An Exceptional Pull Toy

Monday, December 30, 2013

An Exceptional Pull Toy

   As soon as I saw the photo of this toy, I know I wanted to see it larger.  I already wrote about the ebay company  -Traders of Lost Art  on November 11, 2013, but I like to revisit people, websites, auctioneers, and collectors again. 

  I can try and explain why I like this in terms of geometry, colour, the subject, but I cant quite explain to you why I like this toy so much. So the best thing that I can do, is show you the photos that Mr. Mradul Singhal took, and let you see if you also like this toy a lot.

Please click here to see Mr. Mradul Singhal's fine ebay store

I like nature and wildlife, so perhaps that's one of the reasons that I like this you. The beautiful rack on this deer , the prongs and so forth are designed so well.  Also the way the front legs are bent, as if the animal is jumping over something. I also like the contrast of the warm and cold tones - orange and blue, as well as the harsh the contrasting shapes (the deer, the antlers,and the radiating spokes of the large wheels.

Fantastic top view photograph!

A detail photo of the underneath of this toy

A close-up photo of the  deer's antlers.

The texture (indentations) of the deer's folds of skin are done exceptionally well!

I saved the  description of this toy for the last.

This was a"surprise" for me. 

The toy is:

A Huge Early Hand-painted German Deer Pull Along Wheel tin Toy, in Good Condition.

It's a very big collection piece.

Size:    18: x 6.5" x 10"      46 cm x 16 cm x 26 cm 

Weight:  2 Pounds 1.11 ounces   1082 grams 

Now that's  certainly a collectible!

Thjanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the day, 

wherever you may be.

Stacey

toysearcher@gmail.com

A Most Interesting Ebay seller from India

Monday, November 4, 2013

A Most Interesting ebay Seller from India

  Yesterday, while browsing on ebay,  I came across an interesting seller. What first caught my attention were the antique toys of the major German manufacturers of those times.  These toys were ones that I had not seen to date. Of course, there are thousands and thousands that I  have not seen. Moreover, this seller was from India,and had lots of other non-toy and old items for sale.  I wrote and got the OK to write, and so thais is my first post from someone from India. Mr. Mradul Singhal wrote me to say that I could write about the company.  Mradul wrote to say that I could use information from  their home website (not ebay) which is  http://laljihandicrafts.com. This company produces Indian furniture that is exported all around the world,and is quite ornate with a far-east flavour. As well, the link to the ebay store is there. I asked Mradal a question about where he finds all these "treasures", but he was busy, and gave me the link.  Of course, I had written to him that India is a very populated country, and is the largest democracy in the world. As well, it has always had links with Europe and especially Great Britain. As such, the importation of toys from afar would have been no different that Canadians importing European toys. 

   I was quite tired yesterday because of Daylight Savings Time, and am still "recovering".  This mostly North American standard has the fall time go back by 1 hour so that children in winter can have daylight in the morning. Of course, darkness at this time of year comes at 16:00 P.m. due to the change. In summer the reverse happens. However the hour doesn't make mu ch difference in the morning as the sun rises very early. However, our sunsets can go to 21:00 P.M. with sunlight lingering in the sky for another 45 minutes.  I'm still "groggy" from the resetting of the time - a sort of jet lag!  As such,I will only present several toys today, but will return to the ebay store called Traders of Lost Art  tomorrow. 

Please click here to visit this most interesting store

Please click here to visit the main website

The last photo above of the undercarriage helps you understand how the toy operated and created that "bucking" motion.

I took several single photos and assembled them together.  Don't forget that you can view these photos at larger magnification in Google Blogger's slide mode. It's truly amazing that so many items, especially toys have survived for so long.

That's what makes collecting so much interesting for generation after generation. 

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always, have a great part of the day,

wherever you may be.

Stacey

Feel free to write me anytime at:

toysearcher@gmail.com