Check The Oil Promotions

Monday, November 18, 2024
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Check The Oil Promotions

I was browsing through LiveAuctioneers last week, when I came across a very interesting company, by the name of  Check The Oil Promotions, LLC

 What I found interesting were the toys that they had up for auction. There were many toys, and some of them were from companies that I had never heard of or came across after 14 years of blogging. I was exalted and excited at the same time. Also, some of the toys were from the 1950's, and I've written very little on toys from that era. Moreover, the photography was excellent, and the descriptions were well written.

I contacted the company by email, and got permission from Mr. Andy Hussar.

His company is truly a multi-level business that sells many different types of merchandise related to the oil industry, as well as toys, and even automobile memorabilia from eras long past.If I had more time, I would write about other collectibles, especially relating to cars and trucks!

Please click on this sentence to  visit Check the Oil Promotion's current auction

"Check the Oil specializes in selling Gas & Oil Advertising including gas pumps, globes, signs, oil cans, and much more. Along with advertising sales, Check the Oil proudly offers Automobilia, including radiator mascots, emblems, hood ornaments, literature and more. Annually, we run a dozen online only sales selling thousands of authentic collectibles at no reserve!"

Wow!

That most certainly is a lot of work to manage for a company, as well as having piqued (perked) my interest.

I spent a lot of time searching for the Chiko toy company, 

but it was hard to find much information on the company.

The Schieble Toy and Novelty Company was an American company 

that ran from 1909-1931. If you go to hobby db, you can find lots of information about this company, as well as many other companies.

I never heard of the Ted Toy company before, 

so I did a fast search and found a link to this company.

The company that provided information about the Ted Toy company is called "oldwoodtoys",

 and there is a lot of information about wood toys.

 

This website is a great resource for wooden toy collectors.

Please click on this sentence to redirect the oldwoodtoys.com website

 

The Nomura toy company also known by the initials TN (Toys Nomura)

began in Japan in 1923. They made many toys from tin. 

The Nomura toy company, also known by the letters TN (Toys Nomura) was founded in 1923. They started to make tin toys, and became  very successful after WWII.They produced lots of colourful toys that attracted many to buy them.

So that's all for today.

I was elated to get the permission from Mr. Andy Husser, 

and seeing these toys from a more modern era 

was a like "a breath of fresh air".

I hope you enjoyed this post as I did in writing it.

So thanks for visiting, and as always,

have a great part of the morning, afternoon, or evening,

wherever you are.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,

and I can always be reached at 

toysearcher@gmail.com

A Very Rare Buddy L Prototype Insurance Patrol w/ Box

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Clouds with Sun

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A Very Rare Buddy L Prototype

Insurance Patrol w/ Box

I've been blogging since January 19, 2011, and what I originally liked from Milestone Auctions was their clean and neat photography.  Soft and diffused lighting is used, and the item (s) for sale are placed on a white base and background (seamless paper).

The owner of  Milestone Auctions is Mr. Miles King, and it was he personally who wrote back and gave me his permission to write about his fine company and to use his photos on my blog.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to the Milestone Auctions on Liveauctioneers

Whenever I'm adding a blog post, I like to visit either the website or the auction site where a collector or a company is selling their merchandise. I start by go through the list of 1629 posts (this post will be the 1630th), and see who I haven't written a post for in a while. 

When I chose Milestone Auctions today,  I was very surprised 

and excited to see a toy that was unique. The description was very exciting 

for myself,  but I'll let you decide. It's not often that you see a toy going to 

auction that is the prototype and was never chosen to be mass produced. 

I wonder why not?

Item Details

Description

"Only known example of the Insurance Patrol with Headlights and Bumper.

Still has Factory Prototype Tag that says "205 C 1928 9 LBS". Truck came

from the Buddy L Morgue Sale. All original with near mint paint and decals.

Still has pull cord and Buddy L tag.This truck was never put into production.

A wonderful addition to even the most advanced collection.

Comes with original Buddy L Box with Blue Stripe Paper. This toy sold at the

Buddy L  Morgue Auction for around $ 40,000. One of the most important

Buddy L Toys there is. 27" Near Mint."

(27" = 68.58 cm)

Thanks for dropping by.

My name is Mr. Stacey Bindman,

and I can always be reached at

toysearcher@gmail.com 

 

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Sunny with Clear Skies

13° C / 56 ° F

A Short Revisit to 

Pook & Pook

I haven't been writing much lately. My brother visited us in October, and we were

 supposed to go to take photographs of the fall foliage. Unfortunately, the weather 

didn't cooperate, and the leaves did not change either here in Quebec (Canada) or in

Vermont (USA). We also went to St. Alban, Vermont, where my parents and us children

 and my aunt, uncle, and their children  used to go in the summer. 

Unfortunately, some 60 years later, everything had changed in St. Albans Bay, 

where we rented summer cottages. We couldn't find the 2 summer cottages,

and the large corn field behind us had disappeared, and was occupied by

many houses.  The only thing that didn't change was the Lake Champlain seashore,

that was across the road from us. 

As Bob Dylan sang in one of his songs: "and the times, they are a changing".

And so, I decided to write a post and cheer up. 

I enjoy writing about toys, as well as learning about them.

So today's post is from Pook & Pook, a fine auctioneer, that

usually has fine collections of toys up for auction.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to this Pook & Pook Auction

The auction was on December 03, 2021

Below:

Scarce McLoughlin Bros. Bulls and Bears Great Wall Street Game

patented 1883

" with a vibrant lithograph box lid of a dressed bull and bear standing on Wall Street,

the original folding board with comic portrait vignettes of Gilded Age stock market

characters Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Horace Greely, includes 

a spinning board, play money, and contracts, 

as well as the original instruction booklet - 

12" (30.48 cm) height, 15 1/4" (38.735 cm)width"

Below:

Marklin Painted Tin Clockwork Musical Carousel, circa 191

With three embossed tin vis-a-vis chariots and three galloping horses, around

a central floral painted column with internal mechanism and hinged box

enclosing the musical comb, retaining the original canopy with fringed

tassel border, the base with a hand crank border is grooved to attach as a steam toy.

Below:

Massive live steam traction engine modelof a 36 horsepower 1912 Case tractor

with wooden bunkers and wood framed tin canopy, 

with brass and steel components.

Length 43" (109.22 cm)

So that's it for today, and thank you for visiting.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman, and I can always be reached at

toysearher@gmail.com

 

Sunday, November 10, 2024

10° C / 50° F

Sun with Clear Skies

Please click on this sentence to redirect to their website

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

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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:

toysearcher@gmail.com

An Exceptional Toy Website With Some Added Features and Items

Thursday, November 7, 2024

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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