Hemswell Antique Centres

Friday, March 2, 2018
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Hemswell Antique Centres

"Hemswell Antique Centres is Europe's largest antiques centre.

It brings together Europe's largest selection of dealers who can offer you the widest 

range of antique furniture and vintage collectables. They have 4 buildings and two coffee shops on sight, whereby you can browse the numerous antiques and collectibles on sight. Once part of RAF Hemswell - the home of the Lancaster Bomber during the Second World War - the centres now offer a wonderful mix of antiques and collectables from bygone times."*

* Courtesy of Hemswell Antique Centres

Please click here to visit this fine British Antiques Dealer

 I came up with the idea to search out British and European antique dealers in order to 

be able to write more posts. I initially contacted a British ebay seller, buy he nicely refused my request. As a result, I decided to do an Internet search for  the 2 toys presented below, and came across this fine British and European antiques merchant. Hemswell Antique Centres is located a few miles from the historic city of Lincoln.

Chad Valley Ubilda Sports Car

Clockwork toy with windup key

Tin Plate

Circa 1945

Height x Length x Width: 

3 1/8" x 10 1/4" x 4 3/4"   

8 cm x 26 cm x 12 cm

Wells Brimtoy Tin Plate Racing Car

Windup mechanism with key

Circa 1930

Height x Length x Width: 

 4" x 12 1/4" x 4 3/8"   

10 cm x 31 cm x 11 cm

The above 2 toys were manufactured quite well, and are still in working condition.

They were built in an era when fine cars and racing cars were very popular, and people 

were very interested in them. As a result, companies manufactured toys after "real" cars, 

and thus you see these 2 fine models.

Thanks for visiting, 

and have a great day or evening

Stacey Bindman

Toysearcher@gmail.com

Emerald City Toys - Revisited

Monday, January, 4, 2016
Clear skies and very cold ( -18 degrees C or 32 degrees F)

Emerald City Toys-

Revisited

   It's been a long time since I've been posting regularly. I decided  today to search for past posts and contributors, and found Emerald City Toys. Early on, when I had decided not to buy and sell anymore, Emerald City Toys most graciously allowed me to use their fine toy photos. You can find them on the internet by clicking on the link below underneath their nice logo.

Please click here to visit this fine American toy store

The first toy is a tin lithographed Ubilda car. The original car came was a kit with all the parts, and would be assembled with the instructions on the box. It's in quite good condition, considering how old it is (65++ years). Also, the original box always adds a premium cost to the item. Collectors like to collect toys that come with the original box and of course the instructions. What makes this hard is the fact that most children and parents would throw away the box, but keep the toy.

Below is a fine French-made windup (clockwork) toy. ONe has to remember that the 1930's were a mere 2 decades ahead in time when the fist Model T's (Ford) rolled off the assembly line. By that time, car production had advanced by leaps and bounds.  With the car being a machine meant four travel and speed, the 1920's and the 1930's were considered the golden era of racing. Not only did cars become popular for racing on circuits and across the contents (Mostly Europe and Africa), but airplanes and boats also were "speed demons".

Thanks for dropping by to visit,
and as always,
have a great part of the day or night,
wherever you may be,
Stacey Bindman
toysearcher@gmail.com