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Pre-war toy caravan.
A rare pre-war diecast toy caravan.
This old toy turned up in a junk shop in the early 1990s, and since then I've never seen another. There are no real clues as to who made this caravan, the underside of this diecast toy features the words "Made In England" in a circular mark, but no hint of the manufacturer's name. At some point in the past a steady hand has carefully cut out the side and rear window openings, but left the front window alone.
The style of the caravan is very much 1930s in inspiration. A "T" trailer plate is shown fitted to the rear, as is the registration AHY 880. AHY is a Bristol-area issue, from 1934 or 1935. Does this give a clue as to who made this toy? Was there a diecast toy producer based in or around Bristol in the 1930s?
Overall, it measures five inches in length, and originally was painted a light grey colour although most of that has disappeared, revealing the base metal colour underneath.
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