The Budgie Bedford TK Crane . available in green & orange finish. Budgie in detail...

The Corgi Circus Crane and Menagerie Trailer .Cost 9/11 available in red & blue finish. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Chipperfields Crane truck some versions had a red jib. This model was 200mm long.Cost 11/8 available in red finish at 1:48 scale. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Chipperfields Crane Truck . available in red & blue finish at 1:48 scale. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Priestman Boom Crane with Grab Fitted with working grab. available in orange finish. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Mack Priestman Crane Truck Introduced in October 1972.Cost £1.75p available in red & yellow finish at 1:48 scale. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Giant Tower Crane .Cost £1.75p available in white & yellow finish at 1:48 scale. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Skyscraper Tower Crane The boom can be in 2 positions see pictures 2 , size horizontal 24 cm height 32 cm. It can be lowered for transport. available in red & yellow finish. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Junior Mobile Crane . available in Red & yellow finish. Corgi Junior in detail...

The Dinky Land Rover Breakdown Crane Some versions were marked Falck. available in red or red & white finish at 1:43 scale. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Coles Mobile Crane Released in Jan 1950 at 9/11. Renumbered 971 March 1954. The price changed several times:

• June 1955 10/6
• December 1955 10/9
• April 1957 11/6
• May 1959 11/-
• May 1961 12/-
• May 1962 13/-

which was the price until last catalogue appearance in August 65. Remained unchanged throughout life with no plastic parts.

Based on the Coles - Ulysses 3 tons Mobile Yard crane which had been introduced in 1949. The real crane had a lift capacity of 3 tons. Powered by diesel electric. Wheel based 4x2.Cost 9/11 available in Yellow and Black finish at 1:48 scale. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Goods Yard Crane Introduced in 1953 and renumbered to 973 in 1954. available in yellow/blue finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Jones Fleetmaster Cantilever Crane Shown in Dinky catalogue No6 May 1970 for 24/-.Cost 21/- available in red/black, yellow, metallic red finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Coles Mobile Crane Renumbered from 571 in March 1954. In June 1955 the price was 10/6, December of that year in rose to 10/9 and in April 1957 it rose again to 11/6. In December 1957 the price was 11/6. The crane was advertised in the June 1958 issue of Meccano Magazine at that price. In May 1959 the price increased again to 11/-, and in May 1961 to 12/-, then a year later in May 1962 to 13/-.

The last catalogue appearance in August 1965. The Crane remained unchanged throughout life with no plastic parts.Cost 10/6 available in yellow & black finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky 20 Ton Lorry Mounted Crane Coles Made from May 1955 until 1968. Supplied in a blue striped Dinky Supertoys Box crank operated jib and hook and 360 degree rotation. Released May 1955. The price in April 1958 was 17/6 when it was advertised in Meccano Magazine. Advertised in the August 1958 Meccano Magazine for 16/6. Sold for 18/6 in 1959.

Thr real vehicle was powered was diesel electric. Wheel based 6x4.Cost 17/6 available in yellow & orange finish at 1:48 scale. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Goods Yard Crane Renumbered from 752. Illustrated in the July 1955 issue of Meccano Magazine.Cost 11/- available in yellow/blue finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Commercial Servicing Platform Vehicle featured in the August and September 1960 Meccano MagazinesCost 13/6 available in cream and red finish. Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Citroen U23 Wrecker Marked Dinky Service. Early versions had cast ridged hubs. Later versions had dished hubs and smaller tool box. available in red finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Salev Mobile Crane In 1955, the Meccano magazine described the SALEV mobile crane as a ‘French Beauty’, because of its elegant lines and style. The magazine repeated this view in April 1957, when French Dinky released its 1/43 scale model. The 89mm long vehicle had a 105mm long crane jib mounted above the main body. The 156mm overall length of the vehicle fell to 140mm, when the crane’s jib was raised. The SALEV mobile crane cost 720 old francs, about 14/6. The fresh colours of the model contributed to the description as a ‘French Beauty’. The upper pearl grey body had a deep red base, with 4 red wheels on concave hubs at the front and 2 red wheels on convex hubs at the rear. The black tyres were large and smooth. The yellow shield had black zebra stripes at its base and the driver wore a blue overall and cap. He was also shown with a red tie, which was unusual detail. Either side of the main body were handles, which controlled the inclination of the jib and the height of the crane’s hook.

In April 1958, model 50/1 was modified. The single internal rivet holding the crane’s jib in place was replaced by two external rivets. The model was described as 50/2 until renumbering in 1959, when it became 595, which was withdrawn in 1961. French Dinky introduced the SALEV mobile crane to compliment the Berliet container flat-bed (34B), with the purpose of lifting the container from the truck.

In reality, the SALEV mobile crane was based upon the SALEV’s BR 40 forklift. Manufactured at Boulogne-Billancourt, south-west of Paris, the 4 tonne vehicle was powered by a powerful Perkins 4203 diesel engine. Later, Renault petrol engines were made an alternative. The popular forklift, with its Michelin tyres and lifting height of about 3m, continued in production well into the late 1960s. Subsequent 4x4 versions were adopted for use by the French military.

The SALEV Grue (50) was introduced in 1957 and withdrawn in 1961.Cost 720 old fr available in red & grey finish at 1:43 scale. French Dinky in detail...

The Impy Mobile Crane . available in blue finish. Impy in detail...

The Impy Crane Truck . available in yellow & green, yellow & orange finish. Impy in detail...

The Impy Mobile Crane . available in yellow finish at 1:76 scale. Impy in detail...

The Lone Star Crane . available in red & silver finish. Lone Star in detail...

The Matchbox Taylor Jumbo Crane moving jib available in yellow & red finish. Matchbox in detail...

The Matchbox Magirus-Deutz six-wheeled crane . available in silver & orange, tan & orange, grey finish. Matchbox in detail...

The Matchbox 8-Wheel Crane This Magirus Duetz was shown in the 1969 catalogue.Cost 2/4 available in green, turquoise finish at 1:114 scale. Matchbox in detail...

The Matchbox Iron Fairy Crane This was the last model to be released in 1969 before the introduction of Superfast wheels. Shown in the 1969 matchbox catalogue for 2/4.Cost 2/4 available in red & yellow, yellow finish at 1:80 scale. Matchbox in detail...

The Matchbox Dodge Crane Truck Shown in the 1969 catalogue. This was a transitional model also available with Superfast wheels. available in yellow finish at 1:86 scale. Matchbox in detail...

The Matchbox King Size Scammell Mobile Crane . available in yellow finish. Matchbox King Size in detail...

The Matchbox King Size Jumbo Crane . available in yellow finish. Matchbox King Size in detail...

The Matchbox Superfast Crane Truck . available in yellow finish. Matchbox Superfast in detail...

The Spot-On Jones KL10 Mobile Crane . available in orange &black/grey finish at 1:42 scale. Spot-On in detail...

The Wiking Mercedes-Benz L 1413 kraanwagen Made from 1969 to 1970.(632-2) available in red finish at 1:87 scale. Wiking in detail...