Upside Down Letters on A Hubley Oil Tanker

Monday, April 6, 2020
Sunny 
11 C    52 F

Mysterious Upside Letters

on a Hubley Oil Tanker 

I'm always amenable to receiving mail from readers, because it lets me know that they might have something very good to mention or they have inquiries. So when I opened up Suzi e-mail last night, I was very happy. Suzi had an interesting question for me,  but I couldn't answer it.

"Stacey, we stumbled across your blog while researching our diecast toy truck.
The letters “L” and “A” are upside down in the HUBLEY U.S.A. maker’s mark. (photo attached)
What is the significance of this unusual detail, and does this impact its value?
Thanks for your time and expertise. "

Below are excellent photos of this 1930's diecast Hubley cab and oil tanker.

I say the photography is excellent because there is a good amount of photos for the viewer to see .

Also, these photos have great photographic composition, and a tape measure

is used to show the reader the actual size of this toy.

Below 

Above is a an excellent photo that

illustrates the detail of the upside down letters.

Copyright 2020           Suzi

Please do not copy without her written permission

I've enlarged the photo and cropped the 

part that is the focus of attention.

Notice how the lettering is "upside down"

So the  question for today is 

"Has anybody ever seen a Hubley cab and tanker with the upside down letters?

If you have, then please write to me, so that I can inform Suzi .

Perhaps this IS a rare or unique toy that was "accidentally" embossed with 

upside down lettering, and is quite rarer!

My e-mail address is:

majortrout@hotmail.com

As always have a great part of the day or night,

and please take precautions when you go outdoors.

These are very "scary times"

Stacey Bindman

Mr. Ezra Walker Writes me Again

Thursday, May 5, 2017
Cloud with Rain
8 C  46 F

Mr. Ezra Walker Writes me Again

    Two days ago, I wrote a post about Mr. Ezra Walker.  In that post, Ezra had a small cast iron bus that needed identification, but I couldn't help him out. Today's post is about an anomaly (deviation).

The toy below is a cast iron Hubley truck from the 1940's. It originally came with a van for hauling cargo. I've seen these toys before, and I would estimate that the length of the toy is between 5"- 6"

(102 mm - 133 mm).

If you look closely at the writing on the undercarriage of the toy, you'll notice that the letter "L" 

of Hubley is either upside down or the letter is an "I". Also, the letters "S" and "A" of

U.S.A. are also upside down.

The question that Ezra asked me is whether or not I had noticed this before. I answered "no. When I was buying toys from ebay, I never purchased this particular Hubley truck, so I couldn't answer him.

If anyone reading this post has the same toy truck, could you please send me photos, as well as close-up photos of the lettering on the underside. I don't know if this toy that came from a particular casting was unique, or perhaps all of the same toy tucks had this upside down writing. However, it would be good to have someone provide an answer to Ezra's question!

Thanks for dropping by,

And as always, 

Have a great part of the day or night,

Wherever you may be.

toysearcher@gmail.com

Stacey Bindman