[No cars on Mars]

Picked up this at auction. Diesel Road Roller #1. "Lesney England" under hood

 

[miboy62]

I don't know. But that's a cool find congrats.

 

[matchboxtom]

It looks like the first road roller. Good find.

 

[karl s]

check this out:
http://www.riverdolls.com.au/m1.jpg
1953 1956 1956 1958 1961

 

[PWSchuh]

The first Matchbox was the Coronation Coach, was it not?

 

[Tone]

No - the Coronation Coaches, Muffin the Mules, Rag & Bone Carts, Covered Wagons, and large-sized Diesel Road Roller, Dump Truck, Horse-drawn Milk Float, etc. were "pre-Matchbox series" Lesney toys.

 

[No cars on Mars]

No - the Coronation Coaches, Muffin the Mules, Rag & Bone Carts, Covered Wagons, and large-sized Diesel Road Roller, Dump Truck, Horse-drawn Milk Float, etc. were "pre-Matchbox series" Lesney toys.

So this is the first Matchbox but not the first Lesney toy? It matches the 1953 Exactly.

 

[chrycopaul]

So this is the first Matchbox but not the first Lesney toy? It matches the 1953 Exactly.

It is the first "Matchbox" series model made by Lesney. The Coronation coach and larger scale toys were not "Matchbox" series toys, but were made by Lesney and distributed by Moko.