Friday, May 08, 2026

Plastic tram, made in Hong Kong

Tram in a box

He's a blast from the past, a plastic tramcar, Made in Hong Kong. 

Other than the code number L No.547, and the title "A Double Decker Tramcar", there's no indication of the manufacturer. When I was a kid (cue the Hovis advert music), Made in Hong Kong meant cheap tat, and to be fair, this isn't a quality toy, but it looks lovely. 

Tramcar

Costing 3/6 when new (is that lot?) I'm thinking this is a 1960s toy, but that's a guess. Even the internet can't help much, other than show me lots of other toy trams. 6 inches long, it's a nice size for play, and there is quite a bit of detail. 


Drive comes from a flywheel unit underneath. This had come loose when I bought the tram, so it's been refixed with lashings of superglue, giving me a white shadow around it. This required me to open the model up by sliding a blade around the bottom edge of the roof. The glue joint broke pretty cleanly, and once the model had been washed to remove all the dust, it's gone back together really well.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

The box art is good too.

Phil Parker said...

It's wonderful, isn't it!

James Finister said...

I know Dad had one, which I think was ex-stock from our toy shop in Cleveleys - certainly sixties

James Finister said...

Made by L Toys

Anonymous said...

3' 6p equates to 17.5p probably not that cheap at the time