COLLECTABLES

ne could make quite a passable lorry out of Meccano, but in America they took a step towards greater realism with the Gilbert Erector. The parts came in a smart wooden box and included a few preformed necessities, like the radiator and bonnet on the excellent White shown alongside. As the vehicle has a 1920s look about it, one can only assume that the kit was its contemporary. Still in America we have the hood (bonnet) emblem for a Federal seen at the Beaulieu Autojumble. This one had a deco 1930s look, whilst the other