BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

1955

BOX TYPES :

B

SIZES AVAILABLE :

1

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

3

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

3

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

The first Fire Engine, 9A, was delivered in a small size 1 B1 box. First showing a blurry drawing of the model, it was then replaced by another B1 box with a sharper image, which also has “REG” on it, which was missing on the first variation.

The third and last box available, a B2 sub-type, has a darker ladder wheel and the model seems to lean to the right of the picture. Numbers are more distant from the model.

Interesting enough, the second variation of boxes for 9B would also use the same design as the second variation of 9A.

RARITY

There is no particularly rare variation for 9A, although the first is likely the less common.

 

VARIATION LIST

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RW9A - DENNIS FIRE ENGINE

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

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Variation Name

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\9A-BBoxB1WithoutREG.jpg

(Red model, red ladder wheel, black tyres, yellow hubs, with background, without "REG", numbers close to model)

1

B1

1

Blue/Black

All blue

RW-09A-B1-1a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\9A-BBoxB1WithREG.jpg

(Red model, red ladder wheel, black tyres, yellow hubs, with background, with "REG", numbers close to model)

2

RW-09A-B1-2a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\9A-BBoxB2.jpg

(Red model with rear leaning to right, black ladder wheel, black tyres, yellow hubs, with background, numbers away from model)

3

B2

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RW-09A-B2-3a