Tin toys had its earliest beginnings in the late 1800's. Plate tin was assembled through solder and then hand painted. As technology advanced, the tin toys were assembled with tabs that were bent over the matted slot. Hand painted tin toys died out when lithograph was applied directly onto the tin. Tin toys are now a thing of the past; for, the invention of plastics during or after WWII, a cheaper material work with, all but phased out the production of tin toys.
Tudor Tin Hockey Set
Game is complete and very good condition. Nets are in great condition-not
torn or deformed. All the bases for the players are not broke
and work fine. The tin
players fit snug on the mounting shafts. Game has some play and wear marks. Game
size is about 26"x20"x3" inches. Comes with score board pictured on upper left of
screen. Great gift to bring back a lot of memories.
Lehmann Wind Up Turtles
Selling all three wind ups as a set. The Brown and the Green Turtles
are Susi-Baby 902s which are made in Western Germany. The wind up lady bug or the
spotted one has the maker <K> symbol and is made in Japan. The conditions: The
brown,
would be near mint condition if the gearing was not broke off the bottom and is
not functioning as a wind up. The Green turtle does wind up, but does not roll well.
This one has a 1.5 inch scratch on the top. The spotted one is older and has
some play wear on it. Winds up and functions great and is a little bit smaller then
the brown and the green. The size of the brown and green turtle are 2.5" inches
in length and about 1.5" inches in height.
Blue Fireball Express
1960's or newer Blue Fireball Express in great physical and working condition.
Toy is made by Trade Mark Modern Toys in Japan. Some slight play wear with paint
loss at the corners. This piece has four different moving actions. It has lights
on
the top that roll forward, the conductors head moves side to side,
forward/reverse and
train moves right and left. Hand rail are still complete and not bent in the front.
Tested and works great, except on light is burnt out and needs replacing. Takes
3 D type batteries or 1.5 V batteries. Missing battery cover on bottom. Comes with
working on off switch. Body is made out of tin and the bottom out of plastic. Click
on pictures for a better view. Train size is 15.75" inches or 39.4 cm. Height is
5" inches or 12.7 cm. Batteries not included.
Excellent Corned Beef Car
Made
in the 1950's in Japan. Company manufacturer is T over N with circle around
that. No. 9147. Condition is poor with right rear wheel missing. No product name
or promotional item. Friction car with tampos on sides and top that red
Excellent Corned Beef.
Ford 1903-05 Tin Toy Car
Trademark
Modern toy tin wind up toy car. Made in Japan. Switch lever action that stores
the wind up energy. Conditional rating is excellent. Wind up drive is poor-It
does work sometimes and other times may slight shove is needed to get the Tin
toy going. Offers will be considered.
Marx Train Set
Marx train set from good to excellent condition. Selling all as
a set. Set is from the 30' or the 40's and is and in great working order. Starting
with most important piece, the engine, comes with a hitch,
some
slight rust around the drive mechanism and a little on the back edge and a little
on the front (less then quarter size in scratches), There is of course some play
wear or scratches on the the edges, but no rust developing as a result. Engine is
in good condition to very good condition. Could not verify if smoke stack is missing
or broke, but could be part of design. Train has forward and reverse, in which both
directions work fine. During its motion, the engine emits a bell like sound that
dings and represents pretty much what a train sounds like. Lever for forward and
reverse is activated by pulling upwards for reverse and downwards for forward. The
lever action is sticking slightly and could use some lube. The Drive arm is complete
on both sides. Engine and all others pictures, is a clickable image. Engine
length is 8.5" inches or 21.59 cm. The Engine is a windup and is friction drive.
The tunnel, picture in the upper left, is in excellent condition. There is just
slight signs of rust developing in the inside of tunnel, is manufactured as wavy
in nature, and when it comes to Marx "The cheapest method is the best method", has
the exact same picture on the other side. Basically the picture is reversed to make
the tunnel whole. Tunnel length is 11.5"x10"x8"
inches in height. The coal car has very slight rust on the bottom and on the edges.
Piece is in very good condition with working wheels, working hinges, complete, and
some play wear. The rest of the cars, are all the same length, same condition as
the coal car. Except the caboose is missing the hitch. The remaining cars
not mentioned is the Side Dumping
Car New York Central No. 567. Freight car has sliding doors in working order and
is the B.&O. 384299. The caboose is New York Central Lines 556. HO is the scale.
Comes with 11 curved and 4 straight pieces, and two switching posts. Track
and switching posts are in good condition. There is one piece of track that lost
its tie. Track length is 8.75" inches or 22.22 cm. Switching posts have some binding,
but still operable. The train station is in good to very good condition. Station
whistle has been tested and works great. Train Station takes 2 Double D batteries.
Train
station
has the whistle still in tact and contacts look good and strong enough. Union Station
size is 9x5.25x3" or approximately. Factoid: Marx is sometimes confused
with Mar. Simply as a result of the logo. Logo is Mar with a circle around that
and a X in the center. Generally seen only as Mar and not with the X. Original
Packaging not included. For adult collection and play only or Adult supervision
required for non adults.