Can Anyone Authenticate that this Paya Toy is an Original

Friday, December 6, 2024

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A Reader wants to know if her 

Paya Toy is Authentic

    This week, I received an interesting e-mail earlier. The reader,  

Jodi Ascherman wanted to know if I could authenticate her beautiful Paya car with a driver, as  real original toy made by Paya. I don't know much about Paya toys, so I can't answer her questions. I did a search for "Are Paya Toys Still Made", and came up with several results. 

When I had opened my e-mail earlier in the week, I was pleasantly surprised to see so many photographs of Jody's toy, with large-sized files. 

Wow!

These photos were very large, and were excellent to work with. 

Of course, I had to resize them in order for reader to view them instantly, 

when they were added to Jody's post. 

One great toy reference site wrote that the toys are still being made in Spain. 

Fabtintoys wrote a brief article about the toys are still being made.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to Fabtintoys

I also found one site that wrote that Paya toy reproductions are being made by

a company not related to the Paya. The company might be able to make 

toys looking like Paya toys, because perhaps the patents ran out of time.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to see Paya Reproduction toys

Normally, I don't add lots of photos, but these photos  

would be excellent for viewers who might want to answer Jodi's question, 

as to the authenticity of this beautiful toy.

I hope that one of my readers will be able to help out

and tell everyone what this toy is.

1. Is this an  original Paya toy from a long time ago?

2. Is it a new-generation authentic Paya toy made by the relatives of

the original Paya toy company?

3. Is this a Paya "reproduction" made after the original 

Paya patent expired?

I hope someone can help Jodi Ascherman with an answer to her question.

And one final question:

I just tried to find the Paya website in Spain in

order to contact them. However, I couldn't find the company.

So if someone is reading this post, could you please e-mail me,

so that I could tell Jody to contact them.

I'll also write to them if I get their website and address.

As always ,thanks for stopping by to visit my post.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,

and I can always be reached at 

toysearcher@gmail.com

Thanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the day or

night wherever you may be.

Need Help - Is This Toy an Authentic Paya?

June 23, 2018
Overcast with potential rainshowers
22 C  72 F

Is This Toy

an Authentic Paya?

Kristen Lopez

   From time-to-time, I get inquiries from toy collectors about the authenticity of their toys. I've only had a brief experience with owing old toys, and that was when I first started to write about them. That was when I first started to blog. As such, I am by far not an expert. I periodically will add a post for someone if they send me photos, and ask my readers if they can identify a toy. 

Today's nice toy is from Kristen Lopez. The toy has some markings on it, that would be Paya logos, but since I cannot truly identify the toy as a Paya, I can't say it is a Paya. Anyway, below are 8 nice photos that Kristen took for this post, and I hope someone out there will be able to help her out.

Kristen did do some research about her toy. She learned that the original Paya toys from the 1920's were not numbered. The reproductions from the 1980's had numbers. Kristen's Paya toy does not have numbers. 

Feel free to write me at :

toysearcher@gmail.com

Lately, I haven't been writing very much. I needed a rest from writing, and I've covered a lot of material in the 6 years that I've been writing. I'm always interested in reader's to send me their toy photos, and I can always write a post about you and your nice toys. So keep this in mind when you're reading my blog. Of course, I will return to writing soon.

Thanks

And have a nice day or night,

Stacey

toysearcher@gmail.com

A New ebay Seller from Portugal

Sunday, November 13, 2016
Cloudy with sunny breaks
9 Celsius  48 Fahrenheit

A New ebay seller

from Portugal

Please click here to visit this fine ebay seller

I was very surprised when I found the Odiabogosta store on ebay. Here was a store that had very fine, very old and rare European manufacturers of pressed steel toys. Many of the toys had battery-operated headlights, and one bus had headlights, and an inner ceiling light as well.

Naturrally, I wrote to the Odiabogosta storeowners, and in a few days received a ver nice reply.

The stores are worldwide, and are owned by 

Mr. Jorge Santos and his grandson Mr. Gonçalo Rueda.

In Their Own Words:

Hello Mr. Bindman, good day,

Congratulations on your very nice blog. Always happy to confirm the passion for these little treasures is alive and well.Feel free to use our pictures for your project. I only ask that you let me know whenever you post an article with any of them.We are a small family business and work in several areas of the collectibles world. This part focused on quality antique toys is run by me and my godson (Jorge Santos & Gonçalo Rueda). Always on the lookout for antique toys, we get them from wherever we can, whether it be from private estates, flea-markets, toy fairs, and even collectors themselves by trading.

All my best, and warm greetings from sunny Portugal,
Jorge Santos

If you've a regular reader to my blog, you know that lately,I like to take a toy photo and present it against a white background and foundation (what the toy rests on). When I first saw Mr. Santos' photographs, I was so excited that I was ready to work on them immediately. However, it wasn't going to be easy. It's a lot of work to remove a toy from its' foundation and background.  Also, I found the background and foundation a bit distracting from the fine and rare toys. I  decided to experiment with how the toy would best be presented.First I left the photo alone, then I did some colour-balance exposure corrections, and better shadow detail. I then tried removing all the colour in the photo, except for the toys. Lastly, I decided to remove everything, and leave the toy against white.

Details, details!

In the end, I liked the velvet-looking red curtains in the back, and the fine leather and gold embossed table mat that the toy rested on. This projected the toys with a  majestic quality. The toys presented themselves regally, and the background and foundation complimented the fine toys, but didn't detract from the toys themselves. So I worked out a solution. I would remove the colour from the surrounding, but leave the toy intact, except for some photoshop correction, and present some toys in their entirety but with some Photoshop correction.

Up for sale, an exceedingly scarce example of a beautiful GAMA #43/5 tin wind-up Fireman with wheeled extendable ladder, rarest variation with the lithographed wheeled ladder instead of the plain red one. Near impossible to find in any condition. An incredible piece with striking colors and amusing mechanics. In a luscious near mint condition, has minimal wear and performs flawlessly.

Length:  8 5/8" ladder 21 1/4" fully extended

22 cm / ladder 54 cm when fully extended

When the fireman is secured to the ladder, and the wind-up is wound, he will start to climb up the ladder.

An exceedingly rare example of an amazing 1908 Hess tin flywheel Avanti Peking-Paris race car. Celebrating the crazed race of 10th June 1907 from Peking to Paris, this is an incredible historical piece with striking artwork and details. 

Length: 5 1/8" 130 mm

1920's Distler JDN 3704 Tin Wind-up Large Bus Coach w/ Opening Roof Doors Lights

 Up for sale, an exceedingly rare example of a most spectacular 1920's Distler 3704 tin wind-up large deluxe bus. Has steerable front wheels, opening side doors, electrical headlights, electrical interior lighting, and opening roof to decorate the interior with additional figures. Only two known examples in private collections. 

Length:  15 3/4" 400 mm

Extr Rare 50cm Original 1930s PAYA Tin Wind-up Horch Gran Sedan Oldtimer with Light

Up for sale, an exceedingly rare example of an incredible original Paya Gran Sedan, in its most elusive and desired color scheme cream/chocolate brown/orange, deep blue interior. Huge and heavy high quality construction, measuring 50cm long. Has steerable wheels, electrical lighting system, opening doors/trunk and folding seats. In a stunning condition, has minimal wear and performs flawlessly, especially considering its age, and state of disarray in which they usually show up, when they show up.  Small touch-ups to body. 

Length:  19 5/8"  500 mm

Extr Rare 1930s Tippco (Tipp & Co) TCO Tin Wind-up Pullman Horch Closed Sport Coupe

Up for sale, an extremely rare example of a most elegant 1930's Tipp & Co. tin wind-up sport closed cabriolet coupe with driver, electrical lighting system and opening trunk. In excellent condition, has minimal wear and performs flawlessly. See pictures for details. Roughly 31cm long. A scarce high grade collectors piece that will display magnificently in any tin toy anthology.

Length: 12 1/4" 31 cm approximately

Extr. Rare 1930's Tippco Tipp&Co TCO Salmon Tin Wind-up Horch Coupe Oldtimer

An extremely rare example of a most elegant 1930's Tipp & Co. tin wind-up sport coupe with driver and electrical lighting system, rarest of this series with the salmon colored variation. In excellent condition, has little wear and performs flawlessly. See pictures for details. Small rust spots underneath. 

Length:  Approximately 11 3/8"  29cm  

What I find most interesting is that not only are the toys very old,  but they are in very good condition considering how old they are. Also, they still work with regards to their battery-operated headlights, and wind-up mechanisms. Of course, these exemplary toys also come with their high prices. When the toys are at this level of collecting, there are people who will gladly bid on them!

Thanks for dropping by,
and as always,
Have a great part of the day or night,
Wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman
toysearcher@gmail.com

Paya Original and Contemporary Production

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Paya Original and Contemporary Production

 Almost year ago, I posted about the Paya toy company. It was a highly successful toy company located in Spain.  They produced a diverse and broad-ranged collection of wind-up tos that to this day are in high demand.  The company was started in 1905  and temporarily stopped during the Spanish Civil war, due to having been nationalized to produce war materials. Production restarted in 1940.  The company continued into later decades of the 20th century, eventually producing plastic toys. In the early 1990's and later on in that decade, there was a contemporary production was revitalized to produce a limited number or original toys from the earlier times.Production was limited to 5000. Different markings such as the production number of the item in the 500 series were printed on the toys to differentiate them from those nearly 60 years earlier.

   Almost 2 decades later, the  reissued contemporary toys are starting to increase in value. Unlike their earlier "relatives", these modern toys are collected rather than played with - too bad! Today, there are Chinese and Italian  companies producing smaller-sized reproductions of these once great toys. 

   I've added "Original Production" and "Contemporary Production" in the titles of the toy descriptions to differentiate the 1930-era toys from the early 1990 toys.

Please click here to visit Bertoia Auction's fine website

The fine toy above was sold at the Donald Kaufmann auction. It's in excellent shape albeit for the slightly-wobbled wheels, and minor rust to the hood (bonnet). It received a final bid of $ 10,350.00 plus auction fees at the time - September 9-10, 2010.

The hood ornament is of a famous comic character of the 1920's and later - "Felix the Cat".

The double-decker bus (above) is the contemporary  re-issue.  There are several difference between the 2 toys. There are no passengers in the newer model, the wheels are different, and it might be possible that the stairway colours are different. In the last case, I might be wrong, as it's very hard to get 100% accuracy of colour on the Net.

What definitely is most interesting is that the lithography on the bus sides is very close. I'm wondering if the original plates used to produce the lithography were still stored somewhere after all those years.

One of my favourite features of these great toys are the  spoked wheels that are seen in the last two toys. Most other manufacturers (in the original versions) produced solid "balloon" tires, but Paya, produced the spoked wheeled variety. I'm sure both the cost of production, as well as the time involved to assemble the toys took longer.But that's what somehow  adds to the mystique of a great toy company - that little bit of "extra"!

Thanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

Stacey

toysearcher@gmail.com