BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

March 1963

BOX TYPES :

D, E

SIZE AVAILABLE :

3

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

5

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

3

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

Replacing the Trojan Van in March of 1963, the very beautiful Commer Ice Cream Canteen appeared first in a D1 box showing the blue model with square decals, and black wheels. The end flaps show “NEW MODEL”. The D2 box came in three different Top/Bottom combinations.

The last box released for this model is an E3 one, showing this time the cream model and oval decals, still with black wheels.

All boxes are size 3.

RARITY

The E box is less common than any D box.

VARIATION LIST

RW47B - COMMER ICE CREAM CANTEEN

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

End Flap

Variation #

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\47B-DBoxD1.jpg

(Numbers without serifs)

1

D1

3

Black/Blue

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\47B-D1New.jpg

RW-47B-D1-1a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\47B-DBox.jpg

(Numbers with serifs)

2

D2

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\47B-D2.jpg

RW-47B-D2-2a

3

Blue/Blue

RW-47B-D2-2b

4

Light Blue/Light Blue

RW-47B-D2-2c

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\47B-EBox.jpg

(White model, oval decals, black wheels)

5

E3

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\47B-E3.jpg

RW-47B-E3-1a