Model of the Albion Tanker 'Milk Marketing Board'
Model of the Albion Tanker 'Milk Marketing Board'. Based on a Dinky toy scale drawing. Very near mint/never boxed. Extremely rare model. Never put into production by Dinky. With a 'just for fun' Dinky Supertoys 507 Albion Milk Tanker Box & informative leaflet. From The Coastline Collection. Starting bid £100. Please note that QDT apply 12.5% buyer's commission.
Price: £275.00
This item is sold.
Notes
In 1951, Dinky planned to put into production an Albion Milk Tanker. It never went into full production, however. Scale drawings were made as well as a wooden sample piece in July 1951, (wooden sample piece was painted dark green).
Much later, a white metal model was made (1990;s) by an ex-employee of the Dinky factory – and even later further examples were made – and this is one of these!
Minor differences to note between this version and the earlier one i.e. the MBM lettering on the cab doors is different, there is a rivet on the baseplate and the tabs that hold the chassis to the cab are green.
Occasional tiny scratch to the lettering and note a small nick to one of the letters too.
This is a well-constructed model, with a real Dinky feel.
Exceptionally scarce item, and what a talking point in a commercial Dinky collection!
Just for fun – a Dinky Supertoys 507 Albion MIlk Tanker box was made with an informative leaflet to boot:
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