MATCHBOX 1938 FORD FIRE ENGINE WITH ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND ACCESSORY SET - CIRCA 1960S-1970S

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING VINTAGE MATCHBOX DIE-CAST FIRE ENGINE REPRESENTING A 1938 FORD, COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL CARDBOARD PACKAGING AND AN ACCOMPANYING BRASS ACCESSORY SET. THIS LOT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF MID-20TH CENTURY TOY MANUFACTURING HERITAGE FROM LESNEY PRODUCTS, THE LEGENDARY BRITISH MAKER OF MATCHBOX VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
THE DIE-CAST FIRE ENGINE FEATURES AUTHENTIC PERIOD DETAILING WITH A BRIGHT RED FINISH, WHITE STRIPE DETAIL, AND A REMOVABLE WOOD-GRAIN LADDER. THE VEHICLE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL WHEELS AND MOVING PARTS. THE ACCOMPANYING ACCESSORY SET IS HOUSED IN A GOLD-TONED BRASS CASE WITH SEVEN MINIATURE METAL PIECES INCLUDING DECORATIVE FIGURES AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, SUGGESTING A COMPLEMENTARY PLAYSET OR DIORAMA COLLECTION.

CONDITION:
THE DIE-CAST VEHICLE EXHIBITS GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR PAINT WEAR TO EDGES AND CORNERS CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND GENTLE PLAY USE. THE ORIGINAL RED ENAMEL FINISH REMAINS VIBRANT. THE CARDBOARD PACKAGING SHOWS AUTHENTIC AGE-RELATED WEAR INCLUDING CREASING, MINOR DISCOLOURATION, AND SURFACE HANDLING MARKS TYPICAL OF A PIECE THAT HAS BEEN STORED AND HANDLED OVER DECADES. ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS ARE PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR, INCLUDING THE LADDER, WHEELS, AND ACCESSORY PIECES.

PROVENANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE:
MATCHBOX VEHICLES BY LESNEY PRODUCTS REPRESENT ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TOY LINES OF THE POST-WAR ERA, LAUNCHED IN 1952 AND CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT DAY. THE 1938 FORD FIRE ENGINE IS A CLASSIC SUBJECT WITHIN THE RANGE, AND EXAMPLES WITH ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND COMPLETE ACCESSORY SETS ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST TOYS AND MID-CENTURY BRITISH MANUFACTURING. THIS LOT DEMONSTRATES THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT MADE MATCHBOX VEHICLES ENDURINGLY POPULAR WITH COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 35cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good

221802+2

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