Trade Boxes

Thanks for the prompt reply Dave, I shall try and copy the card shown and see if it is any better than the one I have already made. Ref your query on the trade box for the Austin Covered Wagon No 30SM, Abbey Models have a yellow one on ebay numbered the same as yours, 50148, for

Hi all, Last week I received a trade box with 5 62G Long Range Bombers. The tail section of three of the models are covered with a silver colored paper to protect the tail transfer. One of the models carried the whole protector. I also found a loose protector on the bottom of the trade box. On one of the models the protection is a bit loose and it showes the transfer partly. I am sure the transfers will be damaged by removal of the protection, so I will leave them as they have been for more than 60 years. Anyway, I have never seen this protection before and I am curious if anyone has. Kind regards, Rob

Hello Rob, I have seen many trade boxes including some very rare ones but this is the first 62 G and this is a very nice one. I doubt very much that the protections are original, they are not necessary as the tail fin transfers are protected from rubbing on the box by the rudder and elevators. Great buy. Jacques.

Hello Rob, Very nice box. This brown cardboard box was used from 1945 to 1948 as production of the Boeing bombers stopped. So a rare box and they are not often offered for sale. I have one in my collection. Recently two were for sale on the well known auction site and you bought one of them I presume. I have never seen the silver protections but these could be original as Meccano used a lot of different protections for models in tradeboxes. Your bombers still have the pre-war prop pins and this means the models are probably from the first production in 1945. Later Long range bombers have the disk type pins. On the drawing the name Flying Fortress changed to Long range bomber 20-6-1945. A box with original models is a great find and a nice addition to any collection.. John.

That is an absolute belter Rob, well done on this acquisition Dave

hoort wrote: 'Hi all, Last week I received a trade box with 5 62G Long Range Bombers. The tail section of three of the models are covered with a silver colored paper to protect the tail transfer. One of the models carried the whole protector. I also found a loose protector on the bottom of the trade box. On one of the models the protection is a bit loose and it showes the transfer partly. I am sure the transfers will be damaged by removal of the protection, so I will leave them as they have been for more than 60 years. Anyway, I have never seen this protection before and I am curious if anyone has. Kind regards, Rob ' Rob I too have never seen a protective covering similar to those in your trade box, which incidentally, is a wonderful acquisition, and full marks go to you! One thing I found unusual in looking at one of your pictures, the rudder appears to have been given an outline. Then I came to the realization, that someone has 'converted' the C/D model on which the Dinky 62g is based, to an E model which had an extended dorsal fin and enlarged tail unit, totally different to the earlier model B-17. It is certainly not factory fitted, as it would have involved too much time for the ladies to insert this type of 'protection'. Besides, once inside the box with its dividers there would be no need for this type of protector to exist, when tissue paper would have done the same job which makes me think my supposition is possibly correct. One other thing I noticed it appears as if most of these models have been displayed outside the box, as the National Insignia are quite faded. Still, the box and models are an excellent acquisition, and I hope it did not break the bank! Kind regards Bruce (150)

I already had a Trade Box Set for the Field Gun Set No 162/691 but the contents were not identical. Recently I bought another Box Set 162/691 for the Field Gun Set at Sandown.The Guns and Limbers are mint and now I must source the Dragons to complete the set. I suspect it will take some time to find identical ones! Malcolm

I presume the cardboard dividers were not necessary (so not present) if the models were packed in protecting tissue paper, which was used to save space if the models would nicely fit into each other, like this one or the 23a/220 Racing Car, etc. Do you agree, Bruce, or others? Kind regards, Jan

I wonder can anyone tell me about the dividers in a Trade Box of 29f Observation Coaches? I have just had the good fortune to win one online but it has no dividers. I have made a search for photographs but am not certain that what I've seen is original. Were the dividers simply rectangular pieces of cardboard that fitted loosely between the models? Thanks for any info. PS. For those who perhaps haven't seen the listing, there is the following printed on the underside - CN850 John

John. I started searching the internet and found these photos on the internet with the following links: www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/6-no-rare-vinta...d-1840-145365200.htm and on Vectis auction 14 May 2013: www.vectis.co.uk/lot/dinky-no29f-observa...ng-6-examples_489324 Jan O.

The first and the final trade boxes for the (Large) Trailer.

Jan, I don't know why I haven't seen this post before or, if I did see it, why I don't remember it. Thank you for taking the trouble to search for images. It would appear that the dividers were loosely inserted rectangles, or possibly L-shaped pieces that the wheels of the coach could hold in place while the upright kept the coaches apart. I think the former would make economic sense but the latter a more practical one. Tantalisingly, one coach has been removed but the photo is not taken from a useful angle so we are left in the dark, unless another member or collector can help.