This item is an authentic vintage Britains Ltd. No. 40F Tipping Farm Cart with Horse (also known as a Tip Cart), produced in London, England. This specific model features a blue-painted pressed steel cart body mounted to an orange/tan lead frame with orange spoked wheels, pulled by a hollow-cast lead shire/draft horse in a trotting pose with attached shafts.

While the general design originated circa 1920, the embossed underside text (BRITAINS LTD MADE IN ENGLAND) paired with the pressed steel cart tub dates this specific variation to the post-WWII era (c. 1948–1959) prior to the complete transition to diecast/plastic in the 1960s.

Detailed Description

• Manufacturer: Britains Ltd., London, England

• Model/Catalog No.: 40F Farm Cart (Tip Cart with Horse)

• Age/Period: Post-WWII / Vintage (c. 1948–1959)

• Country of Origin: United Kingdom (England)

• Materials: Hollow-cast lead (horse, shafts, and chassis frame), pressed steel (cart bed/tub), and wire axle pins.

• Dimensions & Weight:

• Length: Approx. 5 inches

• Height: Approx. 2.25 inches

• Weight: 3.9 oz (110.5g)

• Color / Finish: Factory hand-painted enamel finish featuring a deep cobalt blue cart bed, orange chassis/shafts, orange multi-spoked wheels, and a tan/chestnut horse with black mane/tail detailing.

• Markings: Underside of the cart bed frame is clearly embossed in raised block lettering: BRITAINS LTD / MADE IN ENGLAND flanked by mold pin circles.

• Condition: Fair to Good original vintage condition. Retains a significant majority of its original factory paint with expected micro-flaking, scuffing, and paint loss along high-friction edges, the horse’s flank, and inside the cart bed. The lead horse shows age-appropriate oxidation/patina on exposed metal. Structurally intact with original wire axle pin and free-spinning wheels. Untouched, unrestored.

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