COLLECTION OF FOUR MATCHBOX DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES - BRITISH CIRCA 1960S-1980S

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF FOUR ORIGINAL MATCHBOX DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING, REPRESENTING THE ICONIC BRITISH TOY MANUFACTURER LESNEY PRODUCTS' CLASSIC OUTPUT ACROSS MULTIPLE DECADES.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:
- ONE YELLOW FORD MODEL A IN ORIGINAL BLUE GRID-PATTERN MATCHBOX BOX (MB-38)
- ONE RED COMMERCIAL TRUCK IN AUSTRALIAN COLLECTORS MODEL SERIES PACKAGING
- ONE BLUE COMMERCIAL TRUCK IN AUSTRALIAN COLLECTORS MODEL SERIES PACKAGING
- ONE GREEN UTILITY VEHICLE IN YELLOW MATCHBOX YOUNG'S ANIMAL SERIES BOX
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IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: LESNEY PRODUCTS LTD, BRITISH MANUFACTURER
- SERIES: MIX OF STANDARD MATCHBOX, AUSTRALIAN COLLECTORS MODELS, AND YOUNG'S ANIMAL SERIES
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1960S-1980S BASED ON PACKAGING DESIGN AND PRINTING STYLES
- BOX TYPES: ORIGINAL CARDBOARD PACKAGING WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE GRAPHICS AND BRANDING

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
ALL FIVE VEHICLES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. THE BOXES DISPLAY THE CHARACTERISTIC BLUE GRID-PATTERN DESIGN OF STANDARD MATCHBOX PACKAGING AND THE DISTINCTIVE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTORS MODEL BRANDING. MINOR CREASING AND EDGE WEAR TO BOXES IS CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. THE DIE-CAST MODELS THEMSELVES SHOW LIGHT SURFACE PATINA AND MINOR PLAY WEAR APPROPRIATE TO THEIR AGE. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, RUST, OR RESTORATION EVIDENT. ORIGINAL PAINT FINISHES REMAIN LARGELY INTACT ON ALL VEHICLES.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THE PRESENCE OF AUSTRALIAN COLLECTORS MODEL SERIES PACKAGING SUGGESTS THESE PIECES WERE ACQUIRED OR RETAINED IN AUSTRALIA, WHERE THIS SERIES WAS PARTICULARLY POPULAR.

COLLECTIBILITY NOTE: MATCHBOX VEHICLES FROM THIS ERA REMAIN HIGHLY SOUGHT BY DIE-CAST COLLECTORS, PARTICULARLY WHEN RETAINED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING. THE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTORS MODELS SERIES COMMANDS PARTICULAR INTEREST AMONG REGIONAL COLLECTORS. THIS MIXED COLLECTION REPRESENTS A SNAPSHOT OF MATCHBOX PRODUCTION ACROSS MULTIPLE SERIES AND DECADES.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 15cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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

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