Model, Scale
Object number2007.173.1 a-h
Manufacturer
Corgi Classics Limited
Date1998
MediumMetal; Cardboard
Credit LineGift of Andrew P. Zeedick, Jr.
DescriptionScale model toy semi-truck with tanker, box, miniature dog, product card, certificate, and plastic piece.
Diecast metal toy model semi-truck with cabin and tanker. Painted blue and orange, with company name in white on both cabin and tank; black rubber wheels with blue hubcaps.
Rectangular box top. Blue cardboard with large colored photograph of object on four sides. Screen-printed in white, top of box top, maker's mark. On back side, diagram listing all limited editions in 1998; in white is model information.
Rectangular box bottom. Includes white plastic mold for model storage, with clear plastic covering. White and black product information on base.
Miniature corgi. Grey plastic; detailed.
Rectangular card with description of object and company in white.
Cardboard certificate for object.
Blue plastic piece in bag.Dimensions1.75 x 2.75 x 9 in. (4.4 x 7 x 22.9 cm)Inscriptions(a-b)
"GULF" in white
(c)
On back side, diagram listing all limited editions in 1998; in white, "DETAILED SCALE MODEL FOR / THE ADULT COLLECTOR / CONTAINS ONE DIECAST MODEL / & LIMITED EDITION CERTIFICATE / SCALE 1:50".
(d)
White and black product information on base.
(f)
Description of object in white, "GULF / Diamond T620 with Skirted Tanker / 56201 / Used by many operators who specialised in the transportation of liquids, especially / the oil companies, this single axle skirted tanker is another piece of new tooling / from Corgi. Gulf, now a part of the Chevron Corporation, is the decoration that / has been chosen to launch this new item."
(g)
"THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THIS IS / A LIMITED EDITION AND IS / NO. 01708 / OF ONLY 5,000 PRODUCED".
Marks(a)
On base: "[dog symbol] CORGI / DIAMOND T 620".
(b)
On base: "[dog symbol] / CORGI".
(c)
On top of box top, "CORGI / CLASSICS" ; "LIMITED / EDITION / EST. [image of dog] 1956".
Historical NotesToy truck modeled after Gulf oil tanker. Part of a larger collection that donor Andrew P. Zeedick, Jr. has been creating over the past 20-25 years; he thought these models were good examples of advertisements for companies in the area of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Related institution
Gulf Oil Corporation
(1907 - 1984)
Related institution
Chevron Corporation
Previous owner
Andrew P. Zeedick Jr.
(born 1931)
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