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Corgi Toys GS23; Chipperfields Circus Set |
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You could say that this is the environmentally aware version of Gift Set 23. You could also say that all the animals are all missing, viz: Elephants, 1; Lions, 2; Polar bears, 2. There should also be two of the big trailer cages. I nearly got there though and there's the results of about a dozen eBay purchases on show here. This is a large set that did not sell in volume although it remained on sale from 1962 to 1967, they are consequently scarce and expensive. There is a later release where the Booking Office is replaced with the Bedford Giraffe Truck. This release is valued a little less than the original one. The models which made up the Chipperfields Circus Set - GS23 were:
Some of these pieces are getting rare. Especially the plastic elephant cage and there were not that many of the booking offices sold either. I need a new hook for the crane, a loop for the elephant crate, all the animals and a second trailer cage and I'm there. I think it's really fun the number of 'Code 3' models you see on eBay where someone has taken a Mini Van or some other model that was never done as Chipperfields and used the after-market spares you can buy to make up models that Corgi never thought of .The set was put together using models from my collection in 2011, some of the individual photos are of better examples acquired subsequently and added when the museum got an update in May 2022 |