- Title:
- Small metal model of a horse-drawn bus, London General Omnibus Company Limited
- Object name(s):
- Model
- Brief description:
- A small metal model of a double deck open top horse-drawn bus, by Lesney Products and Company Limited.
- Collection:
- National Tramway Museum
- Inscription content:
- "LIPTON'S TEA", "LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY LIMITED VICTORIA & KING'S-CROSS", "HUDSON'S SOAP", "SANITAS FLUID DISINFECTANT", "COLMAN'S MUSTARD", "HORLICK'S THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK", "HEINZ PICKLES", and "PICCADILLY - CIRCUS".
- Inscription description:
- The advertisements appear around the horse-drawn bus and are in upper case, use various fonts, font sizes and colours. The first three adverts listed above actually appear twice, on either side of the bus or at the front on either side of the driver; note: the second quote refers to the transport company and route of the bus, that would have been advertised to the public. The fourth and fifth quotes appear on the back of the upper deck to the left of the staircase on the bus, and the remaining quotes are located along the outside of the staircase. Note: some adverts appear as round logos, and there is another logo that is located on the staircase that is illegible.
- Inscription description:
- The embossed print shows the information of the manufacturer and the number of the model in the series. Note: the letter "O" of "NO" actually appears in a smaller font size and is located to the top right hand side of the previous letter "N", and represents the abbreviation "Number".
- Inscription method:
- Adhesive label
- Inscription method:
- Die-casting
- Inscription position:
- On horse-drawn bus.
- Inscription position:
- Underside of horse-drawn bus.
- Inscription type:
- Advert
- Inscription type:
- Manufacturer's information
- Inscription content:
- "MADE IN ENGLAND BY LESNEY", and "NO12".
- Inscription description:
- The advertisements appear around the horse-drawn bus and are in upper case, use various fonts, font sizes and colours. The first three adverts listed above actually appear twice, on either side of the bus or at the front on either side of the driver; note: the second quote refers to the transport company and route of the bus, that would have been advertised to the public. The fourth and fifth quotes appear on the back of the upper deck to the left of the staircase on the bus, and the remaining quotes are located along the outside of the staircase. Note: some adverts appear as round logos, and there is another logo that is located on the staircase that is illegible.
- Inscription description:
- The embossed print shows the information of the manufacturer and the number of the model in the series. Note: the letter "O" of "NO" actually appears in a smaller font size and is located to the top right hand side of the previous letter "N", and represents the abbreviation "Number".
- Inscription method:
- Adhesive label
- Inscription method:
- Die-casting
- Inscription position:
- On horse-drawn bus.
- Inscription position:
- Underside of horse-drawn bus.
- Inscription type:
- Advert
- Inscription type:
- Manufacturer's information
- Material:
- Model
- Object name:
- Model
- Object number:
- 2018.207.2
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1960
- Date - latest:
- 1969
- Date - period:
- 1960s
- Object production person:
- Lesney Products and Company Limited
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8e4da0a0-0f02-3f88-a077-d860830f1ec0
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8e4da0a0-0f02-3f88-a077-d860830f1ec0, National Tramway Museum, CC BY-NC
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