Oxford Diecast 76SD004 Shelvoke & Drewry Dustcart Coventry
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| SKU | OXD-76SD004 |
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| Vendor | Oxford Diecast |
| Categories | Best selling products Buildings and Vehicles HO-OO New products OO Gauge scale OO Gauge Trackside Models Other Other Hobby Oxford Diecast Trackside Models |
| Scale | OO Gauge |
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1:76 Scale model of a Shelvoke & Drewry Dustcart produced in die-cast metal. This model is delivered on a black base with an attached clear jewel case ready to be displayed. It can also be unscrewed from the base and placed on your model railway or diorama.
Shelvoke and Drewry in their heyday manufactured innovative waste collection vehicles, the preferred choice of municipal authorities throughout the UK. Founded in 1922 by Harry Shelvoke and James Drewry, the Letchworth based company also manufactured fire engines, buses and forklift trucks. During WWII, like many manufacturers, they switched their output to the production of components for the war effort. Sadly Shelvoke and Drewry were taken over in the 1980s by an American company - Dempster Brothers, which subsequently suffered financial problems. Part of the company was integrated with Dennis, who had been Shelvoke and Drewrys main rival in times gone by. Dennis-Shelvoke continued for a while but ceased trading in 1992.