Ramsay’s British Diecast Catalogue
Morestone and Modern Products
Ref Year(s) Description MPR Racing Car 1946
Red, dark blue, dark green or light brown. One piece casting including driver. No identification on model. 135mm ...................................... £50-75
Monkey Handcarts Set 19??
Two monkeys on red handcarts ............ £200-250
Teddy Bears on ‘Sociable’ Cycle 19??
Brown/yellow and brown/green Teddies on a red cycle .................................................. £500-600
Clown on Penny Farthing Cycle 19??
Clown and dog on a bicycle................... £400-500
Tandem Cycling Set 19??
Tandem with sidecar with male and female riders and baby in sidecar...................... £100-150
Boy on Tricycle 19??
Various colours ....................................... £100-120
Butcher’s Deliveryman on bicycle
19??
Red bike, butcher with white and black apron pieces of meat in basket......................... £100-150
Stage Coach with Four Horses 1947
English mail coach with driver and trunk, yellow body, red wheels, 173mm. ‘Ye Olde Coach and Four' on box ............................................ £100-200
Fire Escape (large) 1948-56
Brass bell and wheel hubs. Base consists of sump and prop shaft only. Extending wheeled escape ladder. 108mm (excluding ladder)........ £250-350
Fire Escape (smaller) 1950
Plain flat base, wheeled escape ladder, 66mm. (excluding ladder) .................................. £150-200
Fire Engine 1948
Clockwork motor and bell underneath, ‘Morestone Series' cast-in, 135mm....... £250-350
0-6-0 Tank Locomotive 1948-58
Green or red, ‘British Railways' cast in, re-issued as Budgie 224, 119mm ............................... £35-45
Horse Drawn Snack Bar 1949-51
‘SAM'S' cast on side below counter, removable roof, separate man, tea urn and two mugs, 117mm. Wide range of colours.............. £250-350
Horse Drawn Hansom Cab 1949-59
Black/yellow, driver, elastic band for reins, 118mm (re-issued as Budgie 100)............. £25-50
Gypsy Caravan 1949-?
Yellow, green and red caravan, step to seat, grey or brown horse, gypsy ............................ £200-300
Horse Drawn Covered Wagon with Four Horses 1948-61
Green, red or orange, driver, cloth canopy plain or printed with ‘Thundering Hooves and Blazing Guns on the Western Trail', or ‘Walt Disney's Davy Crockett Frontier Wagon' or ‘Last of the
Mohicans Chingachgook Hawkeye’, later with two barrels, ‘Made in England’ cast transversely under, 190mm (Budgie 404) .................. £100-200
‘Wells Fargo' Stage Coach with two ‘Galloping'
Horses 1949
Galloping effect, some with ‘Copyright F.W. Birch & Co.’ cast inside, 164mm ...................... £100-150
‘Wells Fargo' Stage Coach 1950
Various colours, four horses, driver, 172 mm .................................................................. £100-150
Stage Coach with Two Horses 1952-58
Red or orange (no lettering), black plastic horses, wheels and figures,165mm .................... £100-150
Horse Drawn Covered Wagon with Six Horses 1954-59
Red, yellow wheels, printed cloth canopy ‘The Wild West Land of Buffalo and Covered Wagon’, driver, two barrels, ‘Made in England’ cast transversely underneath, 265mm ......... £100-125
Mechanical Road Sweeper 1950-51
Metallic green/black, ‘City Cleansing Dept.’ castin, clockwork motor in some, 91mm .... £200-300
Non clockwork versions......................... £100-150 Orange/black, ‘City Cleansing Dept.’ cast-in, clockwork motor, 91 mm ....................... £250-300
Compressor 1950
With man and pneumatic drill. No identification cast on model. 76mm............................. £250-300
State Landau with Six Horses 1953
Coronation souvenir, three figures cast-in. No identification on model. 111mm............... £50-75
Prime Mover with Trailer 1953
Red prime mover, ‘British Road Services’, ‘No. 311’ and ‘MAX 20 MPH’ cast-in, black plastic wheels, 83 mm. orange plastic trailer, 136mm .................................................................. £150-175
Sleigh with Father Xmas 1953
One reindeer. No identification on model. About 140mm..................................................... £175-225
RAC Motorcycle and Sidecar 1953-55
Cast wheels/tyres and rider, no windscreen, hinged lid on sidecar, 70mm ................. £150-175
A.A. Motorcycle and Sidecar 1954-55
Cast wheels/tyres and rider, windscreen, nonopening sidecar, separate rails ................ £75-100
RAC Motorcycle and Sidecar 1956-57
Cast rider, windscreen, separate rails and hinged lid on sidecar, steering front forks, rubber tyres, plain number plates, 82mm .................... £75-100
AA Motorcycle and Sidecar 1956-57
Cast rider, windscreen, separate rails and hinged lid on sidecar, steering front forks, rubber tyres, plain number plates, 82 mm.................... £75-100
Solo Motorcycle 1956-57
Cast rider, steering front forks, rubber tyres, plain number plates, 82mm. There are four versions: Police Patrol, Despatch Rider, GPO Messenger and TT Rider.......................... £75-100
Police Motorcycle and Sidecar ??
Black machine, dark blue sidecar, black uniformed figures, cast wheels................ £75-100
Horse Drawn Gipsy Caravan 1954-55
Yellow/green, tinplate roof and base, separate driver and rear steps, 190mm................ £400-500
Bedford Dormobile 1954-56
Red or green body, 90mm...................... £150-200
Leyland Double Deck Bus 1955-58
‘Finest Petrol - Esso - in the World’, red or green, route ‘7’, 103mm...................................... £150-200 ‘Esso - for Happy Motoring - Esso’, Red body, route ‘7’, 103mm...................................... £100-150 ‘Motor Oil - Esso - Petrol’, Red body, route ‘7’, 103mm..................................................... £100-150
Aveling-Barford Road Roller 1955-56
Green, yellow or red, with driver, 117mm. Re-issued as Budgie 701............................. £40-50
Wolseley 6/80 Police Car 1955-59
Black, loudspeaker, aerial, bell, 113mm. No
maker’s name (Budgie 246) ................... £150-175
1 Foden 8-wheel Petrol Tanker 1955-57
Red body, ‘Motor Oil Esso Petrol’ transfers, leaflet, 136mm ........................................ £140-160
2 Foden 8-wheel Open Lorry 1955-56
Light brown cab and chassis, red truck body, leaflet, 138mm .......................................... £90-150
3 Foden Flat Lorry with Chains 1955-56
14-ton milk delivery lorry, green cab and 8-wheel chassis, beige flatbed, brass chain, leaflet 138mm ...................................... £130-170 3
4 Foden 8-wheel Flat Lorry 1955-57
Yellow/orange cab and chassis, grey flatbed, leaflet, 138mm ........................................ £100-150
Bedford Car Transporter 1956-57
Orange cab, grey trailer, collapsible top deck, two loading ramps, 243mm .......................... £175-200
Daimler Ambulance 1956
White or cream body (no transfers), silver base, opening rear doors, no maker’s name, 110mm. Re-issued as Budgie 258......................... £150-200
AA Land Rover (large) 1955-57
Yellow/black, ‘AA ROAD SERVICE’ cast-in, opening rear doors, river, passenger, 108mm .................................................................. £500-600
A.A. Land Rover (medium) 1957-58
Yellow/black, driver, 79mm. ‘AA ROAD SERVICE’ transfers, no rear windows..................... £250-350 Same but ‘AA ROAD SERVICE’ cast-in, two rear windows .................................................. £150-200
Military Police Land Rover 1958
Olive green, driver, ‘MP Military Police’ and crown cast on sides, 79mm.................... £250-350 Dark green, as above .............................. £100-150
Breakdown Service Land Rover 1958
Red body, driver, ‘Breakdown Service Unit’ cast on sides, 79mm ....................................... £150-200 Foden Dump Truck 1958 Orange cab and chassis, grey dumper, 108mm. Re-issued as Budgie 226......................... £100-130
A number of the Morestone dies were purchased by the Diti Toy Company of Israel. Three of its versions of the No. 2 Foden Open Lorry have come to light recently.
No 6 Metallic bue cab, red back ................. £200-250 Cream cab, metallic blue back .......... £175-225 Metallic bronze cab, light blue metallic back .............................................................. £200-250