Exceptional Vindex Salesman Samples

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Exceptional Vindex Salesman Samples

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The Vindex Toy Company was a sub-division of the National Sewing Machine Company.

Vindex was the name of a product line of National Sewing Machines. The company teamed up with  Farm Mechanics magazine. The purpose was for the magazine to offer children toys if the parents signed up for the magazine. The company was founded in the late 19th century, and closed in 1957, after less-expensive sewing machines from Japan entired the US market.

Of all the cast iron toy companies, Vindex seems to be one of the rarer companies. These

toys are in high demand, and if you go to Liveauctioneers and search the past auctions of Bertoia Auctions (or go to Bertoia Auction's website). There you will be amazed at the high prices these fine toys achieved upon auction.

A salesman's sample was exactly that. A salesman would travel to different cities and carry the sample to the merchants and department stores. These "salesman's sample" added more to the rarity of the  toys. Most of the salesman's toys come with a cardboard label, while others were in fact the same, but the tag or label was lost.

Vindex 1929 Salesman Sample Fokker Airplane

Cast iron body with nickled wheels with 

salesman sample tag.Wingspan:  10"  254 mm

Vindex Salesman Sample Pontiac Roadster

Cast iron with nickled wheels

Circa: 1929

Decal on cast iron spare tire

Opening rumble seat

Length:  7 1/4"  184 mm

Vindex Salesman Sample Wrecker

Cast iron with nickel-plated disc wheels

Another extremely rare sample

Provenance:  Donald Kaufmann

Circa: 1929

Length:  7"  188 mm

Salesman Sample Vindex Oldsmobile Sedan

Provenance:  Mr. Fred McAdams

Cast iron with nickeled spoke wheels

Vindex decal on spare tire

Mint condition

Circa:  1929

Length:  8"  223 mm

Vindex "Lansing" Cement Mixer

Cast iron with nickel-plated sid elever and spoke wheels

Length::5 3/4"  146 mm

Vindex Salesman Sample Stake Truck

Cast iron with nickel disc wheels

decal on rear

Circa:  1929

Length:  9 1/2"   242 mm

Vindex "Lansing" Cement Mixer

Nickel hopper and lever

Probably the most elusive of any construction equipment

Circa 1929

Length:  8"  203 mm

Vindex John Deere Combine

Rare toy

front mounted engine

Circa: 1929

Length:  18 1/2"  470 mm

Very Rare Vindex Packard Club Sedan

Considered the rarest of the Vindex toys

Provenance:  Dick Ford, Donald Kaufmann

Cast iron with nickled wheels

Circa: 1929

Length: 9 1/2"242 mm

Salesman Sample Vindex 1929 Packard Club Sedan

Tag has been lost

Provenance:  McAdams , Donald Kaufmann

Cast iron with nickled wheels

Length:  9 1/2"  242 mm

Vindex Motorcyle and side car

Henderson inspired toy

Manufactured for only 2 years

Cast iron with rubber tires mounted on spoke wheels

Length:  8 1/2"  211 mm

If you go over to Liveauctioneers and do a search for Vindex, you will be able to see almost all

of the cast iron toys that they manufactured from the 1929 toy catalogue.

Please click here to redirect to the search for Vindex on Liveauctioneers

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Stacey Bindman
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