Bruce,
I have never seen a stapled card tray.Yours has the securing cello tapes as well.Are these staples original ? Has any body seen any staples before ?
Hello Chris The sticker,
' MADE IN ENGLAND BY MECCANO LTD,
BINNS ROAD,
LIVERPOOL.L13 1DA ' is on the outside of the plastic cover,
which covers ' This product conforms to British Standards BS 3443 '.I cannot see if there is anything else underneath as the cover is slightly cracked at the top.On the opposite side it has Made by MECCANO England.I am attaching an image of that side.I have a very small image of a similar 437 that has the Sales number thicker.I will see if it can also be attached.I took this photo in 2002 with a camera with very little pixels,
but I do have a colour print of it so will scan that
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As far as I can tell,
the staples are of the industrial type,
and I cannot see how a normal stapler would work as there is only a small aperture
and the staples are bent inwards inside the cardboard base
where
the sticky tape goes through.I will endeavour to photograph it under good conditions.I have also noticed on turning it over,
the underneath has ' Meccano Ltd,
Binns Road,
Liverpool L13 1DA Tel: 051 -228 -2701 ' which I presume appears normally on this box type,
as I have no others to compare it with,
as I have sold off most of the variations which unbelievably totalled an impressive 37 ! It has been many years since I looked at my check - list on the variations for this model,
but will do so when time permits.Like the Bedford 25M
and 25W / 410
and 411 which amounts to 18 casting
and base plate variations ! Bruce Can everyone check their blister pack models to see if there are two little holes on both ends that would match up with a staple
having
been removed.Perhaps mine was applied afterwards but for what reason ?
I went to the Lacy Scott
and Knight auction today in Bury St Edmonds
and acquired the following three items: [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / Lacy_Scott_August_2014.jpg [/img] All are near mint,
the bargain of the day was the Studebaker for
Chris - I think you have a point.The label has been pasted over the British Standards notice,
and as you said these models had further to travel.Perhaps other members living in the US may be able to answer the query about staple holes left in the cardboard plinth.Bruce
Congratulations,
Dave.The ' Regent ' is wonderful
and the Studebaker is one in the ever increasing number of bargains we come across nowadays,
even for mint / boxed stuff ! Kind regards,
Jan
Chris
and Dave Nice finds for both of you.I have also noticed some better results on bidding items on eBay recently.....Lower prices for some nice items.Love that Regent Tanker
and the Studebaker is very nice too.Terry
Dave The benefit of personally attending an auction ! At least one can check the tabs on a tanker ! ! The Regent appears to be an excellent buy,
with it being one of the last to
go
on sale with a price of 12 / 6 on the lid,
a price current at the end of 1957
and into early 1958.What are the inspection stamp details ? The 172 - well as you said,
quite a bargain,
but that Foden ! Good thing I was not bidding at the same time ! ! Bruce
It is always possible that the model is the original as it could have been old stock.Even the price 12 / 6 has not shown up in any of the UK paperwork I have,
so it might even be a price
from
somewhere else that also uses pounds,
shillings
and pence,
but not Australia
or New Zealand with the Australian price in 1957 being 18 / 9.South Africa wrote their currency in a similar fashion.(
In my earlier post,
I had only made an assumption that the price had increased
from
11 / 6 to 12 / 6 for the last period stated.
) Production of the Foden ' Regent ' took place during April,
May
and June 1955,
October
and December 1955,
February
and April 1956
and June 1957,
the latter price being 11 / 6.Of course production could have occurred at other times,
except
I have not received any data to this effect.So,
I am still inclined to think your model
and its box never parted company for two reasons.Firstly as mentioned it could have been sitting around in Meccano
or a shop for ages before it was sold.Secondly,
with the quality of the box
and the model it is readily apparent that the first
and subsequent owners took great care of both,
so why swap a model.I have an almost mint 419 with a very good box.I can see no justification in swapping either for a better example.Hope that makes you feel better ! Bruce
A recent arrival into our household has been a 533 Leyland Cement Wagon.I thought the model
and box looked OK when I lodged my bid with Wallis & Wallis,
but unwrapping it,
both turned out to be far better than expected ! The model does have very minor chips,
but I am still delighted with it ! Bruce [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / 1799_800x591.jpg [/img]
