DAYS GONE MARKS & SPENCER COLLECTION - SET OF FIVE DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES, ENGLISH CIRCA 1980S-1990S

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF FIVE DIE-CAST PROMOTIONAL VEHICLES FROM THE DAYS GONE RANGE BY LLEDO (LONDON) LIMITED, FEATURING ICONIC BRITISH RETAIL AND FOOD BRAND LIVERIES FROM THE MID-TO-LATE 20TH CENTURY.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:
1. M&S (MARKS & SPENCER) VAN - GREEN AND CREAM LIVERY WITH M&S BRANDING AND 'OVER 150 STORES' TEXT
2. BUSHELLS TEA VAN - NAVY BLUE WITH 'THE TEA OF FLAVOR' BRANDING
3. UNMARKED COMMERCIAL VAN - PURPLE AND WHITE LIVERY (MAKER IDENTIFICATION UNCLEAR FROM VISIBLE MARKINGS)
4. KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES VAN - CREAM WITH RED ROOSTER LOGO AND 'THE BEST TO START YOUR MORNING' TEXT
5. MARKS & SPENCER PENNY BAZAAR VAN - WHITE AND GREEN WITH 'EST 1884' AND 'MARKS & SPENCER LTD ORIGINAL PENNY BAZAAR' TEXT

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MANUFACTURER: LLEDO (LONDON) LIMITED
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1980S-1990S
- CONSTRUCTION: DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC WHEELS
- PACKAGING: ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BACKING CARDS WITH PRINTED BRANDING AND PRODUCT INFORMATION, PROTECTED BY CLEAR ACETATE WINDOWS
- SCALE: APPROXIMATELY 1:64 SCALE (STANDARD FOR LLEDO MODELS)

CONDITION: FOUR MODELS REMAIN IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING IN GOOD CONDITION. PACKAGING SHOWS MINOR CREASING TO CORNERS AND LIGHT SURFACE DUST TO ACETATE WINDOWS, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. THE KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES VAN IS HOUSED IN A CLEAR PLASTIC DISPLAY CASE. ALL DIE-CAST MODELS ARE FREE FROM CORROSION, PAINT LOSS, OR SIGNIFICANT WEAR. WHEELS ROTATE SMOOTHLY ON ALL EXAMPLES. NO RESTORATION EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THESE MODELS WERE PRODUCED AS PROMOTIONAL MERCHANDISE FOR MAJOR BRITISH RETAILERS AND FOOD BRANDS, MAKING THEM DESIRABLE COLLECTIBLES FOR BOTH DIE-CAST ENTHUSIASTS AND THOSE WITH NOSTALGIA FOR CLASSIC BRITISH RETAIL HERITAGE.

NOTE: DAYS GONE MODELS BY LLEDO ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF BRITISH DIE-CAST VEHICLES AND VINTAGE PROMOTIONAL MERCHANDISE. THE MARKS & SPENCER EXAMPLES ARE PARTICULARLY NOTABLE GIVEN THE RETAILER'S ICONIC STATUS IN BRITISH RETAIL HISTORY. THE KELLOGG'S VARIANT ADDS DIVERSITY TO THE COLLECTION WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE BRANDING AND COLOUR SCHEME.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 5cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548752+149

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

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