Lot 537: Dinky Toys No. 60 Aeroplanes Gift Set by Meccano Ltd

A vintage Dinky Toys No. 60 Aeroplanes gift set, produced in the mid-1930s. The set is comprised of six die-cast metal aircraft models with tinplate propellers and wire details. The collection includes: a gold-painted Imperial Airways Liner with four engines and wing markings G-A BTI; a green high-wing D.H. Leopard Moth marked G-A CPT; a cream/white low-wing Percival Gull marked G-A DZO; a silver twin-engine General Monospar marked G-A BVP; a red Low Wing Monoplane marked G-A VYP; and a gold and blue Cierva Autogiro featuring a three-blade blue rotor.

The items are housed in their original blue textured-paper-covered cardboard box. The interior lid features a pictorial label printed with DINKY TOYS Manufactured by MECCANO LTD LIVERPOOL and No. 60 AEROPLANES, alongside illustrations of the aircraft and a list of the models. The base of the box contains a printed insert with the name of each aircraft corresponding to its position and the text 200 VARIETIES.