FRANKLIN MINT - PRECISION MODELS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY HAND-PAINTED DIE-CAST MODEL TOURING CAR - CIRCA 1910-1920

A CHARMING MINIATURE REPLICA OF AN EDWARDIAN-ERA TOURING AUTOMOBILE, METICULOUSLY RENDERED IN DIE-CAST METAL WITH HAND-APPLIED PAINT AND FABRIC DETAILING. THIS MODEL CAPTURES THE ELEGANCE AND ENGINEERING OF THE EARLY MOTORING AGE, FEATURING A DISTINCTIVE OPEN-AIR TOURING BODY WITH A RETRACTABLE FABRIC CANOPY, PERIOD-APPROPRIATE STEERING WHEEL, AND BRASS-TRIMMED HEADLAMPS AND FITTINGS.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY BODY: DIE-CAST METAL WITH HAND-PAINTED FINISH IN BLACK WITH ORANGE/RUST ACCENT STRIPING
- CANOPY: ORIGINAL FABRIC (LINEN OR COTTON BLEND) IN GREY, MOUNTED ON ARTICULATED METAL FRAME
- FITTINGS: BRASS HEADLAMPS, BRASS RADIATOR GRILLE, BRASS TRIM TO BODY PANELS
- WHEELS: FOUR SPOKED METAL WHEELS WITH BRASS HUBS, ALL INTACT AND ROTATING FREELY
- STEERING: FUNCTIONAL HAND-PAINTED WOODEN STEERING WHEEL VISIBLE THROUGH WINDSCREEN OPENING
- SCALE: APPROXIMATELY 1:32 TO 1:40 SCALE

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 8 CM
- WIDTH: 6 CM
- LENGTH: 14 CM

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE MODEL DISPLAYS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND PLAY USE. THE ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED FINISH SHOWS SURFACE WEAR AND MINOR PAINT LOSS, PARTICULARLY TO THE LOWER BODY PANELS AND RUNNING BOARDS. THE FABRIC CANOPY EXHIBITS FADING AND AGE-RELATED DETERIORATION BUT REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND. BRASS FITTINGS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL PATINA WITH SELECTIVE POLISHING EVIDENT ON THE HEADLAMPS. ALL MECHANICAL ELEMENTS FUNCTION SMOOTHLY. NO REPAIRS OR RESTORATION DETECTED. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER AND PERIOD AUTHENTICITY.

PERIOD SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS MODEL EXEMPLIFIES THE POPULAR DIE-CAST TOY VEHICLES PRODUCED IN EUROPE DURING THE EDWARDIAN AND EARLY INTERWAR PERIODS, WHEN MINIATURE AUTOMOBILES BECAME FASHIONABLE COLLECTIBLES AND CHILDREN'S TOYS. THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL—PARTICULARLY THE FUNCTIONAL CANOPY, BRASS DETAILING, AND HAND-PAINTED FINISH—INDICATES QUALITY MANUFACTURE, LIKELY BY A SPECIALIST GERMAN OR FRENCH TOYMAKER.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARK CLEARLY VISIBLE, THOUGH THE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE AND MATERIALS ARE CONSISTENT WITH EARLY 20TH-CENTURY EUROPEAN MANUFACTURE, POSSIBLY GERMAN OR FRENCH ORIGIN.

Item Size: Height: 14cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 12cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548752+160

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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