BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

1956

BOX TYPES :

B

SIZES AVAILABLE :

1, 2

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

5

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

5

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

The second Road Roller, 1B, was released in 1956 and wasn’t on the market very long. Thus, only B boxes were made for it. Five different ones were available, starting with a large drawing with dark black line underneath, thick pillars and small numbers. It was replaced with a box that had two different front and back, using a smaller model and taller numbers, one set being slightly to the left on one face. Those boxes were B1, size 1.

Followed three different B2, size 2 boxes. The first used a drawing of the model higher on the picture, smaller numbers away from the scroll and a dark line underneath the model. The second one has a smaller model, the line underneath isn’t as dark and model numbers are bigger and closer to the scroll.

Finally, another box was made which has the model pillars very thin, short numbers with a large “N” and the line underneath seems paler.

RARITY

It is quite hard to identify a rarer box for this model, although the box with thin pillar is likely a bit less common.

VARIATION LIST

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RW1B - AVELING BARFORD ROAD ROLLER

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

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Variation Name

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(Large model, thick pillars, small numbers)

1

B1

1

Blue/Black

All blue

RW-01B-B1-1a

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(Smaller model, thick pillars, taller numbers)

Other side has numers away from model

2

RW-01B-B1-2a

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(Almost identical as 1B-B1-2a, but model higher and more to the right of picture)

3

B2

2

Blue/Black

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RW-01B-B2-3a

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(Smaller model, thick pillars, taller numbers)

4

RW-01B-B2-4a

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(Large model, thin pillars, small numbers)

5

RW-01B-B2-5a