A Rare Toy Comes to Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

-17° C / 2° F

Sun with Clouds 

and Cold!

 A Rare Toy Truck Comes to 

Selkirk Auctions & Appraisers

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I was searching for toys on the Selkirk Auctions & Appraisers excellent website
for toys, when I found a toy whose manufacturer, I had never heard of. 

The name is The Burdette-Murray Co. I tried to find information about the company,

but couldn't find much.They only made this toy truck, which was made in 1923.

The toy truck was based on the famous American White Motor Company truck. 

Description

Dimensions:  Height x Width x Length  

10 3/4" x 8 1/4" x 28" 

27.3 cm x 21 cm x 71.1 cm

"American, 1920's. Ink stamped to the bottom. Open cab with rarely seen

hydrolic (crank) system to the dump bed,"White" on both running boards, 

original rubber still on the steel wheels."

I'm sure children way back a century ago must have enjoyed playing with such 

a large-sized toy. And whomever bought this toy at action will enjoy

having bought it. And maybe, just maybe, I can picture the new owner playing with this

wonderful toy!

Thanks for dropping by to visit, and as always,

have a great part of the day or night, wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,

and I can always be reached at toysearcher@gmail.com

A Visit to the TinToyCar Website

Saturday, January 18, 2025

32°F / 2° C

Overcast and Damp

A New Visit to TinToyCar

Please click on this sentence to visit this wonderful store

It's always nice to revisit the websites and people who have helped 

me with my blog over the years. Mr. Javier Hernández is one of the many 

people who have assisted me to write about toys. As time has gone by, I

have watched how his business has continued and blossomed. Also,

the overall website has become better and better. The photo has

always been excellent, but now I've noticed many more photos.

I also noticed that he's set a place on his website whereby people from

around the world can communicate with him in English, Chinese,

Denmark, The Netherlands, France.and The Czech Republic.

 Not only are there many different categories of toys such as

Cars, Robots, Space Toys,  Motorcycles, Others, and Projects and Customs,

but each of the categories has sub-divisions.

As an example, the Motorcycle division is sub-divided into 

Battery-Operated, Friction, Parts, and Windup.

It's nice to see how his business has matured and expanded.

The toy that I selected for this post is a

TippCo. Western Germany 50's Scooter Bella Friction

8.25 inches ( 21 cm) original Tin Toy Motorcycle

There was a lot more written details about the toy, and its' condition,

so if you are interested, just visit Javier's website, and you'll

be  able to read more about this toy. 

Also, I also observed that Javier provides a lot

of information, including any scratches or damage

that might be on a toy. 

That's good business practise to  do.

He's also added a short video of the toy moving around.

So that's it for today. 

Take a look at Javier's website. 

Theres lots on interesting toys, and you'll learn by

a visit to his site.

If you're ever interested to have me write a blog post for you,

by all means, please write. I'll also tell youwhat size photos to submit, 

as well as how to light the toys to show the best detail , and

to present the toy in its' best views.

Thank you for visiting my website blog, and as always,

have a great part of the day or night, wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman and I can always be reached at

toysearcher@gmail.com

 

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

-11° C /12° F

Overcast and no Wind

The Little Wheels Website

(Continued.....)

Please click on this sentence to redirect to Andrew's exceptional website

Yesterday, I added the first post about the Little Wheels company.

The owner Andrew has spent a lot of time and hard word to build his 

wonderful website and business. The business started in 2016, and Andrew's website has more than 10,000 web pages since he began. On his site, Andrew also also has TV & Movie models. 

The main toys on his site are  Dinky, Corgi, and Matchbox, 

all of which are small-sized toy.

The image below is a screen-capture of the

Little Wheels Museum

The 3 rows of toys are the different manufacturers that can be found  in the "Museum"

Below:

The screen-capture shows the different toys that are bought and sold. 

This website is most unique, and besides toys for sale, 

this site really is a "museum" and a "library" that has catalogued 

1000's of beautiful "Little Wheels (small-sized toys).

The image below shows you all of the different toys 

and companies that made the toys.

Below:

When I clicked on the top Dinky Toys green racing car, I opened up a new window. The screen-capture shows the 6 different categories of  different categories of small toys that were made by the Dinky Toy Company.  When you click on any one of the 6 categories, you are redirected to  all of 

the toys in that category.

I clicked on green "Dinky Cars England", in the above photo,

 and once again,  I was redirected to another page.

Below:

The page below shows you part of the many Dinky  cars

that were made. There are  lots and lots of

photos and descriptions, and I can't even imagine 

how much time Andrew spent building up this exceptional reference

 "library"

Below:

The image below is what showed up when I clicked on the first car above.

That car is described as:

Dinky Toys 24g; Sports Tourer, 4-Seater; Grey, Red Chassis

Andrew has a very keen eye,  lots of experience, and knowledge. 

If you read the description below, you'll read that he examined 

the paint of the toy, and  

"it had been repainted to a non-catalogue colour."

To know that tells you that Andrew's experience, 

reference catalogues, and knowledge helped to identify 

the "repaint" on this toy.

Below:

When you click on any of the 7 photos above. that image will enlarge 

to allow you to see the car much better, 

especially small details, as well as the condition of the car.

Also, there is a ruler that shows toy the length of the car.

Albeit the ruler is in the English Measure,

you can multiply the number of inches x 2.54 

(1" = 2.54 cm)

and get the length in the Metric Measure.

The ruler shows the length of the car is 9 inches (9")

 9"  x 2.54 cm = 22.76 cm ( rounded off to 22.75 cm

So that's all for today. 

I hope I've "perked your interest" to visit Andrew's website. This site was

created with a lot of hard word and I'm sure a hardy interest in learning 

about the toys that Andrew buys and sells. 

Thank you for dropping by for a visit.

and as always,

have a great parts of the morning, afternoon, or evening, 

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,

and I an always be reached at:

toysearcher@gmail.com

"Little Wheels" Come With an Exceptional Website

 Wednesday, January 14, 2025

Overcast and Damp

-14° C / 8° F

"Little Wheels" 

Come With 

An Exceptional Website

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I had written a post for "Little Wheels" a few weeks ago and decided to say hello in a letter, and ask for a renewed "OK" to write more blog posts for the owner. Within a very short timeframe, I received a very nice letter from Andrew, the owner of "Little Wheels"

He opened the reply with his giving me his permission to write about his site, 

and use his photos.

He wrote very well, and when I read his reply, I was euphoric. 

His exceptional website

 

"has grown a lot since 2016 and now has more than 10,000 pages, in addition

to the pages about vintage toys fromDinky, Corgi, and Matchbox. We now have features about such things as TV & Movie models. I even have a page about cars of

World leaders going back to horse-drawn carriages used by the Pope in the 19th century and coming back to date with King Charles' Aston Martin.

The biggest changes recently have been to the Matchbox pages, which have been considerably expanded and enhanced; this process is nearly, but was put on hold

while I sold my model car dealing business. I hope to get back to work on it.

Dinky Toys is next up for revision.

Good Luck with your blog,

Kind regards,

Andrew

By now, I've learned that "you can't judge a book by its' cover". There were headings on the top of the opening page, and so I started to click on one of the titles, and behold, lots of photos with titles on different topics. I clicked on one of the titles, and up popped the page with sub-headings. I clocked on one of the sub-headings, and more sub-headings. 

What came to mind was the movie "Jaws", when the late fine actor Roy Scheider sees the gargantuan shark and says "You better get a bigger boat!"  What also came to mind is  

"never judge a book by its' cover", another well-known metaphorical phrase. The Little Wheels website turned out to be a "treasure"

So I clicked on one sub-heading, then another,  and  I knew I had found a treasure of a site.

The company owned by Mr. Andrew Wood, began its' business in 2011. Andres has

worked very hard to create this fine website and library resource for anyone

wanting to learn about "Little Wheels". The name is most-appropriate as the company 

sells only small toys.

An Introduction to "Little Wheels"

Andrew is always looking to purchase toy collections 

When I came to this section of Andrew's website  I was awestruck. 

Andrew's website is an exceptional site.If you ever need to find out

about the  "little wheels" , this is definitely the website to go to

and learn and see all about them.

This part of Andrew's website has videos. 

These videos are well narrated, and are interesting to watch.

These videos are on YouTube

I like the choice of photo that Andrew used for the title: 

"What's in the Van"

(Andrew's weekly trips in the van to source new stock)

The page below is the opening page that 

was written to one of several small toy vehicle manufacturers.

It's well-written, and you can fine out lots of information.

This post is short in length, as I don't want to give the whole story away. 

But when you venture over to Andrew's website,  you will  have

a very enjoyable time.

So that's it for today, on a milder, but very damp  day.

Thanks for dropping by,  and please have a look at Andrew's website.

You'll be pleasantly elated for visiting!

Thanks for dropping by, and as always

have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,

and I can always be reached at:

toysearcher@gmail.com

More Nice Toys From Bayside Auctions

Monday, January 13, 2025

Sunny, cold and damp

-3°C  / 26° F

More Nice Toys From

Bayside Auctions

Yesterday, I wrote an introductory blog post about Bayside Auctions.

That post was about a unique item, which was a window display 

of a Wonder Bread truck. It was more of a collectible, and it was for use 

in a window display. But it had caught my attention when I first visited

Bayside Auctions. 

Even more, were the many photos that each and every listed toy had. 

I haven't added all the photos for each of today's toys, but you can visit t heir website.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to Bayside Auction on Liveauctioneers

Below:

Vintage Louis Marx lithograph wind-up New York City express toy with airplane.

Toy. is in original condition.Wind-up function tested and working. 

Toy measures approximately 9.5" (24.13 cm)

Below:

Vintage Bandai white Cadillac tin litho friction car made in Japan.

Friction motor tested and working. Bandai maker's mark 

on the bottom of the toy. The car measures approximately 11.25" (28. Toy575 cm).

 

Below:

Vintage 1950's original pressed steel Tonka #5 pumper Fire Truck

toy with coiled water hose, ladder and 2 hose extensions.

 Measures approximately 17" (43.18 cm)

Below:

Vintage Japan Battery Operated Boat with 2 Outboard Motors

Vintage 1950's Bromo Line battrery boat made in Japan

wwith original box. Boat is constructed of wood and plastic, and includes

original wood flagpoles.Lot includes Bromo Line Evinrude, and Physio

Johnson Shark electric outboard motors, both with  original boxes. 

Boat measures approximately 13" (33.02 cm).

Below:

Vintage 1948 Keystone Service Station playset #1-189 wood and pressboard

gas station. Includes original box marked 

"1-189 Keystone Service Station 48

Robert Gair Company Inc."

Box measures approximately 25.25" (64.135 cm)

Below:

Vintage made in Japan tin litho US Army soldier, battery operated

cap strip shooting toy.Toy is tested and working, barrel of machine gun 

lights up and firing mechanism functioning correctly. 

Toy measures approximately 10" ( 25.4 cm) long

 

Below:

Marvel Comics X Men (1963) #4 comic book.

(key facts: 1st teamappearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants led by

Magento, 1st appearance of Scarlet Witch. 1st appearance of Quicksilver,

1st appearance of Mastermind, later becomes Jason Wyngarde, !st appearance

of Toad, 2nd appearance of Magento. Although the Scarlet Witch's

costume is colored green on the cover, it is red in the story.

Published March. 1964, 

cover price 12 Cents

Bagged and carded

You're probably. wondering why I added the X-Men comic book.

If you use the link at the top of the page, 

you will be in for a big surprise!

I have never before so many comic books going to auction, 

and I will try and add a post about this "treasure". Never have I 

seen so many comic books at one time going to auction. 

I'm sure that this auction is going to be very special for  

every comic book aficionado (enthusiast).

I was very happy to be allowed to write posts for 

Bayside Auctions. They are a highly-rated auction company

with a very good reputation. As well, their descriptions are nicely-written 

and researched, and the photography is excellent, with lots of photographs.

So that's it for today. 

Thank you for visiting my blog, 

and have a great part of the day 

or night, wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

and I can always be reached 

at toysearcher@gmail.com

Bayside Auctions and a Very Rare Item for Sale

Monday, January 13, 2025

Overcast and Cold

-4°C / 25°F

A Unique Toy

For Someone Special

If you want to see lots and lots of toys, you should go to Liveauctioneers

on the Internet. Many of the toy auctioneers are now on this website, and so is 

Bayside Auctions.

Bayside Auctions specializes also "in jewelry, antiques, vintage toys, 

and fine decorative arts. Our auctions consist of consignment and 

estate treasures found across the Eastern Shore of Maryland & Delaware".

They have been positively highly rated on Liveauctioneers. 

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The auction also consists of many other interesting items, especially vintage comic books. I have never seen so many comic books being auctioned at one time.

So if you are a comic book aficionado (someone very enthusiastic about something), this auction will definitely appeal to you!

I haven't written a post about them in a while, so I decided to see

what nice toys I would find on their site. I saw lots of nice toys,

but this one that I'm presenting is 

"something special for someone special". 

Description:

1960's Wonder Bread Advertising 

Store Display Truck

"Vintage 1960's Winder Break Truck lighted advertising store display/sign.

Lights tested and working featuring blinking lights.Rolls on wheels.

Made of metal and press board.

Truck measures 

59" x 31" x 33.25" Unfolded,

and 60" x 30" x 16" when Folded Up.

In metric, the dimensions are:

149.86 cm x 78.74 cm x 84.455 cm Unfolded

and 152.4 cm x 76.2 cm x 40.64 cm Folded Up

    

             

             

Well, you certainly don't see this special Wonder Bread Truck every day,

so I'm sure, someone wanting this very rare item will be bidding for it.

So that's all for today.

Thanks for dropping by, and as always:

Have a great part of the day or night, wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

and I can always be reached at:

toysearcher@gmai.com