British Red Cross mechanical collecting box with roll out model ambulance
Production date
1950-1959
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British Red Cross mechanical collecting box with roll out model ambulance which appears from garage when coins are placed in slot in roof. Plaques attached on two sides of base read: 'The Red Cross Need Your Help' although these have bowed with age and are no longer attached fully. Box is in two sections; the smaller top section with the coin slot is attached to the larger base which houses the runner mechanism for the ambulance. Box is white with red writing and ambulance is navy with the emblem hand painted on each side.
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Catalogue Number
1428/2
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