Fowler Showman's Engine (Lesney MYY No9)

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Fowler Showman's Engine (Lesney MYY No9)

Fowler 1924 Showmans Engine (Lesney MYY No9).jpg (i)
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location:

Arch Three , Area 49
Matchbox Series (display)


A purple-brown diecast model Fowler Showman's Engine, from the Matchbox Models of Yesteryear range (Y9).

The model has a cream curved roof and yellow metal spoked wheels with grey rims.

Green-shadowed yellow lettering along the roof edges reads: LESNEY'S MODERN AMUSEMENTS".

Markings inside the roof read: "MODELS OF YESTERYEAR / No9 / FOWLER SHOWMAN'S ENGINE". The model doesn't carry the Matchbox brandname, and is numbered "No9" rather than "Y-9"