Continuing with Tootsietoy

Monday, March 10, 2014
              Cloudy and milder

Continuing with Tootsietoy

   I've been  fortunate to have found Mr. Marvin Kraut on ebay.I already wrote the initial post about Tootsietoy, but only knew Marvin from his  ebay name of Marvo4. As it turns out, MArvin sells many of these fine American small toys, as well as the British Corgys.  What's even better is that he knows all about these toys. Bu the best of all is that he has allowed me to present them against white, and I even decided to add a horizontal line below each toy. Marvin had presented his ebay offerings on a countertop against a wall. So the horizontal line was already there. I simply decided to include a line by drawing in in a photo-editing software.

   Tootsietoys date back to 1911, and continued into the beginning g of the 1960's The descendent of one of the original owners (Mr. Nathan Shure) purchased the Strombeck-Becker company, who had last owned the rights to the Tootsietoy brand. Who knows? Maybe one day these fine small toys will return to their popularity.

Please click here to visit Marvin Kraut's listings on ebay

The Graham cars are quite popular among collectors.  They were made  with between 6-8 different styles (coupe, sedan, convertible, and limousine), and the car parts were interchangeable.Their more expensive cousins , the Lasalles are even more in demand, rarer, and yield high bids whenever they become available.

The side view of the Graham illustrate the 2 piece design of these cars. The axles go through the upper part of the car, which projects into the lower frame or chassis. The wheels then go on the axles, and the axle ends are carefully hammered to hold the wheels in place.

The Grahams were initially introduced in the early 1930's.

The above transporter is a later model. Prior to the 1940's there were 2 earlier transporters made.

This armoured car was reissued after the War (WWII). The detail is extraordinary 

for such a small die cast toy.

The articulated ladder, and the bold colours made this toy quite popular. Of course, many people fare attracted to fire trucks,and this beauty was no different.

The year 1933 has the Tootsietoy company introduce many new toys.But for 1934, all there was, was the most-interesting airplay called the Autogyro. The  name was spelled differently from "Autogiro", as that mis-spelling variation had been used as as trade name, and thus the Tootsietoy company perhaps didm;t want to get involved over copyright infringement. The plane is 3 7/8" (99mm) in length (fuselage), has a 5-cyclinder engine on the front. The propeller is cast metal, the wings ( 4 1/4" / 108mm) are made from tin, and the wheels are rubber.

The final presentation of that airplane certainly is interesting, but I have to give Marvin Kraut accolades for the excellent photography and different camera angles. These toys are truly vine collectibles, but having an excellent photographer makes them all the more fascinating.

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always, 

have a great part of the day or night, 

wherever you may be.

Stacey

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