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Lot 535: Dinky Toys No. 44 A.A. Hut Motor Cycle Patrol and Guides Set
A pre-war Dinky Toys No. 44 A.A. Hut, Motor Cycle Patrol and Guides set, manufactured by Meccano Ltd. The set is presented in its original blue cardboard box with a printed label on the lid reading A 2065, DINKY TOYS No. 44, A.A. HUT, MOTOR CYCLE PATROL AND GUIDES. One side of the lid is printed with the text Manufactured in England by MECCANO LTD., LIVERPOOL.
The interior features a pictorial cardboard landscape display backdrop with road signposts for LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, and LONDON. The bottom right corner of the display card is marked MECCANO DINKY TOYS 200 VARIETIES. The set comprises four die-cast metal components:
1. A Telephone Box/Hut finished in black and yellow livery. The exterior features the A.A. (Automobile Association) logo and PHONE text, with detailed printed instructions regarding telephone and fire extinguisher availability for members, and the headquarters address at Fanum House, London.
2. A motorcycle with a sidecar, finished in black and yellow, featuring a seated rider figure in a tan uniform and peaked cap.
3. Two standing guide figures in tan uniforms with peaked caps; one figure is depicted signaling while the other is saluting. Both figures feature integral bases embossed with DINKY TOYS.
The interior features a pictorial cardboard landscape display backdrop with road signposts for LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, and LONDON. The bottom right corner of the display card is marked MECCANO DINKY TOYS 200 VARIETIES. The set comprises four die-cast metal components:
1. A Telephone Box/Hut finished in black and yellow livery. The exterior features the A.A. (Automobile Association) logo and PHONE text, with detailed printed instructions regarding telephone and fire extinguisher availability for members, and the headquarters address at Fanum House, London.
2. A motorcycle with a sidecar, finished in black and yellow, featuring a seated rider figure in a tan uniform and peaked cap.
3. Two standing guide figures in tan uniforms with peaked caps; one figure is depicted signaling while the other is saluting. Both figures feature integral bases embossed with DINKY TOYS.
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