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Lot 539: A Pair of Dinky Toys Pre-War Die-Cast Flying Boats
A pair of English die-cast metal flying boat toy aircraft. The first is a four-engined biplane flying boat finished in green paint. The upper wing is marked with the black lettering G – E Y C E and the fuselage retains two red-painted propellers. The underside of the hull is impressed with the text DINKY TOYS, MADE IN ENGLAND BY, MECCANO LIMITED, and FOUR-ENGINED FLYING BOAT. The second aircraft is a Singapore Flying Boat featuring a green and silver-grey camouflage paint scheme. The upper wings are decorated with red, white, and blue RAF-style roundel decals. It retains two metal propellers and a triple-fin tail unit. The underside of this hull is impressed DINKY TOYS, MADE IN ENGLAND BY, MECCANO LIMITED, and SINGAPORE FLYING BOAT.
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