A Toy Collector asks for Information on an old A.C.Williams Car

 Monday, August 14, 2023

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A Toy Collector Asks for Information

on an old A.C.Williams Car

    I haven't been writing posts in the last several years. However, I do try and write for people who write to me and are asking questions to which I cannot answer. And so, when Mr. Gary W. Davis wrote to me, 

I was eager to try and answer his inquiry, and to write a post, if I couldn't answer his question. So, since I couldn't answer his question, I am now writing this post.

    I've only ever seen the toy that Gary is asking about once before, and Gary fortunately was able to reference the post that identified his toy. I had written a post in 2014, which when I think about it is now 11 years ago. I'm sure that like myself, many of you cannot believe how fast time goes by. Wow, that post was from 2014!

    The photo (screen-capture)below is from a 2014 auction that the excellent and renowned auctioneer house, Bertoia Auctions had in 2014. The screen-capture is from my blog post.  

    I asked Gary to send me some photos of his A.C.Williams car, and sent me a nice grouping. Not only did he send me photos of the A.C.Williams, but he sent me a fine grouping of cast iron toy vehicles that he has collected over the years.

Below are photos of the A.C.Williams Sedan that Gary was asking about.

The photo below is the A.C.Williams toy number. Gary wrote that the number is 198.

The size of this cast iron toy is 8 1/4" Long x 2 1/4" High x 2 1/4" wide.

    It's certainly a most beautiful car! So, if someone reading this post has information about this fine A.C.Williams car, and can tell us what the toy has been selling for recently, this would be a great help for Gary and myself.

My e-mail address is toysearcher@gmail.com

&

my name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

As always,

thanks for dropping by, and have a great part of the day or night, 

wherever you may be.

  

An 1932 A.C.Williams 4-Door Graham Sedan

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A.C.Williams 1932 Cast Iron

4-Door Graham Sedan

     Wow! Writing blog instalments a few days in advance, sure makes time fly! I'm writing this contribution on Sunday April 15) just to keep my writing up to date. 

     As you already know, sales are slowing down for me. There are probably several reasons such as not having in-demand items, the US economy, and spring is here and people have more "tasks" to do. So I'm affected by not buying new inventory until I sell off my current inventory - a real "vicious circle" as they say.

    

An A.C. Williams Cast Iron Graham Sedan

It's much smaller than the one that I'l be discussing later.

It's also a take-apart toy.

You can see the metal spring holding the 2 parts together.

This is also an A.C. Williams Cast Iron 1929 Pierce-Arrow .

It's cast iron, and the 2 halves are held together by a central steel rod.

 This great-looking item below, arrived last Thursday, and I finally have some time to write about it. This toy is probably the most-expensive toy I've purchased to date, and I was fortunate to win on the bidding. Of course, I'll have to see how easy it will sell, and for how much!

    The toy is an A.C.Williams 1932 Cast Iron 4 - Door Graham Sedan. I've written a few instalments on the Tootsietoy Grahams, but this is the first "big guy"! 

The car measures 7" (L) X 2 3/4" (W) x 2 1/4" high.

In metric it's 190mm x 70mm x 58mm.

 This is the same patented "take-Apart Design as the smaller A.C.Willams above.

Also, this one has a separate nickel-plated grill.

 What's interesting to note is the big spacing of the front of the bumper to the grill.

That certainly is a lot of space!

So "that's a wrap" as they say in the movie industry.

Thanks for dropping by, 

and I hope your week is going fine 

wherever you may be.