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Details
A rare pre-production lead Dinky Toy pre-war 24a Ambulance
painted cream, with cream hubs and red crosses, body with open rear windows and doors, grille with plain bumper and without badge, non-production chassis with filed-down front wings, thinner side-walls, narrower channel for axles, 'Made in England' lettering reversed and thin rear chassis outriggers, underside unpainted, upper side of wings and running boards painted black, 1934 (F-G, partly painted)
painted cream, with cream hubs and red crosses, body with open rear windows and doors, grille with plain bumper and without badge, non-production chassis with filed-down front wings, thinner side-walls, narrower channel for axles, 'Made in England' lettering reversed and thin rear chassis outriggers, underside unpainted, upper side of wings and running boards painted black, 1934 (F-G, partly painted)
Provenance
The grandfather of the original owner of this model worked on the pre-production side at the Binns Road Dinky Toy factory in Liverpool
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.