Lot 172: Two Hornby Trains O Gauge Tinplate Crane Accessories in Original Boxes

An English-made Hornby Trains O gauge tinplate railway crane truck, model number 42135, and a stationary platform crane, model number 42330. The crane truck features a red-painted lattice jib on a black four-wheeled chassis, with yellow lithographed characters reading TO LIFT 10 TONS on the rotating body. Its red cardboard box is printed with the text 42135, Hornby Trains, No. 1 CRANE TRUCK, GAUGE O, Made in England by Meccano Limited, and PRINTED IN ENGLAND. The platform crane consists of a grey-painted lattice jib on a red rotating base and a yellow rectangular platform. Its orange cardboard box is printed with 42330, Hornby Trains, PLATFORM CRANE, GAUGE O, and MADE IN ENGLAND BY MECCANO LIMITED. The orange box lid has two adhesive labels attached: a small white rectangular label reading 12870 and a larger white label from SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS reading LOT 172 with an associated barcode.