FROG mailplane, flying model (Triang)
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FROG mailplane, flying model (Triang) |
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| Arch Two , Area 17 Toy Variety (display) |
A blue Triang FROG ("Flies Right Off the Ground") early pre-War rubber-band-powered model mailplane with yellow propellor, complete with original box and leaflet.
The model's leaflet describes the plane as a "2-seat high-speed freight-carrying monoplane type mk VI", and lists the manufacturer as being "International Model Aircraft Limited, Triang Works, Morden Road, Merton", and also mentions Lines Bros. Ltd.
The plane's body is a lightweight metal shell for sturdiness, but its wings are reinforced paper to save weight.
About FROG
The FROG brand seems to have originally been intended for flying aircraft models (Flies Right Off Ground"), but as the company produced other sorts of model aircraft, the highly-recognisable FROG name and logotype became attached to non-flying plastic models under the sub-brand "FROG Penguin" (named after a non-flying bird). Eventually the original "flying" aspect of the name seemed to be sidelined and largely forgotten, and "FROG" became simply a brand of aircraft model, with a picture of a frog in its brand symbol.
