Yesteryear Collection

For a short while, Atkinson & Co. sold the "Sentinel" steam wagon for the Alley & McLellan company. When the latter took over its own sales program, Atkinson decided to produce its own steam wagons. Their first design was a 6-ton "undertype" with a 2-section boiler shell, vertical boiler containing inclined water tubes, a compound engine and tubular superheater. In 1919, Atkinson began using a Stumpf-type "uniflow" engine which allowed the company to expand its line to include 5 to 8 ton trucks in 1920, and ultimately a 12 ton vehicle in 1923. At this point, Atkinson was offering the largest wagons in Britain, and they could handle any load in logging sites or city streets. In 1925, the company merged with Walker Waggons Ltd. In one guise or another, the company lasted until 1970.
The Atkinson Logger will endure for future generations in the beauty of a precision-engineered die-cast model.

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
YAS06-M; 1918 Atkinson Model D Steam Wagon														Checklist
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Cab Roof	Seat	Wheels	Plated Parts	Transmission Chain, Pipes & Cylinders	Log Chains	Model Name	Series Number	Baseplate	Rarity	Box	My Ref.	Location
1	1996	Olive green flatbed & cab Bright red chassis Black mudguards	Olive green	Black	Olive green solid	Chrome	Chrome chain & pipes Gloss black transmission & ashcan	Pale gold	Cast 1918 ATKINSON STEAM WAGON	None	Cast MATCHBOX ® 1993 MODELS OF YESTERYEAR CHINA	R	Q2
2		Olive green flatbed & cab Bright red chassis Black mudguards	Olive green	Black	Olive green solid	Chrome	Chrome chain & pipes Gloss black transmission & ashcan	Pale gold	Cast 1918 ATKINSON STEAM WAGON	None	Cast ® 1993 CHINA		Q2
3		Olive green flatbed & cab Bright red chassis Black mudguards	Olive green	Black	Olive green solid	Chrome	Chrome chain & pipes Gloss black transmission & ashcan	Pale gold	Cast 1918 ATKINSON STEAM WAGON	Cast YAS06 (under flat bed)	Cast ® 1993 CHINA		Q2
4		Olive green flatbed & cab Bright red chassis Black mudguards	Olive green	Black	Olive green solid	Chrome	Chrome chain & pipes Gloss black transmission & ashcan	Pale gold	Cast 1918 ATKINSON STEAM WAGON	None	Cast ® 1993 CHINA		Q2
5		Olive green flatbed & cab Bright red chassis Black mudguards	Olive green	Black	Olive green solid	Chrome	Chrome chain & pipes Gloss black transmission & ashcan	Pale gold	Cast 1918 ATKINSON STEAM WAGON	Cast YAS06 (under flat bed)	Cast ®1993 CHINA		Q2
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: Q2 - Yellow and cream standard style box, slightly larger than Q1