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A unique Brooklin Factory collector's item

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Randy Rusk
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Ran across this cool historical piece that's currently up for auction. It's a set of factory reference boards for CSV 17 and 18 and BRK 190 and 191. The seller picked it up in 2023 when Brooklin moved their manufacturing. 

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(@Anonymous 197205242)
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Those are very neat items to obtain ! Pretty cool.



   
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(@fred-eliseeff)
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It's a great part of history! May be if you keep them, it will be wonderful for future museum!



   
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David Green
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Interesting board Randy. I imagine it would only be of interest to someone with an extensive Brooklin collection or for an addition to a museum display. I have similar items from the Matchbox Yesteryear series and know that these currently are not of high value to the general collector public.



   
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Yes, I was disappointed when I missed them all on ebay last year when the factory sold off a bunch (for a very cheap price, I felt).  I captured them all and stuck them on hobbydb for posterity!  [edited]



   
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What an incredible item for collectors.



   
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Randy Rusk
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@david-green I know what you mean! When I first learned of the blown apart shadow boxes from Matchbox MOY, I just had to have them. In the process, I probably paid twice what they're worth today (unfortunately). Still, they're neat pieces but hold little value - much like most of my MOYs.



   
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Randy Rusk
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@karl I'm not able to locate these from this link. It's showing a bunch of action figures.



   
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Randy Rusk
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@whodeytink And yet, no one bid on it. But it has been relisted at a lower price. For those of us in the US, the shipping charge is a deal breaker. It's almost as much as the asking price.



   
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@randyrusk  Sorry, the raw link was too long for Forum43.  Try this:   Brooklin Boards



   
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@randyrusk Saw that.  Yes the delivery price is really high.  I'm surprised someone in Europe didn't buy it since the shipping would have been cheaper for them, maybe.



   
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