Lloyd Ralston Toys Revisited

Thursday, May 14, 2020
Sunny with clouds
12 C 54 F

Lloyd Ralston Gallery Toys Revisited

I've been visiting people and their stores to see how they are doing in 2020.
This fine store was founded by Mr. Lloyd Ralston, 
who sadly passed away some years ago. The company  ( Shelton, Connecticut, USA)
is now run superbly by his two sons.

Like many auctioneers, the Lloyd Ralston Gallery has signed up with Liveauctioneers.
Liveauctioneers is a unique website that signs up antique dealers of all kinds, including the special area of antique and modern toys. It has a vast linkage all over the world.

A great asset of this company is the fact that it has the resource of seeing toys from previous auctions, as well as their corresponding final prices of the toys. However they lack the capability of entering the  brand name or descriptive words of their merchandise. Nevertheless,
it still is a fantastic source of information about toys.

The auction occurred on May 2, 2020, and consisted
mostly of railroad train, cars, and accessories.

I've added the final prices of the these toys that went to auction. These are
the higher-priced toys, but there were lots of other toys that buyers selected at lower prices.


Please click here to visit their website

Please click here to arrive at their link on Liveauctioneers


Lionel 400E Locomotive and Tender
400T Tender 
Final Price: $ 750.00 US + Fees + Taxes




Bing 7116 Post Car
0 Gauge
Hand-painted tin with Interior
Both 4-wheel trucks articulate
Final Price: $ 1100.00 US + Fees + Taxes



Ives 800 Trolley
O Gauge
Lithographed Tin, Windup  Mechanism
With Trolly, Pole & Cowcatchers
Circa 1910
Final Price: $ 4200.00 US & Fees & Taxes




Lionel 1928 Store Display
Lithographed Press-boards
60" x 22" (558 mm x 154 mm)
Final Price: $ 16, 000.00 + Fees + Taxes


Lionel Train Set
0 Gauge
Twin Motor Engine and Assorted Cars
Final Price: $ 1300.00 US + Fees + Taxes



Lionel 2624M
Manhattan Pullman
0 Gauge
With Original Box
Final Price: $ 1500.00 & Fees & Taxes



Buddy L Trench Digger
Painted Pressed Steel
L x W x H  24" x 14" x 20"  610 mm x 355 mm x 509 mm
Weight:  28 pounds  /  12.72 Kilograms
Circa 1928
$ 2500.00 US + Fees + Taxes (Unless out-of-state)
© 2020
Lloyd Ralston Toys


I'd seen these Buddy L trench diggers before, but hadn't 
realized just how heavy and big they were. Also, I  thought
that they were manufactured much later in the 20th century.
This one was produced about thye 1930's!



MarklinDT800 Rail Car
HO Gauge, First Version
  Final Price:  $ 800.00 US + Fee + Taxes
Lloyd Ralston Toys



Ives 490R Universal Fast Freight Jr. Set
0 Gauge
Assorted Cars
Original Boxes
Circa: 1930
Final Price:  $ 2700.00 & Fees & Taxes


Ives 117 Suburban Station
0 Gauge
Lithographed Tin
Circa  1906
Final Price:  $ 1000.00 plus Fees & Taxes



Wow!
The time sure is moving fast.
In 5 weeks it will be summer, 
but with this pandemic it most certainly doesn't have the elation
of looking forward to  the nice weather, and having a vacation.
Nevertheless, it's what it is, and we all have to make the 
best with what we have.

Take care, and be safe.

Thanks for dropping by

Stacey Bindman
toysearcher@gmail.com

The Hubley Cast Iron Motorcycles

Monday, September 25, 2016
Cloudy with Sun / Getting Colder
17 Celsius / 61 Fahrenheit

The Hubley Cast Iron Motorcycles

(Almost all of them)

   I've been getting back to writing, but not as prolific as before.  When I recently returned to Bertoia Auctions, I was lucky enough to see a lot of Hubley motorcycles. That gave me an idea to display all of the motorcycles on one post. This is a big project, so I decided that, it will be done in sections until I add all of the motorcycles. The images come from a most-recent auction at Bertoia Auctions that occurred on May 20-21, 2016 and titled "Toy Shoppe Auction". 

The Hubley cast iron motorcycles were very popular in the 1930's and 1940's. As well, they are still very much in demand as collector's items. As you can see from their condition, they are in very good shape for toys that are 70-80 years old. Notice all of the nickel-plated wheels for the rubber tires. These have stood up quite well to the elements (mostly water)  and still are in fine shape.

Please click here to visit this exceptional American toy auctioneer

I decided to intersperse a composite photos after every 4 motorcycles with their descriptions

What's most interesting about the  above"crash car" motorcycle, is that the head swivels (turns).

So that's it for today - 16 Hubley motorcycles. I'm sure there are a few more, but this post has the most Hubley motorcycles that I added to any post.

Please click here to visit this particular auction (May 20-21, 2016)

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always, 

have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be

Stacey Bindman

(toysearcher@gmail.com)

Manoil Toy Soldiers at Their Best

Monday, November 16, 2015
       Sunny and Milder Temperatures

Barclay Toy Soldiers at Their Best

   I discovered Mr. Dirk Soulis one day while searching for toys on Liveauctioneers. For those who don't know, Liveauctioneers is a website for auctioneers that  allows auctioneers to present their merchandise to viewers. As well, it allows the viewers to sign up, and then to bid on the auction merchandise. 

   Dirk Soulis is a dynamic powerhouse who knew while in university  what he wanted in life. He pursued his degree by taking various appraisal course at university, and started up his company inn 1985, right after graduation. Even during his studies at university, Dirk was buying and selling merchandise.

   For those who visit this blog regularly, you'll know that I stopped blogging for a while. I reached a milestone of 300,000 page views, but I haven;t been able to elevate readership to the next level.   I get web designers offering to improve my website and readership, but I'd have to pay. I blog merely to keep my photography and photo-editing skills "fresh", so that I can return anytime to blogging. Google has me listed at the top of  their search engines, but that hasn't helped much, since not everyone uses Google.

   Anyway, when I visited Dirk's website on Saturday, I was greatly impressed. Not only does Dirk have fine photography, but he is always improving his website.  I don't know if he designs his website on his own, but I think he once told me that he does the photography. His website is quite up-to-date and presents itself superbly in terms of design and content, and photography.

   Dirk sells fine art and antiques, with toys playing a lesser importance. However, whatever Dirk sells, he does with a passion. His photograph, as I mentioned is superb, and his descriptions are well researched.

Please press here to visit this fine American Auctioneer

"Seventeen Manoil soldiers circa 1940, painted cast metal, measure from 2 to 3.5 inches.

Plus two Barclay sailors and a cowboy, plus other vintage cast metal and plastic toys." 

There are other figures in this lot up for auction, but I decided to focus on the Manoil set.

What originally caught my attention from the Manoil cast metal soldiers were the motorcyclist and the bicyclist. There were no spokes to the wheels, but the frames of the cycle were formed with  the wheel and tubes. This was an astounding casting for myself.

Below is a larger-sized example of the bicycle and soldier. I also like the parachutist who has just landed on the ground.

What makes these type of toys interesting is that they allow children to imagine a miniature world to play. A child can return to the soldiers, and create a different play a story each time. 

I'm not sure what the solider at the top centre is doing - perhaps he has a flame thrower on his back.

I'm unsure what the soldier is doing to the flamethrower's right, but he might be eating.

These soldiers would appear to be WWI soldiers rather than WWII. However, I did read and watched a WWII documentary that presented soldiers in WWI outfits and WWI guns. At the onset of the AAmericans entering the war, they were unprepared when the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.

Once again, the massive howitzer leads me to believe that these toy soldiers are from WWI.

So that's it for today. I'm glad I was able to present these fine Manoil soldiers from Dirk. The quality of the photography, the size, and the arrangement all present these tiny figurines in their best manner.

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always,

have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

Staccey Bindman

'toysearcher@gmail.com