VintageToySB Presents a Toy Company I That Never Wrote About

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

3° C/ 38° F

Overcast andDamp

A Visit to

VintageToysSB 

Please click on this sentence to go to VintageToysSB website on Etsy

I've written before about VintageToySB before (March 2024). It's a fine store, and has nice toys to sell. Earlier in the week,I decided to "drop by" and have a look at

what VintageToysSB had to sell.I looked around the store, and found a nice airplane from a company that I had written before - Ferdinand Strauss.

The toy is an airplane and here's the description:

"1920's antique pre-war Ferdinand Strauss aluminum

wind-up toy airplane Silver Eagle boxed aeroplane

flying hanging string display monoplane"

When you go to the store on Etsy, there is a short video that shows

the airplane moving around is circles . It is tied by a cord that is anchored 

by a hook in the ceiling. You have to go there to see how this airplane flies 

around and around. It's amazing to know that a child would play 

with such a toy for a long time!

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What's amazing is to find the original box

from a toy that is so old!

Length:  11" / 27.95 cm

So that's it for today. I hope that you enjoyed this post

and visit the link of VintageToysSB on Etsy. It's fantastic

to see this toy go round and around after is has been wound up 

by a key, and is hanging from the ceiling, even after all those years gone by.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, and as always, have a great part 

of the day or night wherever you may be. Also, I'd to wish

everyone a Healthy and Happy New Year.

If ever you'd like to have me write a post about you and your toy or toys,

please feel free to write to me.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman, 

and I can always be reached at:

toysearcher@gmail.com

A Return Visit to Blackwell Auctions

Saturday, December 28th, 2024

-3° C / 26.6° F

Overcast and Damp

A Return Visit to Blackwell Auctions

If you've been following my blog, you'll know that I always revisit the

person or company's website and write another blog. Sometimes, I'll even

write a 3rd or 4th blog. I added a post for Blackwell Auctions in March of 2024, and suddenly it's December 28, 2024.  

It's really unbelievable how fast "time flies".

I like the way  Blackwell Auctions photographs their toys.The photographer 

does an excellent job of lighting the toys, as well as getting many

different images of the item from different camera angles,

as well as detailed and close-up photos. This gives the bidders 

participating in the auction plenty of photos to see the toy or toys.

The auction that I chose was from January 14, 2023. Normally, I

select the second auction later on in time from the first one.However, 

this time I went back in time, and found a nice collection of different toys 

that I had not seen before.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to this auction on Liveauctioneers

Above

" Lot of 3 biscuit tin painted boats wind-up toys, the largest one measuring

20" (50.8 cm), smallest is 7" (17.8 cm) in length"

What also was in the description was information about the condition 

of the toys, as well as the offering "reliable shippers" or having the

buyer select his/her own shipping company. It's important for buyers 

to realize that here are other costs that also are part of the 

final price of any toy going to auction. One of the other costs is a 

"buyer's premium" . If you type in the words "buyer's premium) 

you will understand what that means.  I just did a search

and found out why this additional charge exists. The answer was for

the costs to the auctioneer of running the auction.

Above

Vintage Minnesota Model Boat Battery Operated

Toy cabin cruiser with battery-operated Johnson 35 Sea Horse outboard 

motor. Plastic and wood construction. Boat measures approximately

16" (40.64 cm) long. 

Above

Antique Pressed Steel Trumatic Ride*-on Tugboat

Trumatic Ride (manufacturer) on Tugboat boat measuring

21" long x 16 1/2" high. ( 53.34 cm x  41.9 cm).

I decided to search for information on the 'Net, and 

found some information below on 

hobby db 

Please click on this sentence to redirect to hobby db

For those who don't know hobby db is  a website that has

a large data-base (information) for searching for information about toys.

So that's it for today's post. I hope that you liked today's choices

of new discoveries that I had not seen before.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

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

toysearcher@gmail.com

If you have toys and are interested in having a post written about you

and your toys, please. feel free to send mea note. I'm always interested in 

hearing from readers,  and learning about  toys that I haven't seen

or written about before.

A Fine British Toy Store by the name of Tortoys

Friday, December 27, 2024

Sun with Clouds

-11°C / 8° F

A Fine British Toy Store

by the name of

Tortoys

Please click on this sentence to visit this fine store for small-sized toys

If you regularly follow my blog, you'll know that recently,

I've been looking up blog posts from the past (I started blogging in 2011). 

From there, I write to the owner of the store or individual seller, and ask for permission to write new posts about them and their toys. 

It's a good feeling to see that most of the stores and people whom I've written about are still active with their stores. 

Please click on this sentence to redirect to the first blog post about Tortoys

The name of the store owner (shopkeeper in Great Britain) is Mr John Ennals.      He's very knowledgeable about toys, and his photography is excellent. On a whim, I decided to see if John was on Facebook, and sure enough, he is, and he keeps his site up to date. It's great to see that John still is selling toys , and is alright and doing well in business.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to John Ennals' website

** If you click on each picture, it will appear larger, better-focussed

and easy to read and see the photos. The writing will also be easier to read on the screen-captures.

John's website is well-well designed and organized. 

Below

is one of the pages that you will see when you visit his store. 

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The top part of the page shows the different 

manufacturers (Brands) of toys that John has in his store

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This photo illustrates the many different brands of toys 

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Once you click on a brandname (previous photo), you will be redirected

to the brand name, in this case Corgi. There, you will

see all the different sub-divisions or types of toys available from that brand.

Above:

This photo illustrates the many different types of toys 

Above: 

I  clicked on  a category, 

and found the nice Dinky tow truck above.

And when I clicked on the word "Description" (in blue letters)

I got a plethora (lots of) of information about this nice Dinky toy truck.

Above:

A screen-capture showing the SS United States, that

held the record for the fastest ship that crossed the Atlantic on

her maiden (first) voyage in 1952.

I like the detail that John adds to his photos.

 Presented are the Scale,Length (metric) Years sold, 

Condition of the toy and box, 

and shipping  weight.

Above:

An example of the inventory of what John has.

Clicking on any photo will also give you a new window to 

gather information about the toy.

The amount of information on this website is phenomenal,

and you can learn a lot about toys here.

Above: 

Another screen-capture

with different names to the ships.

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Once you find a toy that you're interested in,

you can click on the photo to see a new window.

Within the new window, there will be many photos of the item

that you're interested in. 

Wow, now I remember why I liked John's website. He's spent a lot of time on his excellent website. Not only are there plenty of toys, but there is a plethora (a large amount) of information.Not only does this helps in selling a toy, but the information helps any collector learn about different toys.

An Exceptional Collection of Cast Iron Banks From The RSL Auction Company - Part 2

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Overcast and Damp

-13° C / 9° F

An Exceptional Collection of Cast Iron Banks
From the RSL Auction Company

(Part II)

Please click here to see the Auction. on Liveauctioneers

Earlier today, I added a first post for the RSL Auction Company. However,

I decided to write a second post about the cast iron banks. What I like about the 

RSL Auction Company is their large numbers of photos for each and

every item going to auction. The viewer and potential bidder bidding on

an item is bidding remotely from his/her computer. As such, the bidder

cannot touch or examine the item, but has to reply on the photographs

and the written description.

Below is the written description of this wonderful cast iron bank:

"J & E Stevens Company. Cromwell, Connecticut
(USA), 

Circa 1888

When the bank is activated, a little boy emerges from behind the bulrushes,

frightening the mule, and thereby toppling the cart backwards.

In doing so, the coin has been deposited." *

 Description courtesy of the RSL Auction Company*

I can imagine a young boy or girl being given a you like this,

and of course being given a few pennies to see how the bank collected the money.

It's truly amazing to see these toys from so long ago still around for collectors.

2024 - 1888 = 136

This toy has been around, and still operable after 136 years old!

I can't even imagine all of the different children and people that have handled 

or owned this wonderful toy.

I would think that even adults who collect these toys "play" with them by 

putting coins into the depository, er toy bank.  Of course, you'd never catch an adult playing with his/her antique toy, that would be unfathomable!

Why not, being happy keeps you healthy.

Thanks for dropping by 

and visiting my blog.

Thanks for dropping by,

and enjoy your morning, afternoon, or evening,

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman, 

and I can always be reached at

toysearcher@gmail.com 

An Exceptional Collection of Cast Iron Banks From The RSL Auction Company - Part 1

Thursday, December 26, 2024

-13 ° C / 9° F

Overcast and Damp

An Exceptional Collection of 

Cast Iron Banks

From The RSL Auction

 I "discovered" the wonderful world of American cast iron banks from the 1800's

long after I had started to blog. Up here in Canada, I've never seen one in person, 

but I've seen them on American auctioneers websites, and occasionally on a PBS TV station (An American Public Broadcasting System station on TV, and through American Auctions on the Internet.  These banks were made in the 1800's

and AI'm sure found a place in many houses with children, who would save their pennies in these banks.

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

I selected this particular bank because it would have bee very enjoyable for children. After winding it up, the horses and their riders would ride around in circles, and I'm sure they were very enthralled to see the horses go "round and round".

This particular cast iron bank was manufactured be the 

J. & E. Stevens Company.Their plant where they manufactured these banks

was located in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA.

This particular model was made in 1872.

There are a lot more banks to see on The RSL Auction Company's

website, as well as on Liveauctioneers.com

Thanks for visiting my blog,

and have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

I can always be reached at toysearcher@gmail.com

A Return Visit to the Antique Toy Collectors of America Inc. Website

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Clear skies 

-13° C / 8° F

A Return Visit to the

Antique Toy Collectors of America, Inc.

First of all, I'd like to wish everyone a 

Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year to come. 

To others who celebrate other holidays, I also wish you Health and Happiness, 

and a Happy New Year.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to the ATCA website

Over time, I've bought and sold old toy catalogues. Up here in Canada, there are 

not lots of toys or old brands of toys like in the USA. In earlier times with regard to old toys, we had Meccano from Great Britain. I had a set, but that was in the late 1950's. I base my comment on the fact, that when I started to blog, I searched high and low all over the Montreal, Province of Quebec (Canada)  and the surrounding area, and I never saw any American toys from pre-1940 and earlier.

I remember years ago, when I was doing my "usual" search, either

someone wrote to me, or I happened to "discover" the

Antique Toy Collectors of America  and their exceptional website.

I wrote to them for permission and 

they were kind enough to allow me to use their photos. 

The Antique Toy Collectors of America, Inc. was established in 1965, and has expanded not just to have American members, but also had invited toy collectors from around the world to join and become members.

What's fantastic about ATCA inc. is that they have lots and lots of old toy catalogues available on their website. 

As you can see, this is but one catalogue that ATCA, Inc. has at their location in Washington, D.C.(USA),  United States of America

The Antique Toy Collectors are always looking for new members.

The Group offers members access to their toy catalogues, members receive 2 magazines during the year titled Toy Chest Magazine , 

and they offer other features as well.

Of course there are some requirements.

Please click here to see what the requirements are to join ATCA

So that's it for today.

To everyone, I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas

and a Healthy and Happy New Year. 

And for everyone who celebrates another holiday, 

best wishes to all, and also

a Healthy and Happy New Year.