Sunday, November 10, 2024

10° C / 50° F

Sun with Clear Skies

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I like to keep in touch with the companies and people with whom I write blogs.

The company has been in existence for more than 20 years, and the owner is 

Mr. Ed Sanford. 

I did some more research, and discovered that AntiqueToys.com 

a can be found on Facebook and Youtube. In this day and age, 

social media sites can help promote your company, as

 well as providing information about toys.

Earlier in the week, I contacted Mr.Ed Sanford at AntiqueToys.com.  

A few days later, I received a reply from Ed.  He wrote that there are 

two people who reply to e-mails, as well as four other people 

who work very hard within the company. Ed also has a cooperation 

with Marz Auctions, another fine company.

I asked Ed what he'd like me to write about, and he suggested a toy from pre-war. I did a search on AntiqueToys.com and, as usual, I found a wonderful collection of toys. 

One toy caught my attention, and I decided to post exclusively about that one.

Ed and his employees have spent a tremendous amount of work to

make this fine company what it is today. One of the excellent parts 

of the website is information and details on toys that are being sold.

When Ed replied to my e-mail, he suggested writing about PreWar toys. 

The term "Pre-War" nowadays, refers to the time before a "big war".

Just as soon as I did a search on Antiquetoys.com, there was a very good 

amount of fine toys, but one toy in particular caught my attention. 

It was a J.L.Hess (JLH) toy from the early 1900's, circa 1910, and  

it  was from a "Pre-War" from WWI (1914-1918) 

I think this is one of the oldest toys that I may have written about.

Moreover,I checked my blog posts, and I have never written about 

a L.L.Hess before, nor a toy so old.

Description:

"J.L.Hess (JLH) Early ca. 1910 Flywheel Tin

Lithographed CrankWind Hessmobile"

"This is an early CA. 1910 tin, lithographed,  hand-cranked flywheel

motor Hess automobile that was manufactured by J.L.Hess of

Nurembery,Germany.

This large Hess automobile features a working windup mechanism,

though engagement occasionally slips.The car has 

nicely lithographed disc wheels with spoke detailing, and the trunk opens.

An unusual and early tin car, perfect for collectors.

 

This piece is in all original condition with no breaks, restorations, repairs,

or touch-ups. This piece shows the usual patina, fading, dust, 

chips, scuffs, surface dust, scratches, missing accessories, and wear 

that are to be expected from age and play, This is approximately 8 1/2" in length. 

We invite you to view the photos to further determine the quality and condition."

As you can see from the above description, Ed's website 

is a great resource to find information about toys. 

Much time has been spent to research each 

and every toy that is being sold.

There were several more photos to be looked at on the website. 

Also, there is a short biography of the manufacturer of the toy. 

This is a great resource for those interested in learning all about toys.

Lastly, the photography is excellent. There are plenty of images to

look at the toy from all different angles. Not only do you see the

toy, but you see the condition of the toy as well.

So that's all for today.

As always, thank you 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

I've written this post about his fine website AntiqueToys.com with  

permission from Mr. Ed Sanford

Please click on this sentence to visit AntiqueToys.com 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gasoline Alley Toys & Antiques

Friday, November 8, 2024

10° C / 50° F

Overcast 

Gasoline Alley Toys & Antiques

Please click on this sentence to redirect to GasolineAlleyToys

My previous post was about Gasoline Alley Toys. I had thought 

I had written about them, but I didn't. So I contacted them to ask for their 

permission, and I received it.

They have plenty of fine old and later-era toys to sell. What I found was that

they take plenty of photographs of each and every toy that they are selling. 

That takes lots of time, and it shows all of the individual toys' features, both good 

and with scratches and dents. That is a fine example of caring for the buyer!

As an example, the first sentence of the toy below was 

"Vintage Marx Toys Flash Gordon Windup Rocket FIghter Tin Litho--for resto/parts"

Now that's honesty, which you don't see often enough on the 'Net from sellers!

Below

"Vintage Marx Toys Flash Gordon WindupRocket Fighter Tin-Litho--for resto/parts.

This is a Flash Gordon Rocket toy from Marx in Japan. The mechanism is wind up drive and has the sparking nozzle."

This rocket measures:

12 1/2" x 5" x 5"

31.75 cm x 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm

Yera: 1930's-1940's

Below:

Vintage Marx U.S.A. tin wind-up Walking Popeye carrying parrots in cages

with originalboxers. Toy in overall  ok to decent condition with normal age-related wear, scratches, and paint loss. The box is ok with some stains and the top main flap is missing.

Year

1930's-40's

Below

"Vintage Marx Main Street City Airport- with planes, litho-lights not working good

It did not lighjt up when I tested it with a battery and the wiring looks cut at the bottom.

It includes the planes, but one has a broken propeller.

This station measures:

17" x 11" x 6"

43.18 cm x 27.94 cm x 15.24 cm

Even with the slight damage, there are places on the 'Net 

that you can find to replace the missing parts.

Year: 1930's

So that's it for today. 

I'm very happy to have been allowed to write about this fine company,

and I'm sure I'll be writing lots more about the "treasures" that they continue to find.

As always, thanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the morning, noon, or evening,

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,

and you an always contact me atA:

toysearher@gmail.com

An Exceptional Toy Website With Some Added Features and Items

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Sunny with clouds

11° C / 51° F

A Toy Website with Some Added

Features and Items

Please Click On This Address to Redirect to Their Website

I've been to the Gasoline Alley Toys website many times. It's a great resource for looking at toys, and they have somethings that other website don't have. If you don't press on the address above, then please make sure to type their web address exactly as it is below:

gasolinealleytoys.com

The funny thing is that when I searched through my 1625 posts (as of today), 

I couldn't find posts that I had written about Gasoline Alley Toys. Naturally, I immediately e-mailed  them, and a day later I received a reply 

from Kari Christenson. Kari gave me permission, and wrote that there are photos also on their Facebook site with photographs. The company is located in Onalaska, Wisconsin, USA. I'll have to check where that is, but Google Blogger is underlining the city in red to note that the spelling might be wrong. 

I may have to contact Google for that!

Gasoline Alley Toys is a multi-functional company.

The screen-capture below illustrates that they are interested in buying toys,

and the list is quite long.

Gasoline Alley Toys also sells many different brans of toy part replacements.

Wow!  Had I known back when I started buying and selling toys, I  would have contacted them!

The screen-capture below is something of great interest to anyone

interested in old toys. They have videos on YouTube ©  that should be of

interest to anyone interested in toys. When I find the time to read the, I'll try and remember to edit this post and comment on the videos.

I was on the phone and  promised another employee 

(Kari was not there at the moment), that I would add the post.

 So I'm not finished yet, but I will post for now.

I'll work on the post tomorrow for more information, 

and of course, nice toys.

So thanks for dropping by,

and as always,have a great part

 of the day wherever you may be.

My name's (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,

and I ca always be reached at:

toysearcher@gmail.com

A Visit to American Antique Auctions

Monday, November 4, 2024

4°C / 37.2 ° F

Overcast with rain later

A Return Visit to 

American Antique Auctions

I hadn't written a blog post for American Antique Auctions in a long time. So I wrote to them to ask for permission to write a blog post for them. I received a fast reply from Mr.Vince Sarchese, one of the 2 owners of this excellent auction company. He gave me the permission, but took the time to write a small biography of the company and how the auction toy industry is at this point in time. His writing and description were excellent, and  I  replied that he should be writing a blog. Of course, he's busy enough with his company.

You're probably wondering why I included the guitar below.

The answer was that it was a beautiful guitar that was photographed

so simple, yet it made the Guild Starfire IV Guitar #1357 stand out so majestically.

Of course, I did gather a nice grouping of toys from this auctioneer.

Description

1920's Sturditoy's America LaFrance Water Tower Fire Engine No. 9

Large pressed steel fire truck with working crank tower, 

32 inches ( 81.28 cm) long

Description Above

Bing hook and ladder tin litho garage 

 and fire trucks in composition with 

firemen figures

Description Above:

Tootsietoy travel Trailer and car, 

wind-up streamlined cars

and wrecker, and Kansas race car lot

Description Above:

German tin wind-up beetles. Stock & Co.

and other German toy beetles.

As I checked my e-mail 2 days after I posted this post, I received a surprise

e-mail from Mr. Vince Sarches, one of the owners of

American Antique Auctions.

It was the trio of excellently-photographed 

images of a Ferdinand Strauss Santa Claus with a pair of reindeers.

And so, even it is only the beginning of November,

I would like to wish each and everyone who visits 

and sees this post, a Merry Christmas,

and a Healthy and Happy New Year.

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American Antique Auctions site on Liveauctioneers

A Revisit to a Wonderful Seller of Old Toys

Sunday, November 3, 2025

Clear Skies but Cool

4° C / 39° F

A Revisit to a Wonderful Seller of Old Toys

Please click on this sentence to redirect to Visit Emerald City Toys

It's been a long time since I wrote  a post for Emerald City Toys.so I was happy when I visited the website and found lots of nice toys. I didn't want to present too many toys, so I selected 2 fine toys.

What is very nice on a toy merchant is when the photography is excellent, and there are many images to show the potential buyer the condition of the toy is, as well as what the features are.

There were plenty of nice toys to show, but I selected 2 nice toys.

Toy # 1 Description

"This great 12" (30.48 cm) lithographed tin clockwork Cadillac was made

by Mars in 1932. The toy is in spectacular original condition, and is complete in every way. The colors are bright and shiny, and the clockwork motor

functions properly. This toy is seldom found in this condition.

Toy # 2 Description

"Marx made this huge 16" (40.64 cm) Stutz lithographed tin roadster

in 1928. It has a strong clockwork motor, and is complete and original.

The lithography is bright, and the colors are stunning. It is in excellent

condition with no damage or oxidation. A seldom seen toy in this condition

So that's it for today. Two old toys in very good condition and soon to be centenarians ( 100 years old). It's truly amazing how certain collectibles 

are kept from generation to generation over time.  It's great to see that some collectibles will always be around for the next generation(s) to  see

what children played with before them. 

So that's it for today.

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

An Exceptional Collection of Toy Banks Comes to the RSL Auction Company

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Sunny with Cloud

5° C / 41° F

          An Exceptional Collection of Toy Banks

         Comes to the RSL Auction Company

Please click on this line to redirect to the RSL Auction Company's Auction on Liveauctioneers

    I haven't added many posts lately. So when I checked to see whom I would write about, I decided to write about the RSL Auction Company. Like many auctioneers, they've come a long way since I started to blog, way back on January 11, 2011. The times have been changing since I started to blog, and what I've noticed is that many auctioneers have opted to join Liveauctioneers on the Web.  What I've also noticed is that their photography has changed to "high key". Many auctioneers in the last 5 years have changed their photography lighting. They use a softer lighting and the contrast between the bright and dark areas is reduced.

   High Key simply means placing the person or product on a white background. What you notice in high key is excellent detail of the item everywhere. Because a soft lighting is used, there aren't any deep shadows from a harsher type of lighting.  The set-up  is easier, and you don't need many photo lights and reflectors to control the contrast. The photo  term "contrast" simply means the difference between the brightest areas called "highlights" compared to the darkest areas called "shadows". The photographic "shoot" moves much faster, and there is less work to bring out the shadow detail.

    The RSL Catalogued Auction has "325 Still Banks, 80-90 Mechanical Banks, Folk Art, and approximately 75-100 Cast Iron and Tin Toys" 

Here is the RSL Auction Company's well-researched and catalogued description:

" J & E. Stevens Company. Cromwell,CT (Connecticut) - 1890's. A print block

accompanies this lot. For most mechanical bank collectors the Girl 

Skipping Rope" represents the closest thing there is to a Holy Grail. In fact,

the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America (MBCA) designated it as their

mascot when the club was founded in the late 1950's"

There is something that readers should know about:

If you click any a photograph it will enlarge to a large size.

The purpose of the enlarged photo is to better see the detail.