Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Good Toys Come in Small Packages

April 12, 2011


There's that old expression "good things come in small packages", so I decided to modify it to reflect upon those small toys.  I have a feeling that collectors and sellers prefer the larger toys over the smaller ones. However, if you have limited space and a limited budget, you may try and collect the smaller versions of the larger toys.

I just received today the 3 toys below, and wanted to share them with you.
The above coupe was described as a Hubley ? coupe, so when I sold it I also added the  "?"
FOr a small toy, it feels quite heavy, and I believe it's cast iron.

The coupe above is from an unknown manufacturer and is a lead slush coupe.
It's quite fragile and can easily break to the nature of the metal which is lead.
The limo above is again from an unknown manufacturer, and again is quite heavy for its' small size. It's most likely a cast iron car.


What you can see from all 3 small toys, is the beautiful detail, even on such a smaller scale. And like I said, for whatever reasons (space or finances), you can enjoy these items also.

I purchased a few more toys and they arrived today, April 14.
Here they are for everyone to see.
This is a Hubley cast iron # 2234B pick-up truck.
It measures 5" (L) x 1 3/4" (W) x  1 1/2" (H) but missing its' tires
It's from around the 1930's
A die-cast Tootsietoy car circa 1930's

A die-cast Hubley car circa 1930's

A nice Tootsietoy die-cast cement truck from the 1950's or later.
The plastic tires give away its' time, as does the front grillwork.
It measures 6" (H) x 2" (W) x 2 1/2" (H) - a giant by small toy standards!






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