To illustrate the average speed record – 709 km/h – by Franciscio Agello on 23 October 1934 from Lake Garda, JEP, in an emergency, produced a red seaplane based on the Dewoitine F-255 and floats derived from one of its boats. Unfortunately, due to lack of time, neither the mechanism nor the propeller were suitable! The toy did not move on the water, which explains its longevity in the catalogue, 1934-1955.
The JEP toy in the collection:
JEP, F.260, 1934 lithographed sheet metal, clockwork mechanism, 48 x 33.5 cm
Mr Yves Schumacher was kind enough to send me photos of avatars of this toy
All made according to the same principle, the raised wing of JEP’s F-55 is fixed under the fuselage, floats made as spare parts for the original seaplane are fixed to supports inspired by the original and repainted in the desired colours, as is the four-bladed propeller.
There is also a rather comical version made in the same way as the previous ones, which bears an ‘LV canvas’ livery applied as a decal with a ‘camouflage’ look!
Following on from this, a seaplane was produced that never appeared in the JEP catalogue, inspired by the F-250 monoplane in the JEP collection.
JEP, F-250, 1931–1955, lithographed sheet metal, clockwork mechanism, 28 x 19 cm
The wings are attached to the fuselage, the floats as above, rocker covers and propeller handmade
This cannot be considered a fake, as the parts used are from the same manufacturer and there is no concealment, the wings retain their original markings.
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