Friday, April 11, 2013
Kingsbury Airplanes
I've written about Kingsbury toys several times. The company is located in New Hampshire (USA), but is no longer in the toy business. They're now a highly successful company designing specialized assembly systems for industry. I've always had a fondness for old toys such as the cast iron and later the pressed steel toys. They're heavy, tough, and usually large-sized, and have lasted for all this time. Todays plastic toys (many) are fine and sophisticated, but will they be around in 80 years? Yesterday's post was about the bi-plane. I originally had searched out the Kingsbury planes, but the bi-planes caught my eye. So for today, I present to you the Kingsbury airplanes from the 1920's and slightly later on.
These airplanes are just a wonderful collection from the Kingsbury toy company. Once again, I decided to use the "inner glow" function in Photoshop. That effect gives the photos a soft "dreamy"effect. It's a bit "gimmicky" for some people, but it reminds me of a time when toys were well-made and children spent lots of time with them both indoors and outdoors. Also, the self-propelled airplane had only been flown on December 7, 1903, and thus was still a real marvel to behold whenever someone might have seen the "real" one flying around.
Thanks for dropping by to read,
and have a nice weekend.
And as always, have a great paartof the day,
wherever you may be.
Stacey
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