GAMA

Tin Toy Airplane

"STRATO" Clipper

made in Germany 

 1955

*****

Vintage

Year 1955

Airplane for Intercontinental Services

"STRATO" Clipper

1000/2

 

Boeing 377

  PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS

serial number: NI023 V,

 friction transmission, working

  the propellers rotate while driving

wing-span 51cm

 

lithographed in white, silver and blue

One of the four undercarriage wheels is missing    

 

marked: “Made in Western Germany” on the bottom of the plane and “GAMA” in front of the plane

 with non-original box

 

 

 

Manufacturer :GAMA - made in Germany  

 

Gama company

 

In 1881 the company GAMA was fouded by Georg Adam Mangold 

1882 starts the production of sheet metal animals.

1924 GAMA was registered as a trademark, approximately 70% of the production is exported.

1945 they produced also cars for the company Schuco. 

In the 1950s GAMA acquires some parts of Schuco and reactivated them with great success.

In the middle of the 1990s Schuco assumes the entire model car production from GAMA.

End of the 1990s Märklin took over the GAMA brand.

  

Dimensions:

 38 x 51 cm, height 15,5cm

Weight: 650 gr

Box: 53x22x11,5 cm, 1070 gr

 

Condition: in very good condition,  working

     

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