Tippco Ambulance WH-914 in Camouflage Pattern with Clockwork Drive and Driver, circa 1935
Lithographed tin with camouflage pattern. Ambulance by Tippco (Tipp & Co., Nuremberg) in three-colour camouflage pattern (dark grey, olive green and sand brown). Closed box body with lithographed window shutters on the side windows and Red Cross markings on both sides and on the rear. Roof luggage rack. Tin wheels. Licence plate "WH-914" front and rear. Driver's cab with driver figure. Opening rear door revealing the interior with a bench on one side. Functioning clockwork drive with propeller shaft and rear-wheel drive. Played with, age-appropriate condition with wear to the lithography. 11x22.5x8.5 cm (HxLxW).
Tippco (Tipp & Co.) was founded in 1912 in Nuremberg by Viktoria Tipp and Ernst Carstens, and was one of the leading German tin toy manufacturers alongside Märklin and Bing. In the year of founding, Philipp Ullmann acquired Viktoria Tipp's shares; from 1919 he was sole proprietor. The WH-914 ambulance with lithographed three-colour camouflage pattern and Red Cross markings belongs to the military vehicle series of pre-war production (circa 1935). The opening rear door revealing the interior is a characteristic feature of this model.
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