"Half Cab Double Deck Bus"

Date

1958

Artist/Maker

Wells Brimtoy

Place

[England]

Technique

Manufactured

Dimensions

Length: 10.2cm
Width: 2.3cm

Caption

Wells tin plate toys were first manufactured in 1919 when a skilled tool maker, Alfred Wells, opened a factory in Islington. In 1932 he bought Brimtoy, one of the then six largest British toy firms. The new company traded as Wells Brimtoy. It closed in 1965.

Credit

Kindly donated by Christopher Wilson

Object number

FCM_2018_075