Toy Train Track
1930s (manufactured)
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24 pieces of metal train track, 12 curved and 12 straight, made by Bassett Lowke in the 1930s to go alongside their train sets.
The pieces were owned during the 1930s by a boy who was then evacuated, leaving the toys to go into storage. When he returned from evacuation, he had outgrown the toys and so they remained in storage.
The pieces were owned during the 1930s by a boy who was then evacuated, leaving the toys to go into storage. When he returned from evacuation, he had outgrown the toys and so they remained in storage.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 24 parts.
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| Brief description | 24 pieces of metal train track, 12 curved and 12 straight pieces, made in England by Bassett Lowke in the 1930s |
| Object history | This train track was sold to the Museum by Dennis Moye. It was given to Dennis in the 1930s as either a Christmas or Birthday present, probably bought at Gamages toy shop, Holborn. It had limited use before Dennis was evacuated from London in 1939, at which point the toy was boxed at put into the attic. On his return to London, Dennis had outgrown his trains, so they remained in storage. |
| Summary | 24 pieces of metal train track, 12 curved and 12 straight, made by Bassett Lowke in the 1930s to go alongside their train sets. The pieces were owned during the 1930s by a boy who was then evacuated, leaving the toys to go into storage. When he returned from evacuation, he had outgrown the toys and so they remained in storage. |
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| Accession number | B.248:1 to 24-2012 |
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| Record created | May 21, 2012 |
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