Petrol Station (Dinky Toys 48)
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Petrol Station (Dinky Toys 48)Dinky Toys 48: Petrol Station (i) |
location: |
Arch Two , Area 21 Classic Dinky Toys (John Durrant Collection) |
Shelf 9
1935 |
A yellow printed tinplate Petrol Station (Dinky Toys 48) with an orange forecourt and orange roof detail, and a large central orange and yellow sign reading "Filling and Service Station / PETROL - OIL - AIR - TYRES - SPARES".
The model was introduced in 1935.
Period advertising
Advertisements on the garage walls include "Karpol", "Shell Oil", "Lodge Plugs", "Essolube", and "Fit Dunlop and Be Satisfied".