GRACE BROS LIMITED EDITION CENTENARY YEAR MODEL DELIVERY VEHICLES - AUSTRALIAN COMMEMORATIVE SET

A CHARMING TRIO OF DIE-CAST MODEL DELIVERY VEHICLES COMMEMORATING GRACE BROS LIMITED, THE ICONIC AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT STORE. THIS SET COMPRISES THREE DISTINCT VEHICLES, EACH HOUSED IN ORIGINAL GREEN AND CREAM CARDBOARD PACKAGING WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE GRAPHICS AND BRANDING.

SET COMPOSITION:
- LEFT VEHICLE: VINTAGE-STYLE OPEN TRUCK WITH GRACE BROS LTD BRANDING, FEATURING A DIE-CAST METAL BODY WITH TURNED BRASS-COLOURED WHEELS AND ORIGINAL YELLOW DISPLAY BASE
- CENTRE VEHICLE: CASTROL COLLECTORS SERIES TRUCK WITH GREEN PAINTED BODY, WOODEN CARGO LOAD DETAIL, AND PERIOD-CORRECT GRAPHICS
- RIGHT VEHICLE: HORSE-DRAWN DELIVERY CART WITH DIE-CAST HORSE AND WAGON, YELLOW DISPLAY BASE, AND GRACE BROS CENTENARY YEAR COMMEMORATIVE MARKINGS

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: GRACE BROS LTD, AUSTRALIAN
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1980S-1990S COMMEMORATIVE PRODUCTION
- MATERIAL: DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC WHEELS
- PACKAGING: ORIGINAL PRINTED CARDBOARD BOXES WITH COLOUR GRAPHICS AND PERIOD BRANDING
- CONDITION: ALL VEHICLES IN GOOD WORKING ORDER WITH WHEELS ROTATING FREELY

CONDITION NOTES: ORIGINAL PACKAGING SHOWS MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. DIE-CAST MODELS DISPLAY MINIMAL PAINT WEAR. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OBSERVED. ALL COMPONENTS PRESENT AND FUNCTIONAL. DISPLAY BASES INTACT ON TWO VEHICLES.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THESE COMMEMORATIVE MODELS REPRESENT GRACE BROS' CENTENARY YEAR CELEBRATION AND ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN RETAIL MEMORABILIA AND DIE-CAST VEHICLE ENTHUSIASTS.

GRACE BROS LIMITED WAS ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS DEPARTMENT STORE CHAINS, OPERATING FROM 1885 UNTIL ITS ACQUISITION IN 1999. THESE COMMEMORATIVE DIE-CAST MODELS CAPTURE THE HERITAGE OF THE BRAND AND REPRESENT A NOSTALGIC PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN RETAIL HISTORY. THE INCLUSION OF THE CASTROL COLLECTORS SERIES VARIANT ADDS ADDITIONAL COLLECTIBILITY TO THE SET.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548752+80

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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