! It's a Kemlows! (The 's' is part of the manufacturer's name. It is neither a possessive nor a plural.)
Re: Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:38 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
But now look at this...
- KEMLOW or KEMLOWS.jpg (67.68 KiB) Viewed 1954 times
...I make no comment.
Ghosthunter.
Re: Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:53 pm
by Idris
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:But now look at this...
...I make no comment.
That comes as news to me. Could it be the manufacturer was Kemlows, but that they made Kemlow products? (Rob'll know for sure.)
Re: Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:20 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
The actual company name is Kemlows Die Casting Products and I reckon they just wanted a quick 'Tag' name similar to 'A Wardie Product' used by B.J. Ward on some of his toys boxes.
Ghosthunter.
Re: Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:06 pm
by johnboy
They're still going strong in die-casting, not toys now but automotive/engineering products.
Re: Can anyone tell me about E M LOW please?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:33 pm
by ogedei2
Idris wrote:ogedei2 wrote:it is kemlow...
No, it's not! It's a Kemlows! (The 's' is part of the manufacturer's name. It is neither a possessive nor a plural.)
Hugh, I'd always known (probably wrongly) it that Kemlows made Kemlow Products. I do stand to be corrected.
cheers
Si