Visiting Toydecals again

Friday, February 23, 2018
Cloud with rain and snow
4 C     39.2 F

Visiting Toydecals Again

Please click here to visit Toydecals

I often visit Rick's Toybox website on ebay. His store is titled "Toydecals", and as you can tell,

he sells replacement authentic-looking toy decals. However, he also sells toys, and always seems to have rare and interesting old toys.

The 2 wooden toys were made by the Buddy "L" company during World War II (WWII).

During the war years, metal was rationed out in the USA. As such, the  government created strick rules for the way metal was used, as war armaments were needed.  As a consequence, metal couldn't be used for toys, and wood was substituted.

Vintage Buddy "L" WWII Era Victory Toy

Wood and metal

"Wrecking Truck"

Length: 16 1/2"  42 cm

Vintage Buddy "L" WWII War Era Victory Toys

Stake or lumber truck

Wood and metal

Length:  25"  63.5 cm

Kingsbury was a toy manufacturer in New Hamposhire (USA). 

Most of their pressed steel toys had a patented wind-up mechanism (motor)

to run their toys. You can see the wind-up motor in the third image below in the composite.

Vintage Kingsbury Pressed Steel Wind-up Motor Army Cannon Truck

Circa 1920's

Pressed Steel 

Length:  11"  28 cm

The "motor" in the D.B. Clark truck below was a friction motor.

You pushed the truck wheels on a flat surface, and a large rotating 

wheel started to spin the tires. You kept doing this until the wheels were

spinning fast, then you let the toy go, and it moved as much as 15" (4.57 M)

D.P.Clark Hill Climber

Circa 1920's

Length 12 1/2"  30.5 cm

The structo toy below is "somewhat" rarer than other Structo toys.

It has a battery (size "D") compartment to add light to the front light.

Vintage Structo Pressed Steel Tank with Rotating Head

Pressed steel with wooden wheels

Length x Height: 

12 1/2" x 6.5"

31.7 cm x 16.5 cm

Buck Rogers was a favourite comic character in the 1930's, 1940's and a bit later.

I remember going to the Sunday school movies, and there on the screen was Buck Rogers.

The movie effects the were "primitive",to say the least. I remember seeing the toy move on the "invisible" string that was clearly visible. 

Vintage 1940's Wyandotte Buck Rogers Space Ship

Pressed steel with rubber wheels

Length:  6"  15.2 cm

So this is it for today on a very rainy day.

Thanks for dropping by,

and have a great day or evening.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com