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Clockwork Set,

Britains Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Britains Clockwork Set consisting of: Fordson Major Tractor, driver, two trailers and instruction leaflet. Tractor blue with red wheels, driver light blue trousers, red shirt and black rimmed hat. First trailer green and black wheels, light brown tarpaulin hiding the clockwork. Second trailer is a green hay cart, red wheels and with two orange ladders. Model number 137F. Model by Britains from a large collection of British manufactured toy farm vehicles and implements. Including box with lid and instruction leaflet. Key missing. Numbering: 1) Box (lid), 2) Box (main), 3) Box inserts (3), 4) Tractor, 5) Driver, 6) Clockwork Trailer, 7) Hay Cart trailer) 8) Hay Ladders, 9) Leaflet

Complete unit consisting of nine parts: 1) Box (lid), 2) Box (main), 3) Box inserts (3), 4) Tractor, 5) Driver, 6) Clockwork Trailer, 7) Hay Cart trailer) 8) Hay Ladders, 9) Leaflet

Museum Object Entry Form – 'Description of Object/Collection: Large collection of farm toys (to be listed in more detail on a separate sheet)...', Citation in publication [Newson, R., P. Wade-Martins and A. Little, 'Farming in Miniature Volume 1' Old Pond, 2013] (page149/image 267)

Great Britain

1950 - 1959

Toy, Model, Tractor

Metal, Paper