Searchlight Lorry, camouflaged (Mettoy)
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Searchlight Lorry, camouflaged (Mettoy) |
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Arch Two , Area 17 1940s |
A green, brown and yellow camouflaged Searchlight Lorry made by Mettoy in the 1940s.
The searchlight bed has tinplate khaki-clad "searchlight operator" figures, and the lorry has red bumpers and a brown radiator grille, marked "MADE IN ENGLAND", in gold. The camouflaging includes the lithographed tinplate wheels and tyres.