Bidspirit auction | A Vintage Lesney Die-cast London

A Vintage Lesney Die-cast London Horse Drawn Omnibus - A vintage Lesney die-cast London horse drawn omnibus from the Models of Yesteryear series, specifically identified as model number 12. The model represents a 19th-century London General Omnibus Company vehicle, finished in a red palette with yellow upper-deck seating. Both sides of the bus are decorated with cream-coloured lettering for Lipton's Tea, alongside smaller text for the London General Omnibus Company and the Victoria & King's Cross route. A small Hudson's Soap graphic is printed near the front. The underside of the red chassis is impressed with the text MADE IN ENGLAND, BY LESNEY, and Nº 12. The set includes a separate figure of a driver in a yellow coat and a team of two brown horses with white detailing to the tails and heads. The bus is mounted on four black spoked wheels on metal axles.