Introducing Nadeau's Auction Gallery

Friday, April 16, 2025

1° C / 33.8° F

Cold and Clear Skies

Introducing Nadeau's Auction Gallery

    I had written another post about a reader asking me about a certain cart and

       horse.That post was written a while ago. The reader had asked about a certain cart and horse, and I searched the 'Net to try and find out all about his toy. I wrote the post, but never found the answer. However, I found an auctioneer who had a nice group of horse and carts, and I decided to ask for permission to write a blog post for his auction company.

And that's how today's post came to be.  This auction happened on 

October 15-16, 2018 on BidSquare, a fine auction company on the Internet.

Please click on this line to redirect to the auction

 What's amazing about the Internet and auction companies, is the ability 

to go back in time. Most of the auction companies save their auctions,

which allows you to expand any search that you are doing.

Description:

"Early Carpenter cast iron cart circa 1885, patented May 25, 1880, 82, 83 and 84.

The cart is fitted with a tipping mechanism, and the bed is embossed with

trademark, having a flat iron driver drawing by the galloping motion

of the wheel horse.

Height:  8 1/4" x  Length 12 1/2"

21 cm x 31.75 cm

Description:

"Hubley cast iron hose reel horse drawn fire wagon having ornate frame

hose reel and driver sitting above the bell, drawn by two horses.

Height: 6", Length: 20"

15.25 cm x 50.8 cm

Description:

Wilkins cast iron and pressed steel horse drawn dray wagon having

seven wooden barrels, one with label "Gold Medal", driver in derby gat,

wagon drawn by two horses with rocking motion.

Height: 8 1/2" ,  Length 21"

21.59 cm x  53.34 cm

Description:

Cast iron Hubley Santa Claus in sleigh pulled by two deer.

Santa with moveable arms.

Length: 17"

43.18 cm

Description:

Cast Iron Hubley horse drawn ice wagon with driver drawn by two horses.

Height 5 1/2" x Length 12 1/2"

13.97 cm  x  31.75 cm

So that's it for today. Have a look at the fine Nadeau's auction from 2018.

It's always  great to see such old toys still around after so many years.

And, as always, 

have a great part of the day or night, 

wherever you may be.

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

toysearcher@gmail.com

A New Visit to Stripe4107 on ebay

Saturday, March 8, 2025

-6°C / 21.2° F

Cloudy with some Sun

A New Visit to

Stripe4107 on ebay

I like to visit people and companies whom I'm written about before.

Stripe4107 is one of these fine stores and person. He always has a large inventory 

of toys, and his photography is excellent. Better still, is that there are plenty of photographs taken for each and every toy that is up for sale.

Please click on this sentence to redirect to his fine store

For those readers who don't know, you can always click on a photo, 

and all of the photos will appear in a new window. When you want to return to read, simply click anywhere on the black background.

Description

Hubley Cast Iron 5 Ton Truck/All original with no breaks or repairs. 

Hard and rare to find. Note that the floor of the truck is steel. Large 

and impressive toy. Comes with driver, not correct. 

Shows some normal wear.   Length:  16 1/2" (31.75 cm)

Description

Scarce American Carpenter Toys, Port chester, NY (USA),, Circa 1885.

Here is an excellent example of this scarce and charming toy. It retains the driver. Cast Iron 2-Horse Drawn Steam Pumper Fire Engine Toy. Thee carriage is marked "Pat. May, '84"; harness marked "Pat. Nov 16 '83", one  horse marked

'Pat. July 19, '81. One driver leads two horses atop a carriage with red wheels loaded with a gold-colored steam boiler, marked "14". All parts and paint appear original, with wear to reflect that such cast iron pieces were originally

intended as toys, and lovingly used that way. No breaks or repairs.

18 1/2" L x 4 1/4" W x 7" T (47 cm x 10.8 cm x 17.8 cm)

Description

Rare Globe Cast Iron Policeman Motorcycle 9" (22.86 cm)

Very hard to find.All original made by Globe Mfg. Company. Handlebars appear to be original, black rubber tires marked "balloon 34 x 5 cord" which have hardened. Still rolls fines. some paint chipping and wear. The Policeman's original right leg was broken off, and has been repaired. see no other breaks or repairs.

9"L x 3 1/3"W x 6"T (22.86 cm x 8.45 cm x 15.24 cm)

Description

Arcade Cast Iron Mack Fire Ladder dual Wheel Truck w/ driver

Impressive 18" Arcade 1930's cast iron Mack Fire Truck with original red paint and original arcade sticker. Mack cab with nickel hose reel with ladder supports,

seated nickel-plated driver, original bell, original rubber tires and disc wheels

with red painted centers, Arcade decal on side. There is a bell on the underneath with a clapper attached to the axle. As the axle turns, the lapper hits the bell, sounding like a real emergency. There is a bolted-in driver with a unitized steering wheel in his hands. Displays well with original cast iron driver and "Mack" embossed on the truck. The truck is in nice original condition with no cracks

or repairs. 

Cab is 18" (45.72 cm) long, with ladders 21" (53.34 cm).

Description:

You can see how much effort Stripe4107 places in describing the

historic information of this toy, as well as the detailed description

and condition of each and every toy.

So that's it for today.

Thanks for dropping by, and as always, 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

A Revisit to VMCH

Monday, April 22, 2024

8° C / 46° F

Clear Skies 

(Is it ever going to get warmer?)

A Revisit to VMCH

If  you're a regular reader, you'll know that I've been returning to old blog posts and seeing whom I've written about. From there, I've decided to write new posts.

I'd written in 2013 and 2014 some nice posts about Mr. Red McHoe who has 2 sites from which he has sold toys, as well as other collectibles. Mr. McHoe has a store on ebay titled VMCH, as well as another store on the on the Internet called Red's Toy Parts.

The toy that I selected (and there are plenty of other excellent selections to have chosen) 

is (quoting the description on ebay):

"Rare Largest Cast Iron Hubley Made"

Circa:  1930

Length:  Approximately 17" (43.2 cm) Wing Span 

Name on the wing: AMERICA

Trimotor with 3 motored propellers, rubber wheels, 2 pilots

It's a beautiful toy, and it's amazing to see how well-kept

the owner or owners took such nice care of this marvellous toy.

I had contacted Mr. McHoe to ask for his permission, 

and he gave me the "OK"

Below:

When viewing any photo, you can click on it,

and a new window should open up, The image will be very large

and show much better as a large photo. The smaller

details are also seen best.

Red's photo below illustrates how the propellers 

would turn when the airplane was rolled on a floor.

It's amazing that the springs are still intact

and working,

So that's it for today.  

I hope you enjoyed looking at this fine toy.

As always, 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

Pratt & Letchworth or Hubley 4 Seater Brake Coach

Sunday February 5, 2023

2° Celcius 35.6° Fahrenheit

Cloudy with Snow

Pratt & Letchworth or Hubley 4-Seater Brake Coach

    I can't believe the extreme differences of temperature in the last 2 days. Yesterday, it was -30° C / -22° F  and today is "warmer at -16° C / -3.2° F. Needless to say, that's the type of weather that kept me indoors writing a few blog entries! The weather today is going to go up to to 0° C / 32° F . Finally, I'll be able to take my dog for a walk!

    Now back to being serious! 

    A few days ago, I received an e-mail from a reader asking me if I could help him identify a beautiful family heirloom toy that had been in the family over a few generations. Naturally, I was very eager to help the reader out, and of course, I said yes.

    The reader wrote that the item was a Pratt & Letchworth 4-Seat Brake that his grandfather had as a child in the 1900's, about 1915. That was a great bit of information, as I never, ever, heard of the word "brake" to describe a horse-driven passenger transport.

     After some searching on the Internet, I wrote the collector to say that also I thought that the item was a Pratt & Letchworth 4-Seat Brake. Of course, I'm far from an "authority" or "expert" on toys. 

    Interestingly, the collector did some research on my blog, and found a website by the name of Antique Toys. The website is an excellent resource for finding information about old and antique toy manufacturers. The photos are excellently photographed, and the narrative is well done and very educational. And of course, there are always a fine selection of toys for sale.

    The collector contacted Mr. Ed Sanford, the owner of this excellent website, as well as a seller of toys and the owner of his store -Antique Toys. Mr. Sanford looked at the owner's toy, and identified it as a Hubley. 

Please click the address below to visit this fantastic website

https://www.antiquetoys.com/

    I wrote Ed Sanford back, and asked for some detailed contrasting details between the Hubley and Pratt and Letchford, in order to contrast the 2 different companies. Ed replied and I was very much amazed at the information and detail that he provided.

Here's what Ed had to say

"The Pratt and Letchworth toy uses metal on the double trees for the horses, and the overall tree design is different. I have a photo of the P&L.

*Double/single/quad trees are the pieces that connect to horse harness

From LiveAuctioneers."

"The color palette is different on the P&L. P and l also pinstriped their wheels and tend to use Carmel color horses. 

P & L horses always have detailed reins and usually white with red and black colors.

I am still looking for some good photos for you from a catalog, but possibly it is the odd toy that is not well cataloged.  -in surviving catalogs

P & L did not use as many tabbed in floorboards and benches. Hubley cut tongue and groove slots into the side of the carriage cast-iron for assembly.

As I review photos, I wonder if the toy trust allowed Hubley to use some of the castings patterns that were improved upon."

    

    I was glad that the reader had found out the manufacturer of his toy heirloom,  that he had inherited from his father. 

    Living in Canada, I don't get to see any old or antique American toys. My knowledge is mostly from finding information on the Web, and writing about toys from what I learn on the Web.

The first place that I went to was liveauctioneers. For those who don't know, that company is a major auctioneer for many different categories. However, it's a superb resource for finding information about modern, old, and antique toys.

I found excellently-photographed images  from Morphy Auctions, as well DAKOTApaul. Morphy Auctions had photos of the Hubley coach, while DAKOTApaul had photos of a Pratt & Letchworth Coach.

I've spent a lot of time trying to compare the 2 different manufacturers of the 

4-seater brake coach with a team of 4 horses. However, not ever having seem these 2 wonderful and historical toys, it was hard for me to compare and contrast. the Hubley and the Pratt & Letchworth.  I'm very glad that the reader was able to find Ed Sanford, and get the answer to what he was searching for.

Above: Hubley 4-Seater Brake Coach

Below: Pratt & Letchworth 4-Seater Brake Coach

 If anyone out there either has the Hubley or the Pratt and Letchworth 4-horse team with 4 seats Brake Coach, I would very much be elated if you would like to have a blog post written about you and your toy.

So that's it!

Thanks for dropping by,

And as always,

Have a great day, 

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

and I can be reached at

toysearcher@gmail.com

Mr. Hardy Littleton Helps Out Again

Thursday, January 18, 2018
Cloudy
-3 C  26.6 F

Mr. Hardy Littleton

Helps Out Again

Please click here to visit this fine ebay seller

A. C. Williams Blue Cast Iron Boat Tail Racer w/ Driver & Embossed Pistons 

Antique A. C. Williams Cast Iron Tail Fin Racer Toy Car!  This fantastic c.1930s is an A. C. Williams cast iron toy. This large car features raised exhaust stacks on the hood, and a seated cast driver. The racer has a large tail fin on the end, and sits on 4 white rubber tires. The car rolls very well when pushed.This is one of A. C. Williams more rare large sized racers. 

Measures approx. 8-1/2" L x 2-3/4" W x 2-5/8" H

216 mm L x 70 mm W x 67 mm H

Antique Hubley Red SPEED Motorcycle

Rare Hubley Cast Iron SPEED motorcycle with rubber wheels and rare red paint. Has SPEED raise letters on both sides of motorcycle tank also raised number 5 on riders back.  wear from age . Length:  4" ( 102 mm) 

Hubley Cast Iron Futuristic Streamline Blue Coupe

This great little cast iron coupe was produced by Hubley in the late 30’s. 

The car is 6″ ( 152 mm) long and is in great, 

original condition with red wooden hubs and rubber tires. 

The photography helps to present  the cars with their features in 

their most appealing manner.

It's also a good business strategy when selling your merchandise.

Thanks for passing by,

and have a great part of the day or night.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com

Cast Iron Wreckers

Tuesday, November 22,2016
Overcast  with sunny periods
6 Celsius 41 Fahrenheit

Cast Iron Wreckers

Please click here to visit this exclusive toy auctioneer

As soon as the automobile was invented, there were bound to be accidents. As such the "wrecker" was invented to tow away the vehicles that were damaged in the accidents. Later on, the term "wrecker" was changed to "tow truck"- a milder word. As toys always replicated relief items, sure enough, the wreck toys came on to the marketplace. The major manufacturers of cast iron toys made these wreckers. Arcade was the most prolific, and the other manufacturers made them also, but to a lesser extent.  Kenton, Kilgore, Hubley and Champion all made these nice toys.

Some wreckers were simpler coming with only a hook, while others came with a simple winch. The larger Arcade wreckers came with the most sophisticated mechanism for both lifting and towing the "wrecked:"car or truck.

A Cadillac 1931 tow truck from Springfield, Mass., USA

The cast iron phenomena  was almost exclusively in the United States. There was one Swedish company by the name of Skogland & Olsen that made cast iron toys including the wrecker below.

The lithographed  tin manufacturers in the United States, such as Marx, and Chein also made wreckers, but I chose just to present the cast iron version today. In my search, I didn't find too many lithographed tin wreckers, but that's not to say that more weren't manufactured.

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