Old Antique Toys

This blog discusses old toys from the early 1920's to the end of the 1950's. All kinds of topics are discussed. The time span was the greatest period for "hands-on" toys, where a young child could actually go outside and play for hours at a time. You can see the elegance but simple design of these toys. It was a time when huge machines, and people made and finished toys by hand. The era has long passed, but many of the toys are still around, and that is what I would like to share.

Friday, January 26, 2018

Rubber Toy Vehicles Revisited

Monday, January 22,2018
Overcast with snow
-5 C 23 F

Rubber Toy Vehicles Revisited

Rubber toys were made in the 1930's and 1940's. Molds were made in the shape of the toy, the melted rubber was poured into the mold, allowed to cool off, then removed. Later, these toys would be painted. The main rubber toy companies were Auburn Rubber Company , Sun Rubber Company, and the Barr Rubber Company.

I've written about rubber toys before, so if you do a search in the upper right corner for the manufacturer's name or the words "rubber toys",

you should be able to be redirected to the previous post.

Auburn 1930's Military Motorcycle with Sidecar

Length: 3" 76 mm

Barr Rubber Ford Stake Truck

Circa: 1935

Length: 4 1/2" 115 mm

Barr Rubber Ford US Army Truck

Circa 1935

Lenght: 4 3/4" 126 mm

Auburn Rubber 1940's Military Tank

4 1/4" 118 mm

Sun Rubber Woodie Stationwagon

Length: 3 5/8" 92 mm

Sun Rubber 1930's Super Charged Coupe

Length: 4" 102 mm

When I was buying and selling toys on ebay, I managed to purchase a few of these toys.

What I like about them is that they were made of rubber. The rubber is quite flexible and bouncy, although I would advise not twisting the toy.

Thanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the day or night.

Stacey Bindman

Toysearcher@gmail.com

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