Saturday, January 13, 2024
2° Celsius / 35.6° Fahrenheit
A Revisit to Emerald City Toys
A while back, I wrote that I'd be returning to past people and companies to write about them again. And so for today, I'm writing about Emerald City Toys. I'm a few months early for St. Patrick's Day, but I was "itching" to return to writing and blocking. I checked back in my archives, and I first wrote about this fine company back on April 24, 2013.
So for this post, I decided to contact (Mr.) Brooke Larrson to see how he was doing, and mention to him that I would be writing a new post for him.
Wow, how the time flies!!!!
Brooke's website has changed. There are lots of toys for sale, and the photography and descriptions are excellent. It's a great place not only for buying toys, but also for researching for information about toys.
Above:
Manufacturer: JNF (Western Germany)
Circa: 1950's
"It's a tin friction operated toy. This is a fairly scarce toy in this size,
and is not to be confused with the more common 9" version"
length: 13.25" / 33.65cm
Above:
Manufacturer: Lehman (Germany)
Circa: 1900's
"Clockwork tin toy that propels the cycle while the rider jerks the steering wheel back and forth."
Length x height (4.5" x 5" / 11.43 cm x 12.7 cm)
Above:
Manufacturer: Arcade (USA)
Circa: 1930's
"Clockwork tin toy that propels the cycle while the rider jerks the steering wheel back and forth."
Length: 13" / 33.02 cm
"It's an impressive piece of iron and it's a little harder to find than the generic Arcade Mack gasoline truck"
Above:
Manufacturer: Nomura/Kosuge.
1936 Packard four door tin sedan was made in prewar Japan
Circa 1936
Length: 11" / 27.94 cm
"This toy under went a professional, and an absolutely gorgeous restoration many years ago."
Above:
Manufacturer: Marx (USA)
Made in 1932
Lithographed tin clockwork Cadillac
Length: 12"/ 30.48 cm
So that's it for today.
The weather up here in Montreal,Quebec, Canada has been warmer for December, and it's only snowed heavily twice in 2 months. It's been raining and snowing, so one never knows how to dress!
As for the rest of the world, this winter season has been hard! Heavy rains, and
below -40° F to -50° C in the Northern Climates of North America.
In some places, there was lots of rain and even lava flows (Iceland).
Take care, and have a great part of the day wherever you may be.
(Mr.) Stacey Bindman
I can always be reached at toysearcher@gmail.com
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