Award, The Chestnut Brown Squirrel

Award, The Chestnut Brown Squirrel, Child's toy, for `Terminus', Hilversum, 1963 (BTF 73)

Details

Category:
Miscellanea & Curiosities
Object Number:
1991-7805
Measurements:
overall: 140 mm
type:
award
credit:
British Rail, Clapham

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