A New Visit to Stripe4107 on ebay

Saturday, March 8, 2025

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A New Visit to

Stripe4107 on ebay

I like to visit people and companies whom I'm written about before.

Stripe4107 is one of these fine stores and person. He always has a large inventory 

of toys, and his photography is excellent. Better still, is that there are plenty of photographs taken for each and every toy that is up for sale.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to his fine store

For those readers who don't know, you can always click on a photo, 

and all of the photos will appear in a new window. When you want to return to read, simply click anywhere on the black background.

Description

Hubley Cast Iron 5 Ton Truck/All original with no breaks or repairs. 

Hard and rare to find. Note that the floor of the truck is steel. Large 

and impressive toy. Comes with driver, not correct. 

Shows some normal wear.   Length:  16 1/2" (31.75 cm)

Description

Scarce American Carpenter Toys, Port chester, NY (USA),, Circa 1885.

Here is an excellent example of this scarce and charming toy. It retains the driver. Cast Iron 2-Horse Drawn Steam Pumper Fire Engine Toy. Thee carriage is marked "Pat. May, '84"; harness marked "Pat. Nov 16 '83", one  horse marked

'Pat. July 19, '81. One driver leads two horses atop a carriage with red wheels loaded with a gold-colored steam boiler, marked "14". All parts and paint appear original, with wear to reflect that such cast iron pieces were originally

intended as toys, and lovingly used that way. No breaks or repairs.

18 1/2" L x 4 1/4" W x 7" T (47 cm x 10.8 cm x 17.8 cm)

Description

Rare Globe Cast Iron Policeman Motorcycle 9" (22.86 cm)

Very hard to find.All original made by Globe Mfg. Company. Handlebars appear to be original, black rubber tires marked "balloon 34 x 5 cord" which have hardened. Still rolls fines. some paint chipping and wear. The Policeman's original right leg was broken off, and has been repaired. see no other breaks or repairs.

9"L x 3 1/3"W x 6"T (22.86 cm x 8.45 cm x 15.24 cm)

Description

Arcade Cast Iron Mack Fire Ladder dual Wheel Truck w/ driver

Impressive 18" Arcade 1930's cast iron Mack Fire Truck with original red paint and original arcade sticker. Mack cab with nickel hose reel with ladder supports,

seated nickel-plated driver, original bell, original rubber tires and disc wheels

with red painted centers, Arcade decal on side. There is a bell on the underneath with a clapper attached to the axle. As the axle turns, the lapper hits the bell, sounding like a real emergency. There is a bolted-in driver with a unitized steering wheel in his hands. Displays well with original cast iron driver and "Mack" embossed on the truck. The truck is in nice original condition with no cracks

or repairs. 

Cab is 18" (45.72 cm) long, with ladders 21" (53.34 cm).

Description:

You can see how much effort Stripe4107 places in describing the

historic information of this toy, as well as the detailed description

and condition of each and every toy.

So that's it 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@gmail.com

A Reader Sends Photos of His Identified Arcade Coupe

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Overcast, very windy, and very cold

A Reader Sends Photos 

of His Identified Arcade Coupe

It's always great to hear from readers. I can see from my Google statistics that there are people who visit my website each day, however, it's always great to actually have someone write to me.  A few days ago, I heard from a Canadian reader - right "next door" in Ontario, the province next to mine, which is Quebec. Mr. Ken Keenan had written to say that he had a 70 year old (at least) cast iron toy car given to him when he was 3 years old. He was searching for the identity of his toy, and came across my blog and found his answer. As it turns out, it is a nice Arcade cast iron coupe from the 1930's or even earlier.

In His Own Words

I was given a cast iron car when I was three years old, that would be 70 years ago, how time goes by, and decided to look it up on the internet when I came upon your web site.

 

  There it was!  I couldn’t make out the name of the company stamped underneath so I made up some modeling clay and pressed it on the logo, and after tapping some flour on it and using a mirror to read the name I saw the word Arcade  and a serial number that looks like 13, but the serial number is hard to make out but two numbers for sure.

 

  When I was in my 40’s I took it from the curio cabinet and decided to paint it black as it looked pretty drab.  Years later I thought I would try to take the paint off with some paint remover and now it looks a speckled green more like when I got it originally.

 

  I once had a cast iron bank too that looked like the empire state building,  but somehow it got lost or thrown out.  I couldn’t seem to save money anyway.

 

  Your site was very helpful in identifying my car.  I remember many years ago on a radio program that they said cast iron cars some day could be worth a hundred dollars so hang on to them.  

 

  Anyway, thanks for the pictures and info, and if you would like some pictures of mine I would be only too glad to send you a few.

 

Yours truly,

Ken Keenan

I was going to do my  "usual" whitening effect for Ken's photos, but decided to pre sent all variations of Ken's photos.  Below is my usual "whitened" effect. Because the toy was on red, I had to remove the foundation. Once that was done, I removed the red colour that bounced from the  nice red fabric that Ken used on to the sides of the car. I should have removed  the red colouring of the fabric and leave something for the car to rest on.

As for the car, it certainly had been kept "as is" over all those years.  It really looks like something very old with the remnants of the green paint flakes.

Ken used this nice white material with a rectangular grid pattern on it. I removed the background, but left the grid as the foundation (what the item sits on). This foundation is a fine choice to photograph the toy. If you look at the rear of the car on this photo and the one below, you can see a "rumble seat". What's interesting here is that the rumble seat has been placed into 2 holes on each side of the car. It has small projections that rest in the holes, that allow for the seat to open and close.

I removed the area behind the black letter bin, but left the bin ad the foundation.  Black works well to present the toy, and since it's dark, the toy shows well  being a lighter colour. In the 1930's and earlier, Arcade made some of their cars with totally= cast iron wheels. Later cars and trucks would have metal rims with whitte or black rubber tires.

Here's Ken's car resting on the red fabric. I left the red on the side of the car to illustrate how a foundation will reflect colour on to the car.  Red also worked well, but a good idea would be to try to limit light on the car and darken the red. The red will be less noticeable, but allow for the red regal  to show the car as a "regal" item.

 What's great about these cast iron toys is that it takes forever for them to really rust out and return to the earth. 

The length of this car is 6 1/2" or  165 mm. If you do  a search on Liveauctioneers for 

Arcade Cast Iron Coupe or Arcade Cast Iron Rumble Coupe, 

you'll find images of the same toy, in various degrees of condition.

You may find  this toy in better condition when you go to Liveauctioneers, but for Ken, and for myself, the personal meaningful value is more important that the condition of the item.  I have some old fishing reels that my father gave me and my brother, and some that We inherited when my father passed on. They're not in the best condition, nor they are the most valuable, but there were my father's.

What's more is that they still work and can catch fish, and they're all metal, not the plastic that one finds today.

Some things are not worth changing regardless as to how old or in what condition they are!

Thanks for visiting and as always

have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be,

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com

Z & k Antiques - Their Fine Mack Truck

Sunday, July 13, 2014
          (post # 2 of the day)
      Overcast and very humid


   I can't believe that it's been 18 months since I wrote my post about this fine antique store owned by Bob Zordani and Heidi Kellner. I had found their excellent website Z & k Antiques back then while looking for old toys. Bob and Heidi  sell what they describe on their logo as "Unusual Americana". The description is very descriptive, but the quality of the merchandise and the website are to me "a class act". I was thinking how I could describe the store, and my analogy would be to mention the Smithsonian Museum and the Van Goth Museum together. Both are exceptional, but each is different.  Z & k Antiques has a fine selection of different categories of "Unusual Americana" but in a smaller number than large auction houses.  What's great, is that whenever I visit, I stop and look at most of the items,and even read the descriptions! They do have  a great selection of antiques, great descriptions, and of course, excellent photography.

   I have to admit, that their website actually gave me some impetus (motivation) to present their nice photos in a slightly different style for the watermark and copyright notice. I might even do this for the people and companies that have special type and logos for future posts!

Please click here to visit this very fine and classy store

   This is my second post of the day. The earlier one was of Mr. George Murphey, and his fine photo collection of old Mack trucks. I had emphasized the chain-driven rear wheels, and wanted to find a nice antique toy to match the photos. I was very fortunate to find a beautiful match on  

Z & k Antiques.

Description:

"An Arcade Cast Iron Mack Dump Truck

Original Blue Paint, 12" Long 

Circa 1926-1931:

12" Long, Original Blue Paint. Highly desirable. all original and complete with

 dual wheels in the rare and lift apparatus intact. Marked in the making underneath."*

* Description Courtesy of Bob Zordani and Heidi Kellner

Metric Length:    305 mm

Thanks for visiting,

and as always,

have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be,

Stacey

toysearcher@gmail.com

A Rare and Impressive Arcade Truck

Sunday, March 9, 2014
            Sunny, clear and cold

A Rare and Impressive

Arcade Truck

  I was checking on how many page views I had in the last 2 weeks, and Mr. Ron Michaud's post came up as having had a lot more visitors that other posts within the same time span. Naturally, I went to ebay and found many great toys to write about - talk about "Nirvana"! I wrote Ron and asked him if I might "stylize"some of his fine toys, and he gave men permission. I had sent him 3 of my own images to illustrate what I would do. I was going to do this to today's fantastic toy, but decided to just stylize one image.

   This is a majestic toy, and I felt it should be presented as is, with just adjustments for colour-balance. This toy is cation with rubber tires, and is catalogued as Arcade White Moving Van No. 251.  The van has been beautifully restored, and still retain the original tires, and the driver appears to be original.

"Arcade White Moving Van No. 251 restored with original tires. Absolutely gorgeous truck measuring 13 1/2". All the markings are present as seen in the pictures. Rear doors functions perfectly and the driver appears to be original. This is a true collector piece not seen very often. The O'Brien's Collector book and Schroeder's Collectable Toys book value this truck at $4,000 to $4,500 at a C6 and even more for higher grades. Although not original, this restoration is about the best you will find." *

*Description courtesy of Mr. Ron Michaud

Please click here to visit Ron Michaud's fine ebay listings

 I use a photo-editing software to create the effects above, called "highlights". I first darken the overall image, then use a tool called a "dodging tool" to pass over certain areas and lighten them up. I like the effect, but as I mentioned, this beautiful toy does not need any enhancement. It's beautiful by itself and how Ron photographed it.

This Arcade  WHite Moving Van is very rare,and accordingly it has a high price for potential buyers or "best offers". Ron has taken many photos, and that's great. The reason that I say this, is that often, there are only  4-6 photos on Liveauctioneers or elsewhere for a toy, but Ron has presented a dozen, and I decided to post all of them. This is the first time that I've actually seen so much detail for this particular toy.

Those doors certainly are nice with their hinges and that latch.

What I like about this photo is that outside visor projection over the windshield, the small window in the corner of the door, that small yellow-painted light, and the embossed "White" name.

This is another nice photograph, because I like how the straight-edged lines of the wall and countertop contrast with the round parts of the truck.

 Many cast iron toys usually have the driver positioned into the toy without any screws. In this case a screw is used to firmly keep the driver in his seat.

Another fine photograph. By having a low camera angle , we bend up "looking up" at the toy. The use of a wide-angle for the truck exaggerates the front tires (embossed B.F.Goodrich). This photo is certainly a great image to close today's post.

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always, have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

Stacey

Please feel free to write to me anytime at"

toysearcher@gmail.com