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Details
A Spear und Sohne for Parker Brothers Inc 'Toy Town Railroad' Set, in original box
comprising chromolithographic track layout paper roll and demountable card buildings: station, locomotive shed, house and three figures, slotting into turned wooden bases, with painted signal and lithographed penny toys: Meier - two-door Open Tourer, pale blue with red and yellow detailing and white lining, white chassis and grey wheels, chauffeur and lady passenger, with blue bonnet with gold lid --85mm. long (Penny Toys, No. 130); German horse-drawn Hansom Cab, dapple grey trotting horse with black girth and black mane and tail, rare dark blue cab with white lining and driver on seat --110mm. long (Penny Toys, No. 79); German horse-drawn Cab, walking dapple grey horse with red girth and harness, black over green two-door cab, with driver --120mm. long (Penny Toys, No. 76); Hess - red, green, black and gold locomotive and integral tender no. 575, grey, red and black open wagon and brown and black coach --320mm. long overall; circa 1907 (VG-E, box VG, some splitting to lid, one small section loose)
comprising chromolithographic track layout paper roll and demountable card buildings: station, locomotive shed, house and three figures, slotting into turned wooden bases, with painted signal and lithographed penny toys: Meier - two-door Open Tourer, pale blue with red and yellow detailing and white lining, white chassis and grey wheels, chauffeur and lady passenger, with blue bonnet with gold lid --85mm. long (Penny Toys, No. 130); German horse-drawn Hansom Cab, dapple grey trotting horse with black girth and black mane and tail, rare dark blue cab with white lining and driver on seat --110mm. long (Penny Toys, No. 79); German horse-drawn Cab, walking dapple grey horse with red girth and harness, black over green two-door cab, with driver --120mm. long (Penny Toys, No. 76); Hess - red, green, black and gold locomotive and integral tender no. 575, grey, red and black open wagon and brown and black coach --320mm. long overall; circa 1907 (VG-E, box VG, some splitting to lid, one small section loose)
Literature
The Great Book of Tin Toys, front cover; Penny Toys, upgrade of No. 4
Special notice
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