HMS King Edward VII RN Battleship 1906 1/1800 Scale

A scarce waterline model in 1/1800 scale in metal, produced in the early 1920s by Crescent, a UK toy maker made under licence from BMC.  A hollow cast model in good original condition, these were mostly unpainted.  A rare survivor from the beginning of waterline ships at a sensible price.  Approx.82mm long.

PLEASE NOTE These early models may contain lead so are not suitable as toys or for under 16 years old

BMC began production around 1903 and a couple of years later started supplyying models for the then new Naval wargames developed by Fred T Jane (of Janes Fighting Ships fame) While rudimentary by later standards, the B.M.C. production of over 101 different castings was the first scale metal ship model fleet ever produced and established the precedent for all subsequent scale metal waterline recognition ship models. In addition to the ship models, B.M.C. produced a fort with movable guns, four lighthouses and a game featuring a large fold-out map of the Dardanelles channel showing forts and minefields. The game was supplied with fifteen metal ship models including two mine sweepers and two submarines.  They produced ship models in both 1/1200 and 1/1800 scale.

The company was acquired by the famous maker Bassett Lowke and sold under their name in boxed sets in the time prior and just after WW1.