VINTAGE 1922 AHRENS FOX DIE-CAST FIRE ENGINE TRUCK MODEL - ORIGINAL PACKAGING

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING EARLY 20TH-CENTURY DIE-CAST FIRE ENGINE MODEL REPRESENTING THE ICONIC AHRENS FOX FIRE APPARATUS, COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL PERIOD PACKAGING. THIS PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF AMERICAN TOY MANUFACTURING DURING THE 1920S, WHEN DETAILED DIE-CAST MODELS WERE BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR COLLECTIBLES AND PLAYTHINGS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: FRANKLIN MINT
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1922, BASED ON PACKAGING LABEL
- PRIMARY CONSTRUCTION: DIE-CAST METAL BODY WITH BRASS AND CHROME-PLATED FITTINGS
- DIMENSIONS: LENGTH 28 CM, HEIGHT 8 CM, DEPTH 10 CM
- WEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 600 GRAMS
- ORIGINAL FEATURES: FABRIC FIRE HOSE, WOODEN LADDER SECTIONS, RUBBER TYRES, WORKING WHEELS AND AXLES

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE DIE-CAST BODY RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL RED ENAMEL FINISH, DISPLAYING MINOR WEAR TO THE LOWER EDGES AND CORNERS CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND PLAY. THE CHROME-PLATED FITTINGS EXHIBIT A WARM PATINA CHARACTERISTIC OF GENUINE EARLY 20TH-CENTURY METALWORK. THE FABRIC HOSE SHOWS EXPECTED FADING AND BRITTLENESS FROM OVER A CENTURY OF STORAGE. WOODEN LADDER COMPONENTS DISPLAY NATURAL WEATHERING APPROPRIATE TO THEIR AGE. RUBBER TYRES REMAIN INTACT THOUGH HARDENED. ALL MECHANICAL COMPONENTS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL, WITH WHEELS ROTATING SMOOTHLY ON ORIGINAL AXLES.

THE ORIGINAL GRIDDED PAPER PACKAGING IS INCLUDED AND BEARS THE PRINTED LABEL '1922 AHRENS FOX' IN RED TEXT. THE PACKAGING SHOWS SIGNIFICANT CREASING, INK FADING, AND STORAGE WEAR, BUT REMAINS LARGELY INTACT AND LEGIBLE—A REMARKABLE SURVIVAL FOR A TOY OF THIS AGE.

Item Size: Height: 8cm, Width: 28cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 0.6Kg

Condition: Good

221802+3

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