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Vintage 1950’s MOBO Scooter Original paintwork wheels and grips Vibrant Red with white wheels. the brake is in working condition as is the stand to hold the scooter upright. Has MOBO in yellow on the front and pressed into the floor the pressed Mobo still show signs of yellow highlight. A great display piece for shop window man cave very nostalgic if you once owned one of these he Mobo brand was the brainchild of D. Sebel and Co. Ltd., of Erith , Kent.
Used to working with metal and wood constructions for utility furniture and other miscellaneous fittings, Sebel decided to try to design some new products and diversify after the end of World War Two, and their first real toy idea, a hollow metal ride-on horse whose legs worked forwards and backwards on small wheels concealed in the hooves when the horse was “ridden”, turned into an instant success.
Sebel went on to produce tricycles and other children’s equipment under the Mobo brand, but these were also available from other sources, whereas the Mobo Bronco was unique. The idea – lets build a working mechanical horse that you can actually ride – was so naively ambitious that established toy companies had apparently never attempted it, and, even more surprisingly, the Mobo Bronco actually worked.
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