Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…...

October 18,2016
Cloudy
15 Celsius / 59 Fahrenheit

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall,

Who's the Rarest of Them All?
(Version 2)

If you're wondering about the title of this post, it's from the 1937 Walt Disney movie classic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves"When I was browsing the ebay OpAmerica website, I couldn't help but notice a pair of very rare Hubley cast iron airplanes.   I'd written above these 2 marvellous Hubley toys before, but I couldn't pass up on presenting these 2 airplanes together.

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Rare 17" WS Hubley Cast Iron Tri-Motor American Airplane

I am pleased to offer this Antique Hubley Cast Iron Tri-Motor America Plane.  This version of the America was the largest Cast Iron Plane made by Hubley, and features three prop motors that rotate via a spring drive when the toy is pushed across a surface.  There are two visible pilots in the open cockpit, and right behind them across the large single wing panel are raised lettering of "AMERICA" and two circled stars.  There is also a raised star on each side of the tail wing.

This plane is constructed with a cast iron body and cast aluminum motors/propellers.  The two large front wheels are rubber, and look to be reproductions of original Hubley Tires.  There rear small tire has no rubber but still rolls well.  Plane looks to be all original (with exception to the tires).

This antique Hubley America is in good aged condition, showing some moderate shelf wear from display/age.  Moderate paint wear throughout, with some mild oxidation present throughout the areas of paint wear.  Spring drive works rotating the motors as you push the plane, although the props do stick occasionally.  

Measures about 17" Wingspan, about 13" L, and 5-3/4" H 

Our High Resolution Photographs are taken for your review and inspection of the item in detail. Please review and feel free to ask any question you may have. 

International buyers must request shipping cost please!

Thank you for viewing!

Hubley Lockheed Sirius Cast Iron Plane Lindy NR-211

I am pleased to offer this Antique Hubley Lockheed Sirius Cast Iron Plane.  Following the famous flights of Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Hubley manufactured one of their rarest and most valuable toys in commemoration: the Lockheed Sirius.  Designed by Chief engineer Gerard Vultree, the Lockheed 8 Sirius was based off of Charles's specifications.  Around 3 feet shorter than the Spirit of St. Louis (the plane Lindberg used for his NY-Paris flight),  the Sirius could travel at 185 mph, 52 mph faster than the St. Louis.  

This particular piece features a two-tone black/orange paint job, with "Lindy" embossed on the left wing; "NR-211" embossed on the right wing, as well as "NR-211 Lockheed Sirius" embossed on both sides of the tail.  The front engine is nickel plated with a small attachment for a pull rope, which is not present.  All Parts, wing sections, tires, and pilots are present, making this plane complete minus the original pull rope.

This rare plane is in good condition for its age, showing moderate paint wear and mild oxidation from age/display.  Paint is at about 80%, with the majority of loss being on the wings edges and the underside.  Original tires are present, but they have hardened and are cracked (see pictures).  Propeller moves well.  Remnants of a Hubley decal can be seen on the tail wing.

              Measures about 9" L x 10-1/2" W x 4-1/4" H   233 mm x 265mm x 110 mm

   Our High Definition photographs are taken for your close inspection of the item.  

Please review them and feel free to ask any questions you might have.

International Bidders must request shipping costs!

Thank you for viewing!

Because OpAmerica (OpAmerica Toy and Bank Museum) does such an excellent job with their photography and descriptions, I simply did some minor work on the photos,and added their own description (copy & paste, and change the font).

Some days, you just can't believe how much pleasure there is in doing minimal work on a post. I can't take much responsibility here, because OpAmerica helped me by doing such a remarkable job. 

It's a very nice day outside,so I'll be going out with my wife to her sister (my sister-in-law)  for lunch today.

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always,

Have a great part of the day or night,

Wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmsal.com

OpAmerica Revisited

2016-10-17
Overcast (Cloudy)
19 Celcius / 66 Fahrenheit

OpAmerica Revisited

(OpAmerica Toy and Bank Museum)

   If you're a regular reader of my blog, you will have noticed that I have returned to writing new posts. Of course, there's a reason. I'm approaching the 400,000 milestone of posts that have been read, and so I wanted to add a group of posts to elevate the readership. Of course, I didm;t know iof the strategy would work, but it has. In the last few days, readership has returned to the 200-300 daily views, and I will soon hit that milestone within the next few days.

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Description:

A Nifty brand tin lithographed wind-up toy from Germany

Circa: 1923

After the toy is wound up and released, the rider and Nifty (the horse) move. 

The rider moves up and down on the horse, and Nifty moves about, 

and his head and tail move up and down.

Very Rare Antique

Andre Citroen Fire Truck Tin Wind Up Toy from France

Circa: 1930's

This fire truck brand is another new discovery. I have never heard of the "Andre Citroen" company before.

Very Rare Antique

Andre Citroen Limousine Tin Wind Up  Car Toy from France

Circa: 1920's -1930's

Another Andre Citroen toy with suicide doors that open up in the 

opposite way from our modern-era cars of today.

Rare Nifty Hi-Way Henry Jalopy 

Comic Wind-up Tin Toy

And finally, another Nifty brand toy. As with the topmost toy, this one is also based on newspaper comic characters from the 1920's-1930's era, when comic characters in the newspapers were once very popular.

OpAmerica  is a fabulous place to find all kinds of toys of exceptional value and rarity. 

Of course, they also sell less expensive and more common toys. That's business, of course.

The photography is always excellent, and allows me to work less on improving their photos,since there is rarely much work to improve upon. The only thing I usually have to do is resize the image to readily view on my blog, and to add the copyright notice that I always add to the single or image or composite image.  This affords me more time to search out more toys that I am always searching for and to meet new people and companies in this vast wide world.

Thanks for vising,

and as always,

Have a great time of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com