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NOW SOLD – sorry this keyring has now been sold and can no longer be ordered
An original Aston Martin keyring dating from the 1960s – and in excellent condition- very few examples of this keyring can have survived over the last 50 years in this condition.
This keyring is original & correct for use with any Aston Martin motor car produced in the 1960s – late DB4, DB5, DB6 & early DBS .
The nickel plated vitreous enamel badge is mounted onto a keyfob in genuine black leather which is gold embossed ‘TREND Real Leather’
Under very close scrutiny an unimportant slight mark ( like a tiny snail trail ) can be seen in the badge enamel as the badge is tilted from side to side in a light source.
So slight that it can hardly be seen in the high resolution enlarged photos. Also present are tiny black specks in the enamel – very common in light coloured vitreous enamel of the period.
In the 1960s – vitreous enamel was hand laid and slight detail enamel ‘flaws’ like this were common – these would never be present in a modern resin enamel badge of course !
The keyring was made by a manufacturing business whose trademark was ‘Trend’ as can be seen embossed onto the back of the keyfob- we do see examples of their keyrings for other makes of car from time to time.
Despite comprehensive research we have never discovered who Trend actually were !
Small enamelling businesses came & went rather rapidly in the 1960s – many were based in the Birmingham area which had a tradition of vitreous enamelling.
There may have been a tie-up with a badgemaker known as ‘Alexander’ – occasionally a badge marked ‘Alexander’ crops up mounted onto a ‘Trend’ leather keyfob.
A top quality British made item produced at a time when many items like this were becoming mass produced & very poorly finished
The keyring in the photos is the actual one which you will receive.
When it has been sold then this listing will be cancelled.
If you are not happy with your purchase for any reason or cancel your order – a full refund will be given
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