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Farming Set,

Britains Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Britains Model number L7, set of vehicles and figurines in a green lidded box with farm scene illustrated label. This 00 / HO gauge scale model relates to model railways. Set containing: red and black coloured saloon car, a blue Fordson tractor with red wheels (as model LV604) with seated driver, green and red horse drawn single axle tumbrel cart with red spoked wheels and a single brown horse with black tack and two cream coloured hay-ladders (as model LV606) and standing carter, a blue, red and cream single axle milk float with cream spoked wheels and a single brown horse with black tack. Figurines include: a tree, a brown draught horse, a black foal, two cows (one grazing), six fence panels, a milk maid in brown overalls holding a bucket, a female in a green dress with white apron holding a basket, a man in brown suit with yellow shirt, two sheep (one grazing), a lamb, a calf recumbant, a dog, a pig and two geese. Leaflet listing all Lilliput models. Some fixed with string to a tray, vehicles inserted into recesses and small items in corrugated tray. Model by Britains Lilliput from a large collection of British manufactured toy farm vehicles and implements. Numbering: 1) Box lid, 2) Box base, 3) Tray (4 sections), 4) Saloon car, 5) Tractor, 6) Seated driver, 7) Tumbrel, 8) Hayladders (2), 9) Carter, 10) Milk float, 11) Tree, 12) Draught horse, 13) Foal, 14) Cows (2), 15) Fencing (6), 16) Milk maid, 17) female in green dress, 18) man, 19) Sheep (2), 20) lamb, 21) calf, 22) dog, 23) pig, 24) geese (2), 25) Leaflet

Numbering: 1) Box lid, 2) Box base, 3) Tray (4 sections), 4) Saloon car, 5) Tractor, 6) Seated driver, 7) Tumbrel, 8) Hayladders (2), 9) Carter, 10) Milk float, 11) Tree, 12) Draught horse, 13) Foal, 14) Cows (2), 15) Fencing (6), 16) Milk maid, 17) female in green dress, 18) man, 19) Sheep (2), 20) lamb, 21) calf, 22) dog, 23) pig, 24) geese (2), 25) 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] (page 159 / image 308)

1955 - 1960

Toy, Model, Set