Streamline Bus (Mettoy Castoys MTY820)
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Streamline Bus (Mettoy Castoys MTY820) |
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Arch Four , Area 62 1948 - 1951 |
A bright red metal diecast clockwork streamlined Castoys single-decker bus in excellent condition, made by Mettoy 1948-1951. The base doesn't list a model number, but the numberplate has the identifier MTY 820 (where "MTY" stands for "Mettoy").
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The bus has been positioned on the layout to show the left side, which has the hole for the clockwork winding key.
Significance
The bus is a nice example of the tail end of Mettoy's traditional metal-only output, well designed and decently detailed. In the mid-Fifties this range was eclipsed by the appearance of the new next-generation Mettoy-Playcraft range of diecast cars with plastic parts, Corgi Toys.
Almost all the other road vehicles on the layout are Tri-ang Minics.
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