Sutcliffe Nautilus Submarine
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Sutcliffe nautilus submarine. Many collectors of clockwork toys and disneyana recognize this superbly crafted steel litho submarine nautilus from the fantastic 1954 film starring kirk douglas and james mason. Fin slides in but needs proper gluing. Nautilus first produced in 1955 was sutcliffes most famous submarine. This toy submarine called nautilus is based on the 1954 walt disney film of jules vernes classic science fiction novel 20000 leagues under the sea published in 1869.
The nautilus cw submarine was released shortly after the film 20000 leagues under the sea was shown for the first time. Ebay marketplaces gmbh of helvetiastrasse15 17 3005 bern switzerland is authorised by the fca to conduct credit broking for a restricted range of finance providers. It was manufactured by sutcliffe pressings ltd leeds england. Nautilus walt disney 20000 leagues under the sea submarine sutcliffe england.
The toy was made in leeds england by sutcliffe pressings ltd in the 1950s. Fin will have to be reattached securely like photo 9. My nautilus submarine made by sutcliffe pressings to commemorate the walt disney film 20000 leagues under the sea. This object is part of.
Lid text includes the submarine from walt disneys 20000 leagues under the sea by jules verne lid features nice art depicting the nautilus along wdeep sea divers sunken ship and unusual sea creatures. Estate pre owned tin submarine appears to be in very good to excellent clean working condition but does have a detached rear rudder fin. Sutcliffe set out to build the highest quality and most accurate representation of disneys nautilus. As with all sutcliffe submarines it dived dynamically it used the speed of the water over its diving planes to overcome the buoyancy of the submarine and force the submarine under the water.
A very nice sutcliffe nautilus submarine listed as used but in virtually mint boxed condition with original key all complete as the day it left the sutcliffe factory many years ago. Shown in photo 1.