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Friday, September 16, 2011

A is for Anchor

A recent (1980-90's?) premium, I've had the calf for ages as he came in a small scale 'job-lot', but his mum turned up in a bag from a charity shop last week, after I blogged here!

Here they are; not much to say, based on Britains designs, made in 'Jersey' plastic and there may have been more? For years I thought it was just the calf!

Close-up of the marking. That's them done and ticked-off then! Given away with butter, Anchor is (was?) a major brand here in the UK, probably Kraft or Dannone now!!...United Conglomerate Holdings Co.Ltd. part of the Shipping (Utrecht) & Mfg. Int. Corp......

8 comments:

  1. They look nice..what scale are they..1/32nd??
    Cheers
    paul

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  2. No; 54mm, I used to think it was around 30mm as I only had the small one, but when the mother turned up the other day it became obvious they were a large 'family'...thing is...was there a Bull? Or a sibling calf?

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  3. Pity...I could have added them to my farmyard...:-
    Did you get my mail??
    Cheers
    paul

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  4. No eMail? maverickatlarge@hotmail.com...
    try again!

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  5. Found it in 'Junk' (what's the world trying to tell you!!) and have replied...H

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  6. Call me an idiot...Anchor itsn't a British comapany at all, whoever owns it...it's a New Zealand company that imports in to the UK....Doh!

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  7. I have these cows, I don't think there is another member(s) of the family, I think the promotion was just the mother and calf. Seem to remember my mum sent off for them when I was a toddler

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  8. Thanks Anon, certainly another one hasn't turned-up, and it's been a while now!

    H

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