Wells Brimtoy Pocket Toys Horse Box Lorry 1950s - Redux

In trying to keep this latest series of UK train-related posts all together, I decided to re-post this lorry from a few years back, specifically 5 June 2019. The lorry is a bit smaller than 1/43 scale but totally useable on an O-gauge toy train layout and measures 3 1/4" (8.25cm) L x  1 1/2" (3.81cm) W x 1 5/8" (4.12cm) H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

With a flip of the lever on the side, the horses head bobs in and out

Wells-Brimtoy Pocket Toys Horse Box Lorry (Truck) 1950s

While I was searching for British vehicles to populate my small Hornby layout in progress a couple of names popped up continuously in my searches: Triang-Minic and Wells-Brimtoy. There seemed to be more availability of these two brands than of any other. I pulled out a 1/43 scale vehicle and took a couple of comparison shots. As you can see by the below photos the Minic is closer to 1/43 than the Brimtoy but Brimtoy cars and lorries may still come in handy because a lot of the toy clockwork trains that run on 2-rail O-gauge are really small in comparison to full-sized O-gauge trains. I haven't yet covered size differences like that yet but hope to in the near future. This lorry measures 3 1/4" (8.25cm) L x  1 1/2" (3.81cm) W x 1 5/8" (4.12cm) H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

(L) Hallmark 1/43 scale Model T Ford (M) Trinag Minic Tanker (R) Wells-Brimtoy Horse Box

Many of the Brimtoy vehicles have operating features. The horses head in the rear of the truck goes in-&-out through the use of the lever on the right side.