Very similar to the VC -160, except the lever to lift the flap is on the far right hand edge and it locks onto the latch like a gate instead of relying on spring tension as your VC does.
B_B, I noticed the host certainly had a recognisably velvety smooth radio voice about him!
Here we have some hilarity in the form of outtakes from the Joe The gadget Man in 1972, including an uncooperative Victa Pace mower!
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!