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Budgie No.410
Wells Fargo Stage Coach
Variation 1: blue coach, unpainted mw & shaft
Issued 1961 Length 118mm
In 1960, Budgie produced some small-scale miniature models of 'Wild West' covered wagons linked to the TV Series 'Wagon Train' (see Wagon Train Toys). More models were planned in the same scale but in the event only one other was issued, No.410 Wells Fargo Stage Coach. All these items had a short life as the new owners of Budgie Toys, S.Guiterman & Co, decided to discontinue them by the end of 1961.
The small Wells Fargo Stage Coach No.410 was a one-piece casting with the exception of the roof insert. There was some detail on the sides but no Wells Fargo name. Underneath, the lettering 'Wells Fargo Stage Coach A Budgie Toy' was cast and beneath the driver's seat a small 'Made in England'. There was no number.
The first issue (variation 1) was painted mid-blue with unpainted metal wheels and shaft. The frisky-looking horses, two white and two dark brown, were made of plastic and each colour had two different styles. Finally, there was a blue plastic driver (easily lost!) who was similar to the figures on the Wagon Train models.
Later a gold-plated variation (2) of the stage coach with black or charcoal painted metal wheels was issued. This had similar plastic horses and driver.
No.410 Wells Fargo Stage never had a box but instead was sold in a double-width yellow blister-pack which carried the Budgie logo but listed the manufacturer as Morris & Stone (London) Ltd. The model number '410' was printed on the front of the pack.
The small Stage Coach is a rare model and examples still in the original pack are very scarce.
Variation 2: Gold coach, charcoal wheels & shaft
410 Wells Fargo Stage Coach
Variations
Both variations had
2 brown & 2 white plastic horses
Blue plastic coachman
Yellow 'Morris & Stone' blister-pack
1) BLUE coach, UNPAINTED metal wheels & shaft
2) GOLD coach, CHARCOAL or BLACK painted metal wheels & shaft
Budgie No.410 blister-pack seen at an auction sale in 2024
(brown horses damaged and broken)
Budgie No.410 Stage Coach blister-pack (1961 Catalogue image)
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