French Hornby No. 1
Hornby Series Gift Set No.1 Station Set. Excellent plus - near mint/boxed, with internal card piece for stringing of figures. Rare pre-war issue from The Phillips Collection.
Price: £175.00
This item is sold.
Notes
Earliest issue circa 1934. It comprises 6 figures:
Station Master (long dark blue coat), Guard (dark blue coat, brown trousers), Inspector (dark blue coat, blue trousers & brown shoulder bag), Policeman (in dark blue) & 2 Porters (light blue uniforms).
Each factory hand-painted figure has a rich coat of paint, glossy and gleaming fresh, and measures approx. 45mm. Some chipping.
Figures are not secured to the original card piece now (some part-tears to the internal card piece).
The vibrant orange-red lift-off lid box is complete and bright.
Note a little expert restoration to a surface score mark and light wear besides.
An exceptionally difficult set to find.
You may like
Dinky Toys 158 Riley Saloon
Riley Saloon by Dinky Toys, No. 158. Cream with green wheels, treaded tyres version. Very near mint/boxed. From The Anglo-French Collection.
Dinky Toys 166 Sunbeam Rapier Saloon
Sunbeam Rapier Saloon by Dinky Toys No. 166. CAST wheels issue. Very, very near mint/boxed. From The Anglo-French Collection.
Dinky Toys 308 Leyland 384 Tractor
Leyland 384 Tractor by DInky Toys, No. 308. Raby red version with WHITE wheels. Very near mint/boxed, with packing card. From The Reference Collection.
