The horse drawn
bus was a common sight on the streets of London
at the end of the nineteenth century. The last
horse drawn bus of the General Omnibus Company
Limited ran in October 1911.
The Yesteryear
model remained in the 'London Bus' red throughout
its production life. However, the early horses
were a much lighter brown than later issues. The
horse bar of the first issues was attached to the
body using a single rivet. As production
commenced it was realised that this joint
required strengthening an so a second rivet was
added.
All issues can be
found for between £50 and £80 at swapmeets in
mint boxed condition. The model illustrated was
my first first series model. I have now replaced
this with a mint boxed example of an issue 1
model.
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