Wednesday, June 3, 2015

CORGI 1/50 MORRIS DROPSIDE LORRY WITH BARRELS WATNEYS


In 1889, Charles Phillips of the Mortlake brewery negotiated a merger with the brewing firm of Watney & Company, who had been in the trade for some 50 years, having bought into the old Stag Brewery empire at pimlico in 1837.Some yeras later,Watney Combe Reid & Co. was formed after a new merger with the Wood Yard and Griffen Breweries. In 1972 the Company was  taken over by the Grand Metropolitan Group and in 1991 Watneys was intergrated with Courage.Scottish Courage was formed in 1995 after Scottish & Newcastle's acquisition of Courage.

It's smart little model in 1:50th scale of the Watneys Commer in dark green with Watneys in gold on the dropsides, red chassis. barrel load,model length 13.5cm customer applied mirors and limited edition certificate. Shop here

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