'TUDOR ROSE' was the trading name used by 'Rosedale Associated Manufacturers Ltd' set up by a Mr Islyn Thomas in the mid-40's. He eventually had factories in London, gloucester and Glamorgan.
Their product line was vast, not only the type of toys we have seen posted here already, but toddler's toys, household goods and several ranges of friction powered toy vehicles.
They had many collaborations with other companies including Mettoy, Marx, Ideal and Kleeware.
A huge range of toys were made from tooling borrowed from the United States, from companies also set up by Mr Thomas (lending his name to one of these as...'Thomas Toys'), and 'PYRO'.
I have been collecting Tudor Rose for many years while researching the company, I have also been trying to keep a running list of the products they have produced, but as I mentioned earlier, it is vast!
Some vehicles were made from tools originating from France and you can collect both versions, the Tudor Rose version with Silver-Grey wheels or the French version with coloured wheels, but without any 'Branding' moulded into the plastic!
Tudor Rose also made toys for the Spanish 'NACORAL' company including some Veteran car models based on their own range that the Rolls-Royce comes from.
They have made several versions of the London 'RM' bus including a musical 'Pull along', a 'Friction Powered' version marketed as 'TUDOR ROSE' a 'Friction Powered' version marketed as 'ROSEDALE', a 'Silver Jubilee' version and a version made for 'METTOY', this last one is not that surprising, as 'METTOY' purchased 'TUDOR ROSE' during 1978.
That will do for now as there is so much more, maybe some more later with more pictures.
TheRollerman.