A Lindstrom Toy Outboard Engine

 Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Sunny, clear skies, very hot & humid

A Lindstrom Toy Outboard Engine

   Yesterday, I think I discovered a new toy company by the name of Lindstrom. It had been sold by Mr. Nathan Forman who goes by the name of ToyClaus on ebay.  I wrote a "revisit" post yesterday about Nathan and a fine Smith-Miller fire  truck. Nathan is an excellent ebay seller, and he takes lots of photos for each item up for sale, even when some items may now be as high-priced as others. 

   Today's item is my new American company discovery - Lindstrom. I went to one of my excellent old toy reference sites to find information on this company. I had written about Harmjan Heeling on September 12, 2013,  which today seems so long ago. Harmjan's site on ebay is an excellent resource to read about old toy companies. His company is named  fabtintoys and you can find his ebay website by clicking on the link below where it says "please click here….". 

Lindstrom Tool & Toy Co.

Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1913-early 1940s (resumed production after WWII).

Produced (mechanical) toys, games and phonographs made of pressed-steel and tin. Also produced an amusement-park type model: the "Doodle Bug" bumper 

* Description Courtesy of Mr. Harmjan Heeling

Please click here to read about the many toy companies that Harmjan has written about

   I admire Nathan's fortitude and dedication to presenting his merchandise in a consistent and excellent manner. Today's item is old,but is not necessarily valuable. Nevertheless, Nathan spent the time and effort to present this fine item in his usual excellent manner.  I try to do this on my blog, and I know how hard and dedicated one must be to try and present your material in the best manner possible!

Please click here to visit Nathan's store (Toyclaus) on ebay

Description

A 1920's lithographed tin mechanical wind-up motor made 

by the Lindstrom  Tool & Toy Company

Nathan is selling many of his own personal toys from his many years of collecting.

I like the "brake" for stopping the motor.

 The 2 images above excellently show you how the motor operates.

For a 1930 toy part it still works!

I always like when I can look at a set of photographs and understand how a particular toy operates.

With Nathan and his  Toyclaus store on ebay, I know I can always visit to figure out how a toy works. Not only do I get to see Nathan's fine toys for sale, and write about them, but I can understand how they work!

What more could I ask for?

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always,

have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be,

Stacey.

toysearcher@gmail.com

An Excellent Seller Revisited

  Monday, July 21, 2014
Sun,clear skies, and very hot and humid

An Excellent Seller Revisited

   I received an e-mail from an anonymous person about a post that I wrote with today's seller.The reader will be sending me information and photos about the real airplanes that the toy is modelled after. The post is from June 1, 2014,and the seller  is Mr. Nathan Forman, who goes by the name of Toyclaus on ebay. What originally attacked me to Nathan's store store was the quality photos that Nathan took, and of course the merchandise. I'm going to be posting again tomorrow about a new toy that I have not seen before - a Lindstrom toy outboard motor, again from Nathan.

  As I was looking at Nathan's current and recent past sales, I decided to write a post about a specific toy  and of course Nathan. The toy is an older 1950's Smith-Miller Aerial Ladder Fire Truck # 3 S.M.F.D.  The Smith-Miller toys (old and new) are always in high demand. The original toys were made extremely well and are very rugged and durable. In those times (the 1950's), kids played with these toys. Today however, the new toys made under the new owner of the company are in high demand by collectors who save them rather than have their children play with them. The new toys call even sell for thousands of dollars!

1950'S ORIGINAL SMITH MILLER AERIAL LADDER FIRE TRUCK #3 S.M.F.D.  

1950'S ORIGINAL SMITH MILLER "SMITTY TOYS" AERIAL FIRE TRUCK #3 S.M.D.F. 35" LONG X 6" WIDE X 7 3/4" HIGH, WITH MACK CAB, LOSS OF PAINT, BROKEN BUMPER 1 1/2" LEFT SIDE, PARTIAL DECALS, AERIAL TRAILER HAS LOSS OF SOME PAINT, COMPLETE DECALS, ORIGINAL STRING, REPLACED GEAR THAT LIFT THE LADDER (WORKING CONDITION), BROKEN GEAR THAT EXTENDS THE LADDERS, REPLACED LANDING HOLDER SUPPORT. OTHER THAN THAT STILL IN GOOD SHAPE.*

Description Courtesy of Mr. Nathan Forman*

Metric Size: 889 mm x 152 mm x 197 mm

Please click here to visit Mr. Nathan Forman's fine ebay store

You can see the quality of the materials, the details,and the casting that the original owner of the Smith-Miller toy company placed into his toys. However, what is great is the quality of the photos (large-sized on ebay) that Nathan takes. As well,he takes lots and lots of photos! 

 An excellent rear view of both the truck and the rear unit with the ladders. 

You'll have to go to the link below to see the large-sized and quality photos of Nathan.

However, please go ASAP if you read this post, as ebay only keep the photos online for about 2 months after any sale. However, you'll also be able to see plenty of other toys and fine photography that were recently sold.

Please click here

This is my second post of the day, but it's well worth the extra effort to write about Nathan.

When you want to cross-reference a toy and see nice photos and a well-written description, then Nathan is one of the people to visit!

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always, 

have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

Stacey

toysearcher@gmail.com