Rick's Toybox on ebay

Monday, December 12, 2016
Overcast with snow
-4 C 24 F

Rick's Toybox on ebay

Please click here to visit this fine ebay merchant

 Rick's Toybox is another company which is more known for its' toy parts and 

decals that for it's toys.Nevertheless the company 

does have lots of nice toys, as you'll see below.

Below are 3 examples of what Rick's toy box is known for. 

2 decals suitable for old toys, and 1 front grill replacement for an old toy.

The decals come off a paper when  immersed in water.

Once wet, you apply them to the toy and then, they will dry and stick on the toy.

But as I mentioned at the beginning, Rick's Toybox also happens 

to sell a nive assortment of toys at any given time.

Vintage Kingsbury Toy  Groceries Delivery Truck

Painted pressed steel with decals

Circa: 1930's

L x H:  8 3/4" x 4 1/2"  222mm x 114 mm

Vintage Sonny Toys Parcel Delivery Service Truck

Painted pressed steel with decals. This truck

is an old restoration.

L x H: 26" x 11"  660 mm x 280 mm

Circa: 1920's -1940's ?

Vintage Smith-Miller "Bank if America" Armoured  Truck

Very good condition with Original box.

Box measures 14" 355 mm

Toy measures:  13 3/4" x 5 3/8" x 7 1/4"  350 mm x 147 mm x184 mm

This toy came with an original key and padlock.

The Smith-Miller toy company originally made toys in the 1950's and later 

was bought up by a new owner. These toys are made very sturdy, 

and are prized more as collectibles that as toys to be played with.

Vintage Metalcraft Pure Oil Tanker Truck

Painted pressed steel with decals.

Length:  14 3/4"  375 mm

This toy originally came with front headlights. The headlights were operated 

from a "D" sized battery located underneath the frame.

The above truck  was from the series 5 group of trucks. These trucks had

streamlined bodies and came with the "v'- shaped grille. 

The tires are "Yale"*

*Please lick here to visit the history of the Metalcraft toy company

Vintage Steelcraft Fro Joy Ice Cream Truck

Painted pressed steel with decals.

Battery-operated front headlights (size "D" battery).

Circa 1930's

Length: 21"  533 mm

Vintage Orange Dayton Friction Coupe

Painted pressed steel with steel tires.

Length:  13 1/2" 342 mm

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

Some Nice Toys from Vintage-Toymasters

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Overcast with rain & snow
2 C 36 F

Please click here to visit this fine ebay merchant

Last wek, I added a post about some nice toys from Vintage-Masters toys. When I returned to visit their ebay site, I came across a nice grouping of toys, that I've posted for today. There's a lot more there, but these are the selected ones.

1950's "Lopz Servicio Particular

Lithographed pressed steel

Length:  18" 467 mm

1920's Felix The Cat Fire Chief Car

Original, Largest Size, wood and metal

Length:  14"  355 mm

Wyandotte Ambulance

Painted pressed steel with lithographed tin artillery spoked wheels

Length:  11"

Turner Pressed Steel Roadster

painted pressed steel

Circa: 1920's

Length:  13 1/2"  342 mm

Slik Toys Oliver Row Crop 77 Tractor with Corn Picker

Painted diecast metal

Circa:  1950's

Length:  10"  254 mm

Arcade McCormick Deering Farmall Farm Tractor

Painted cast iron with nickel-plated figure

Circa:  1930's

Length:  5 1/2"  140 mm

Thanks for dropping by,

and always,

Have a great part of the day or night,

Wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com

A Restored Vintage Schieble Dayton Turner Hillside Roadster Comes to Market

Monday, October  24, 2018
Partly Sunny and Cold
7 Celsius  43 Fahrenheit

A Restored Vintage Schieble Dayton Turner

Hillside Roadster Comes to Market

Mr.Ron Michaud

Please click here to visit Ron Michaud's ebay store

I've been reviewing my previous post lately., and as of today, I have 1178 posts. I decided to return to Mr.Ron Michaud's previous posts, and remembered that he always had nice toys for sale. I even asked him where he always found such nice merchandise. When I went to visit Ron on ebay, he didn't disappoint me. He had nice toys for sale,and those that he had sold recently. I selected a nice toy that was sold recently - a Schieble Dayton Turner Hillside Roadster.

The reasons for having 3 names for the toy description is that the identity of the manufacturer is not identified. In the 1920's, Schieble, Dayton, and Turner all manufacture red similar toys. So without a 100% identity to this nice toy, the 3 manufacturers are used for the description.

Ron takes many photos, and does a fine job with the photography. There was one thing that I wanted to do to place the emphasis on the toy, and diminish the background.  That was, to remove the colour in the background. In this way, the colour of the toy and the toy itself would be more prominent than the grey-toned background. To do this, I "captured the toy", then revered the capture so that the background was not captured.From there, it was a simple matter of desaturating the background to remove the colour.

Description:

Schieble, Dayton, Turner Hillclimber Roadster

Beautiful restoration showing minor wear. Rear flywheel is working,sending the roadster roaring along the floor. Front headlights have been custom attached as seen in the pictures. Graceful lines from the long engine hood to the short rear deck mounted with a stylish spare tire.

From the days when a sporty car was huge.

Circa: 1920's

Length:  18"  454 mm

Below are the before and after photos.

The unaltered photo

 The photo with the background colour removed

The toy restoration is well-done. However, not everyone likes restorations of old toys, but prefer the toys "as found". Other people like their toys restored. THat's it with collectors - different tastes for different people.

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