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A collection of die-cast metal model miniature vehicles primarily manufactured by Lledo (London) Ltd in England. The assortment comprises various delivery vans, commemorative passenger cars, and a fire engine, all housed within their original retail window boxes. The vehicles are constructed from die-cast metal with plastic components and fixed-axle wheels.
Notable items include two commemorative models for The Accession of Queen Elizabeth II in Happy & Glorious 40th Anniversary Souvenir packaging, one in green and one in maroon, and a purple and grey passenger car marked 90 Glorious Years to mark the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The collection also features several delivery vans including a grey Old Glory Magazine van, a white D&R Ltd 1920 Ford Model T, a blue and white Calkit van, a green and white Fairy promotional van, and a yellow Lion Fireworks van in Days Gone vintage Lledo models packaging.
Markings present include printed labels on the packaging stating Made in England, with the Fairy van box bearing a copyright mark reading © 1983 Lledo (London) Ltd. The Lion Fireworks box is printed with the model designation DG006170 Ford Model T Van Astra Fireworks. Several boxes bear yellow adhesive price labels reading £7.50 and various white adhesive inventory stickers with handwritten codes such as 69232 and S553P.
Condition report:
The vehicles appear to be in unused, mint or near-mint condition within their original boxes. The cardboard packaging exhibits varying degrees of shelf wear, including softened corners, light surface dust, and minor creasing or scuffing to the plastic windows (Photos 1, 2, and 5). One box for the Fairy promotional van has a yellow adhesive price label applied to the upper left corner (Photo 5). No internal mechanisms were tested as the items remain in their original packaging.
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