Lot 320: An Assortment of Vintage Automotive Memorabilia and Badges including Foden and Michelin Items

A collection of vintage automotive advertising, badges, and ephemera. The group features a large script sign reading Foden in a textured gold-coloured finish with black accents. A large white plastic figure of the Michelin Man, Bibendum, is included, featuring a yellow diagonal sash printed with MICHELIN in black. A smaller white plastic Michelin figure is present, attached to a blue and white keychain. The lot contains a tall, weathered metal lubricating oil tin with decorative scrollwork, printed with Super LUBRICATING OIL and SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR CYCLES &. Land Rover related items include a yellow circular adhesive sticker inscribed 1948 LAND-ROVER 25th ANNIVERSARY 1973 HOST SOUTHERN LAND ROVER OWNERS CLUB, a circular white button badge with a green and white logo reading LAND – ROVER RANGE ROVER, and a partial metal chassis plate printed with CHASSIS No. 25116246 G and VEHICLE No. 24. Further items include a rectangular badge featuring the printed logos for OPEL, GM, VAUXHALL, and SPORT, a chrome-finished shield-shaped badge inscribed TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING FESTIVAL 1984, and a brass-coloured plaque depicting a steam engine, inscribed 20 WOODHOUSE 00 STEAM FAIR. A small black circular badge features a mountain peak symbol above the word IRUS. Ephemera includes a matchbox for Laundene printed with MORE THAN A MATCH FOR EVERY WASHING JOB! and a small enamelled United Nations pin accompanied by a handwritten blue note reading CURRENT ISSUE (BOSNIA) UN 1993. A white adhesive label at the bottom edge reads SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS LOT and a small white tag on the Foden sign is marked TRAY.