An Exceptional Pair of Art Deco Wyandotte Toys

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Clear skies

Hot and humid

82° F /28° C

An Exceptional Pair of 

Art Deco Wyandotte Toys

I was browsing on ebay yesterday, when I came across a most-interesting pair of Wyandotte toys. They both were made of pressed steel, and were from the 1930's. One was a truck hauler, while the other was a convertible car.

Not only were the pair of toys interesting, but the exceptional restoration and finish of the 2 toys was most certainly "majestic".

I found these toys at the RJBoss Website on 

ebay 

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I'd seen the car toy before, and so I decided to go to ATCA and see what I could find in their exceptional collection of old toy catalogues.For 

those who  don't know, ATCA is an acronym for 

American Toy Collectors of America.

It's a great resource and reference site when one is doing a search.

I only found the car from a 1937 Wyandotte Catalogue.

The screen-capture is below.

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ATCA 1937 Wyandotte Catalogue

Returning to RJBoss' exceptional  pair of toys for sale,

the restoration is magnificent. It reminds me of the "Candy-apple restorations of the 1940's American hot-rods that were restored. 

Of course, there is some "poetic license" in how the  the toys were restored, but these 2 toys are unbelievably  rejuvenated and given a new life.

Nevertheless, the beautiful designs of the 2 toys are 

based on how cars and trucks looked like in the 1930's!

RJ's photography and photo lighting are very professional, 

and bring out the design and details of the toys.

A lot of workmanship and hours went into these two vehicles,

but the results most-certainly are fantastic.

"So that's a rap", 

as they used to say in the 1920's movie industry, 

when. a scene was finished being filmed.

I hope you enjoy this post of these 2 wonderful toys,

as much as I enjoyed writing it.

And have a look at R.J. Boss' ebay website. He seems to have

a "touch" for finding some very interesting and unique toys.

I'll have to ask him if I might write a few more blog posts

about his fascinating "discoveries"!

Thanks for dropping by, and have

 a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

My  name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman, 

and I can always be reached at toysearcher@gmail.com

Revisiting Mr. Frederick Pals on Ebay

Monday, June 24, 2024

Overcast with drizzle 

66° F / 18.9° C

Revisiting Mr. Frederick Pals on ebay

I've been slow to add blogs this season. However, what I've been doing is to bring back people and companies who have helped me out in the past. Today's post is about Mr. Frederick Pals. In the past, he allowed me to use his photos and write about him, and use his excellent photos. You can do a search on my blog to find the previous blog posts that I've written about him.

His ebay address is:

Please click on this to visit Frederick's Excellent ebay store

What's great about Frederick's store is the fact that he has lots of toys from Europe. That's where he live, and specifically in Holland. You don't see lots of toys from Europe in North America in one place or seller, so visiting Frederick's sight lets you see lots of toys that you might not be familiar with, or normally see in North America.

Below:

Antique Tin Toy

Gunthermann Clockwork Double Decker Bus

Pre-War (WWII) Germany

Below:

Ichiko Circus Volkswagen Samba Transporter

1962

Japan

Below:

Gunthermann 1951 Ford Fodor Limousine

US ZONE Germany 

Frederick is very knowledgeable about toys, and has reference

books that help him add the specific description details of his

merchandise.

So that's it for today,

As always, have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

I can always be reached at:

toysearcher@gmail.com

Is this Fine Toy a James Fallows (James Fallows and Son) Toy

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

71° F / 21.6° C

Sun with Clouds

Can Someone Please Identify This Toy

    I received an interesting inquiry from Sharon Pollak. 

She had very nice old tin toy with a horse, driver, and an enclosed wagon. 

Sharon thought that it might be a James Fallows (James Fallows and Son) toy, from perhaps the mid-late 1880's or later.

I did a search, but couldn't find anything like Sharon's toy. One of the photos that Sharon presented to me was a close-up of a hammered imprint of either the name or the letters 

and numbers. However, they are next-to-impossible to see. I did find information that said that Mr. Fallows  punched into his toys the letters "IXL", which were said to be an abbreviation for the words "I Excel".

Sharon most-certainly spent a lot of time to take these nice photos.

So, if there is someone out there who can verify who manufactured this fine tin toy,

please send me an e-mail, so that I can forward the information to Sharon.

Also, if you can also send some screen-captures of written descriptions and photos, that also would help out a lot.

 

So that's it for today.

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always, have a great part of the morning, 

noon, or evening, wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

and I can always be reached at 

toysearcher@gmail.com

  

A Beautiful Kingsbury Fire Truck up for Auction by Milestone Auctions

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Overcast with intermittent rain showers 

16° C /60° F

A Beautiful Kingsbury Fire Truck

with the Original Box

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My usual part of the day writing a blog post began with searching out 

the many different contributors to my blog. I started to search, when I came to 

Milestone Auctions and saw something different. What was amazing was the fact that the 

Kingsbury fire engine came with a "wooden box"!!!!!!!

Whoa, after all those years and this toy was being traded from hand to hand, the original wooden box still was kept together! And I never even knew that Kingsbury toys came with wooden boxes! 

I like to visit Milestone Auctions because they have excellent photography of their items going to auction, and well-written and informative descriptions. 

Description:

KINGSBURY #272 PUMPER FIRE TRUCK w/ BOX

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"Wonderful original Pumper Fire Truck. Has nice paint throughout. Still has original white tires. Version with motor driven pumps that works. Still has original rubber hoses.A great looking Fire Truck. Still has scarce accessory fire hydrant.  Comes with original wooden box. Missing top and 1 panel. A great addition to any collection."

Length:  24 1/5" / 62.23 cm

Below is a screen-capture from ATCA, 

which is The Antique Toy Collectors of America - an exceptional resource for

information on old toys.

The screen-capture below is from a page of a Kingsbury toy catalogue

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Above:

The arrow is pointing to the pumper fire truck that is up for auction.

The screen-capture is from the 1926 Kingsbury catalogue.

It's 2024 right now, and only 2 more years until this toy becomes a centenarian!

 And to the people who currently are bidding on this toy on Liveauctioneers - 

the best of luck to all!

Thanks for dropping by to visit my blog,

and have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

and I can always be reached at:

toysearcher@gmail.com

An Exceptional Auction Toy from the RSL Auction Company

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Overcast with Rain

17 ° C / 62.4 ° F

An Exceptional Auction Toy from

the RSL Auction Company

(Scheduled for June 29, 2024) 

I've been slowing down lately due to the transition to spring and summer.

Nevertheless, I always like to see what is going on in the toy world of auctions.

Last weekm I ventured over to LiveAuctioneers,and decided to check out what the RSL Auction Company was scheduling for their June Auctions.

Sure enough, I was euphoric to see a wonderful collection of mechanical toys. The one that I am presenting today is an exceptional  example of a rotating wind-up toy.

It's best to use the written description that the RSL Auction Company wrote for this majestic toy:

"Made by Althof-Bergmann Company. New York - Ca. 1877 - 14 1/2 Diameter. Until the recent discovery of this toy from the attic of a house in Ohio, there was only one other known surviving example. That one hailed from the renowned Curtis & Linda Smilth collection and it brought $84,000 at auction in recent months. Though not quite the same condition as the Smith specimen, this piece is nonetheless very beautiful and mechanically very sound. After the toy is given a good winding, the child can watch the spectacle of the parade take place. This includes boys on horseback, lions drawing chariots with acrobats and flag carrying participants. The Strassburger catalogue of 1877 shows an old line-cut illustration of the toy with five flags. As with the Linda Smith example, these flags were lacking. They were expertly replaced with modern copies."

I'm always being surprised to see that there are still wonderful old and antique toys still to be seem and viewed through fine toy auctioneers. The sheer fact that this 147 year old toy is still around, and ready to be turned over to another collector, is wonderful to see.

Please click this sentence to redirect to the RSL Auction Company Auction on the LiveAuctioneers

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So that's it for today. If you have the time, have a look at the rest of the exceptional mechanical toys that will be going to auction in the near future.  These are wonderful to see, and to know that they will be around for a long time.

As always, thanks for visiting,

and have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,

and I can always be resched at:

toysearcher@gmail.com

Bertoia Auctions Goes International

 Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Sunny with Clear Skies

30° C / 86° F

Bertoia Auctions 

Goes International

I've been writing since 2011, and Bertoia Auctions is one of the earliest auctioneers

who gave me their permission to write about their fine company, and of course their toys.

What I liked about them was their high-quality photography, their descriptions of the toys, and  their catalogues. They produce great catalogues  that one can be purchased in advance of the auctions. The catalogues are so popular, that you can even still buy old catalogues from past auctions, through individuals or companies that sell them.

Today's post is about John and Adrienne Haley

"The May Signature sale will be an exclusive auction of the personal collection of 

one of Britain's most influential toy-collecting couples: John and Adrienne Haley. 

Within the industry, the Haley name is both significant and respected. This quietly spoken Yorkshire couple has made an immense contribution to the collecting hoppy over the past 

half-century, supplying grateful US buyers with rare, high-quality European toys and choice iron banks.

"This will be an auction to reach all corners of the world!"

And so it was, that this auction came to be, with an exceptional number of people 

in the USA bidding on this most-exceptional  collection of rare toys*

Please click here to see the auction results on 

Bertoia Auctions' Exceptional Website

Please click here to see the Auction Results on 

LiveAuctioneers

 Description from Bertoia Auctions on about this Exceptional Auction

"The personal collection of one of Britains's most influential toy-collecting couples:

John and Adrianne Haley.

Within the industry, the Haley name is both significant and respected. The best of mechanical and still banks, Marklin & German tin boats, European trains and luxury autos, lead and composition figured, along with some added surprises."

Description

"254. MARKLIN FIRE HOUSE WITH THREE ENGINES | Germany, extremely rare and desirable, hand painted, clockwork fire trucks set inside engine house via a wheel stopper, three levers at side of fire house release the pre-wound trucks which can race out, no detail was spared in the making of this toy masterpiece, having a single piece from this fire toy is a great accomplishment, having the entire set is simply incredible and very few collectors in the world ever have. Book example featured on page 155 of David Pressland's "Great Book of Tin Toys." | Provenance: The John & Adrianne Haley Collection. | 22" l. | Two black hose reels are added, three of six total headlights are originals, rear rack on ladder truck is glued, three crossbars insignificantly reattached on one ladder, some of the rubber tires are fine quality replacements, overall (Excellent Condition) | $80,000 - $120,000"

Sometimes, it's best to just let the photos "speak for themselves".

As the expression goes "a picture is worth a thousand words."

Thanks for dropping by,

and have a great day.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman, 

and I can always be reached at:

toysearcher@gmail.com