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A collection of five vintage die-cast metal toy vehicles featuring characters from Peanuts and Noddy. The group includes one Snoopy Flying Ace biplane finished in yellow and red, featuring a plastic Snoopy figure in the cockpit with a green flight cap and yellow goggles. The fuselage is printed with the name SNOOPY. The underside is marked with a printed rectangular frame reading AVIVA TOY CO., N. HOLLYWOOD, CA. COPR. © 1965 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC. MADE IN HONG KONG.
The collection also includes four pieces from a train set, comprising three yellow locomotives and one red open wagon. Each locomotive features a yellow boiler with a textured black area representing coal and a red seat. The undersides of the yellow pieces are impressed with A BUDGIE NODDY & HIS TRAIN. The red wagon is impressed to the underside with NODDY HIS TRAIN WITH BIG EARS. All train components feature plastic wheels and metal axles.
Condition report:
The Snoopy biplane shows moderate paint chipping to the leading edges of the red wings and tail fins (photo 5). The metal axles exhibit surface oxidation and rust (photo 4). The Budgie train components show significant signs of play wear with heavy paint loss and chipping across all yellow and red surfaces (photo 3). The metal axles on the train pieces show heavy oxidation and rust (photo 3). The plastic figures originally intended for the train seats are missing from this lot.
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