MATCHBOX "THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN" DIECAST VEHICLE PRESENTATION SET - 1990S

A MATCHBOX PRESENTATION SET TITLED "THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN," CONTAINING SIX DIECAST MODEL VEHICLES, EACH DECORATED IN THE LIVERY OF A DIFFERENT CIRCUS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE SET IS HOUSED IN A BLUE DISPLAY TRAY WITH INDIVIDUAL BLISTER WINDOWS FOR EACH VEHICLE, PRESENTED WITHIN A RED ILLUSTRATED BOX LID DEPICTING A CIRCUS BIG TOP SCENE.

OVERVIEW:
THE SIX VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE SET REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING CIRCUSES:
* CHIPPERFIELDS CIRCUS
* BIG APPLE CIRCUS
* CIRCUS KRONE
* CIRCUS BARUM
* GERRY COTTLE'S CIRCUS
* CIRCUS OZ

EACH VEHICLE IS A VINTAGE-STYLE DELIVERY VAN OR TRUCK FINISHED IN CIRCUS-THEMED LIVERY. THE REVERSE OF THE BOX LID FEATURES AN INFORMATION PANEL TITLED "THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN" WITH PRINTED HISTORIES OF EACH OF THE SIX CIRCUSES REPRESENTED. AN INTERNAL FLAP TITLED "CIRCUSES OF THE WORLD - THE BIG NAMES OF THE BIG TOP" PROVIDES BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH CIRCUS.

CONDITION:
THE VEHICLES REMAIN IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL BLISTER COMPARTMENTS WITHIN THE PRESENTATION TRAY. THE OUTER BOX LID DISPLAYS MINOR EDGE WEAR AND LIGHT SURFACE SCUFFING. THE INTERNAL "CIRCUSES OF THE WORLD" INFORMATION FLAP SHOWS YELLOWING AND CREASING CONSISTENT WITH AGE. A SMALL AREA OF WHITE RESIDUE OR SURFACE DAMAGE IS VISIBLE ON THE CENTRE OF THE BLUE INNER DISPLAY TRAY. THE REAR INFORMATION PANEL OF THE BOX LID IS INTACT AND LEGIBLE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* MAKER: MATCHBOX
* MATERIAL: DIECAST METAL
* SET TITLE: THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
* NUMBER OF VEHICLES: SIX
* ORIGIN: ENGLISH
* ERA: 1990S

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 32cm, Depth: 26cm, Weight: 10Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); 1990S; English; Matchbox; Matchbox Logo Printed On Box Lid And Inner Tray; Diecast Metal; All Six Vehicles Remain In Their Individual Blister Windows Within The Presentation Tray. The Outer Box Lid Shows Minor Edge Wear And Light Surface Scuffing. The Inner Display Tray Is Intact With All Six Vehicles Visible In Their Compartments. The Internal Information Flap (Circuses Of The World) Shows Yellowing And Creasing. A Small Area Of White Residue Or Surface Damage Is

Condition: Good

334402+9

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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