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page, are probably the same and are more
realistic as to colouring. I have provided two
photos as it is difficult to see the purple on the
larger photo.
Now for a few miscellaneous aircraft that are
obviously pre-WWII.
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There is, of course, a bi-plane on the MMBC 11 show bottle. The Flying Forester is one of
the rarer ‘railways’ bottles from Old Forester. The Coca Cola airplane clock is not really a
bottle – but I do like it. Motor Paradise is from Suntory. It has also been sold in another (not
as nice) box. Destiladora of Mexico made the pressed glass bottle, probably in the 1930’s.
The bottle was also used by Garnier. The Dakota on the left was made by A. van Wees for
the Dutch Dakota Association. The green Dakota is from Hulstekamp, also a Dutch
company. An earlier version is on a ceramic stand but most of these you see have the stand
missing.
The final article in this series will be in miNiZ124. David Smith
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