After a bit of negotiation with the stall holder, I bought it for £2:00.
dinky-side by John Mitchell, on Flickr
dinky-right by John Mitchell, on Flickr
I guess it dates from the 1930s? Scale appears to be 1/1800? The zinc rot is fairly advanced.
As far as I know, there isn't any cure and the model will eventually disappear into dust.
The banana bending has started but it looks like the hull has already cracked under the tension.
dinky-name by John Mitchell, on Flickr
This is my first (and probably only) Dinky mini-ship, purchased out of idle curiosity and for academic interest only.
dinky-hull1 by John Mitchell, on Flickr
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John
Message Thread Dinky time - John Mitchell April 27, 2025, 16:28:52
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