VINTAGE DIE-CAST VEHICLE COLLECTION - BRITISH MANUFACTURE, CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A CHARMING ASSEMBLED COLLECTION OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST VEHICLES REPRESENTING MID-20TH CENTURY TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE LOT COMPRISES FOUR DISTINCT PIECES: A GREEN AND RED STEAM-POWERED TRACTION ENGINE WITH SEATED FIGURES AND ORNATE BRASS DETAILING; A RED FIRE ENGINE WITH CREW FIGURES AND DETAILED CAB DESIGN; A WHITE HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE WITH MILITARY-STYLE FIGURES IN PERIOD DRESS; AND A WOODEN-FRAMED LADDER WAGON WITH RED METAL CHASSIS AND WHEELS, COMPLETE WITH CHAIN COUPLING.

COLLECTION OVERVIEW:
THIS COLLECTION EXEMPLIFIES THE GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH DIE-CAST TOY MANUFACTURING, WHEN DINKY TOYS AND SIMILAR MANUFACTURERS PRODUCED HIGHLY DETAILED MINIATURE VEHICLES. EACH PIECE DEMONSTRATES PERIOD-APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING WITH WORKING WHEELS AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD STYLING.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- TRACTION ENGINE: GREEN BOILER WITH RED WHEELS, BRASS FITTINGS, MULTIPLE SEATED FIGURES, APPROXIMATELY 12 CM LENGTH
- FIRE ENGINE: RED DIE-CAST BODY WITH BLACK ROOF SECTION, CREW FIGURES, DETAILED CAB WINDOWS, APPROXIMATELY 10 CM LENGTH
- HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE: WHITE HORSE WITH BLACK HARNESS, RED WHEELS, MILITARY FIGURES IN DRESS UNIFORMS, APPROXIMATELY 14 CM LENGTH
- LADDER WAGON: WOODEN LADDER CONSTRUCTION WITH RED METAL CHASSIS, CHAIN COUPLING, RED SPOKED WHEELS, APPROXIMATELY 18 CM LENGTH

CONDITION ASSESSMENT: FAIR OVERALL. THE COLLECTION SHOWS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE PLAY USE AND AGE. PAINT LOSS IS VISIBLE ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY TO THE FIRE ENGINE AND TRACTION ENGINE. SURFACE SCRATCHING AND MINOR CHIPS ARE PRESENT THROUGHOUT. METAL WHEELS EXHIBIT OXIDATION PATINA. THE WOODEN LADDER WAGON SHOWS NATURAL WEATHERING TO TIMBER COMPONENTS WITH MINOR SPLINTERING. PLASTIC FIGURES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL PAINT DESPITE WEAR. ALL PIECES REMAIN STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND DISPLAY-WORTHY.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, ORIGIN UNKNOWN. NO MAKER MARKS CLEARLY VISIBLE IN PHOTOGRAPHS, THOUGH THE STYLING IS CONSISTENT WITH DINKY TOYS AND CORGI PRODUCTION OF THE 1950S-1960S ERA.

THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT SNAPSHOT OF MID-CENTURY TOY MANUFACTURING AND WOULD APPEAL TO COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST VEHICLES, TRANSPORT ENTHUSIASTS, AND THOSE SEEKING AUTHENTIC PERIOD PLAYTHINGS WITH GENUINE PATINA AND CHARACTER.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

548752+179

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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