Mr. Hardy Littleton Helps Out Again

Thursday, January 18, 2018
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Mr. Hardy Littleton

Helps Out Again

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A. C. Williams Blue Cast Iron Boat Tail Racer w/ Driver & Embossed Pistons 

Antique A. C. Williams Cast Iron Tail Fin Racer Toy Car!  This fantastic c.1930s is an A. C. Williams cast iron toy. This large car features raised exhaust stacks on the hood, and a seated cast driver. The racer has a large tail fin on the end, and sits on 4 white rubber tires. The car rolls very well when pushed.This is one of A. C. Williams more rare large sized racers. 

Measures approx. 8-1/2" L x 2-3/4" W x 2-5/8" H

216 mm L x 70 mm W x 67 mm H

Antique Hubley Red SPEED Motorcycle

Rare Hubley Cast Iron SPEED motorcycle with rubber wheels and rare red paint. Has SPEED raise letters on both sides of motorcycle tank also raised number 5 on riders back.  wear from age . Length:  4" ( 102 mm) 

Hubley Cast Iron Futuristic Streamline Blue Coupe

This great little cast iron coupe was produced by Hubley in the late 30’s. 

The car is 6″ ( 152 mm) long and is in great, 

original condition with red wooden hubs and rubber tires. 

The photography helps to present  the cars with their features in 

their most appealing manner.

It's also a good business strategy when selling your merchandise.

Thanks for passing by,

and have a great part of the day or night.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com

An Interesting Group of Toys

Tuesday November 8, 2016
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An Interesting Group of Toys

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I've been using PicClick lately, and  it most-certainly helps me find what I'm looking for very fast. 
The website is affiliated with ebay, and it works  to have viewers see results for their searches. It's a fast website, that's easy to manoeuvre and easy to use.
 Mr. Hardy Littleton is the owner of this ebay store.

In a search for cast iron toys, I came across the cast iron roadster below, and I decided to investigate further. The roadster is a reproduction by Don Lewis based on the original Arcade Buick of the 1930's. These reproductions are collectible,and people like to buy them, probably as works of art or for that matter as a toy collectible.

         Arcade Buick Coupe by Don Lewis California 

LEWIS BUICK COUPE 8 ½" long. This is one of a very limited production of coupes made in the 90's by Don Lewis of California. Original Arcade Buicks were used to establish an exact mold. Finished exactly as the originals with blue-green body, black roof & running boards, and white rubber tires with nickeled spare & driver. These are fast becoming a treasured collector item because of their extreme quality and very limited production.

VINTAGE A.C. WILLIAMS AUSTIN CAR CARRIER / HAULER

Scarce 1920's cast iron Austin Car Carrier Tractor Trailer Truck by A. C. Williams. Approx. 12-1/4" long. Features 3 cast iron Austin coupes the blue and green car both embossed "Austin" on each side. Red & Green hauler, (2) blue cars & (1) green car -all have orig pt, orig wheels, some paint loss - all with no repairs or brakes. Hauler is 12 1/2"L x 2 1/2"H x 1 3/4"W - cars are 3/12"L x 1 1/2"W x 1 3/4"H. 

You don't often see the A.C. Williams tractor trailer. 

This one's quite nice with its' accompanying 3 Austin Cars.

VINTAGE HUBLEY MILK & CREAM ORANGE DELIVERY TRUCK

All original milk cream truck in overall good condition. No brakes or repairs. 

Painted cast iron, 3 3/4" long, original rubber tires. 

The  # 314 Hubley milk truck above is  similar to the # 42 Borden's milk truck. 
However, it does not have "Borden's milk" embossed on the sides of the truck. 
It's also very small, measuring  3 3/4" (96 mm) long. The numbers 42 & 314 are from a 1930's Hubley catalogue.

1935-1936 TOOTSIE TOY GREEN DOODLEBUG STREAMLINE AIRFLOW CAR TOOTSIETOY

1935-1936 by Tootsie Toy in complete and original condition showing play wear, scratches to the paint, dulling of the grill and bumpers, darkening and cracking to the wheels. One wheel missing. Measures 4 inches (101 mm) long. An unusually rare streamline prototype car of the future that still displays well in any Tootsie Toy, die cast, or vintage toy car collection.

1930s METALCRAFT Toy Truck " St. Louis " Delivery Truck VG Original Condition

Nice all original Metalcraft Corp. delivery truck, made in St. Louis, in very good original condition. Still has tailgate attached & intact. Appears that the windshield frame is missing. Truck measures approx. 11 1/2" long, about 5 1/4" tall, approx. 4 1/4' wide. 

Metalcraft was a successful company inn the 1930's and later. It produced nice pressed-steel toys.

VINTAGE HUBLEY CAST IRON SLANT NOSE OPEN WHEEL RACER 

MARKED HUBLEY, 4-1/8" LONG, ORIGINAL RED PAINT, NICKEL PLATE STEEL WHEELS 

The red racer above is also from the 1930's catalogue and is # 331. This toy came in 2 colours - orange and red. Those rectangular parts between the wheels are radiators.

So that was a nice eclectic grouping of toy cars and trucks, and if you venture over to ebay and this seller, you'll see more interesting toys as well.