Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Promotional Tabletop Cars

Friday, October 19, 2018
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Promotional Tabletop Cars

    I've been looking at my older posts in order to find new material for present and future blogs. I decided to visit Lloyd Ralston Galleries to see what I might discover. 



Lloyd Ralston Gallery has been one of the busiest and best auction galleries since its inception. The primary focus has always been full-color, professionally-described cataloged auctions of vintage collectible antique toys, trains, soldiers and die cast vehicles.
Family owned since 1978, it is located in Shelton, Connecticut. The 10,000 sq. ft., showcase-lined gallery has seating for 100 people. Fully air-conditioned and heated, it offers a comfortable atmosphere for attending bidders. The hours are 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday or by appointment.
When you contact us at Lloyd Ralston Gallery, you are speaking directly to a helpful and knowledgeable owner who is ready to assist you. Their goal has always been to maximize consignor's profit while also making the auction friendly and easy for the buyer.
We are members of the Antique Toy Collectors of America, the Train Collectors Association, and the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America.

 Not all model cars are toys. There are companies that manufacture models for the car manufacturers, as well as large dealerships. These companies were much more popular in past times, but there may still be a few left.  National Products was one of these companies that existed from the 1930's-1950's.  They would manufacture model vehicles for cars and these would either be sent free or charged to the dealerships. These models were usually 7" - 10"  (178 mm - 254 mm) long, and made of rubber or metal. Sometimes the models would have the names of the car dealership on them, and other times there was no writing on the models.

As I was checking for these models, I was fortunate to come across a large selection of these items on Liveauctioneers, specifically from a Lloyd Ralston Gallery Auction. What garnered my attention, when I did a search for sales descending from the highest price to the lowest, was the fact that these fine car models did in fact receive final high bids. 

Thus, this is what I decided to write about for today's blog.










Thanks for dropping by,
And as always,
Have a great part of the day or night,
Wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com

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