Breakdown Lorry
Toy Truck
ca. 1950 (manufactured)
ca. 1950 (manufactured)
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Die-cast metal tow truck, painted dark purplish blue with the back orange. The towing part is a flat click with a handle to lift and lower the green string towing line. The hook is missing. It has four rubber tyres.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Die-cast zinc alloy, painted, rubber, string |
| Brief description | Wee-Kin tow truck; Metal, die cast, Chad Valley, English, c1950 |
| Physical description | Die-cast metal tow truck, painted dark purplish blue with the back orange. The towing part is a flat click with a handle to lift and lower the green string towing line. The hook is missing. It has four rubber tyres. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by David F. Peters-Ellis |
| Object history | Given to the museum in 1980 by David F. Peters-Ellis as part of a collection of toys (see MISC.310 to 338-198; RF 80/1864). Most of the toys in Mr Peters-Ellis' collection were acquired or given second-hand to the donor while in Australia in the late-1940s and early-1950s. The Dinky models were exported to Australia and brought back to England by the donor. |
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| Accession number | MISC.327-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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