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1960-1970
GUSN-244685
Die cast metal toy fire engine, with a ladder on top. The fire engine is primarily red in color, and is decorated with fire department logos; hoses, dials, and lights; and firefighters in the truck windows. The ladder can be raised. There is a red plastic lamp on top of the cabin, and an empty battery compartment in the underside of the vehicle. The tires are made of rubber.
toys (recreational artifacts)
die casting
metal
plastic (organic material)
rubber (material)
Truck, Pumper/ladder
"5" inside shield; "H" inside trapezoid (The "H" is possibly a Honda logo)
"FD" with Maltese cross (Abbreviation for Fire Department)
"H-5971" (printed)
"'S.H' inscribed in a diamond / "MADE IN JAPAN" (printed)
"FIRE DEPT." (printed)
"ON / OFF" (stamped)
66.27
Unknown
Japan
4 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 8 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
2010.17.27.2
Japan
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