Dinky Toys 956 Berliet Turntable Fire Escape Lorry
Berliet Turntable Fire Escape Lorry by Dinky Toys, No. 956. Scarce Berliet cab issue with a black platform. Metallic red & black with factory painted non-metallic red jib support. Near mint plus/boxed. With Instruction Leaflet. From The 25 Year Collection in California.
Notes
More desirable issue of the Turntable Fire Escape with a Berliet Cab. Bright metallic red finish, window glazing and chrome ladders. Scarce version with a black platform too. Button-ended axles.
Note that the jib support is factory painted non-metallic red:
Complete with original string. A few small marks to the paint finish at the point where the ladders rest on the roof and a very few small marks besides.
Instruction Leaflet:
The pictorial card end flap box is complete and bright. Light wear only including a little crumpling and a small end flap tear.
Desirable rare variant.
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