Archive for the 'Wind Up' Category

Schuco Fire truck

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Schuco Firetruck
This is one of my favorite toys. This is a Schuco Fire Truck made in Western Germany. It’s a Windup, but also has electric lights. This was an expensive toy when new, and are extremely rare today.

Here’s another view:

Schuco Toy Fire Truck

The body is diecast zinc, and the ladders are stamped tin, and the firemen are cast out of sawdust. This is the best example I have ever seen. These are RARE. I saw a picture of one that had a silver painted cab, but I’m not sure if that was original or had been repainted.

Most of the Schuco firetrucks like this I’ve seen are missing the men or other parts. The ladder is manually operated or can be run by remote control. The outriggers are manually operated.

Tin Toy Fire truck

The key goes in the hole on the hood. The white button in front of the windshield sounds the mechanical siren. The controller goes into the hole on the roof.

Schuco fire truck

Here’s a bottom view showing the differential and the programmable cog.

Windup Fire Truck

Warning: Reissues of many Schuco toys, but not this Firetruck to my knowledge, have been made. Reproductions are marked “Classic” or “Reissue” on the bottoms.

I have other Schuco toys. Here’s a Schuco Micro Racer.

Here’s a link to Schuco items on eBay.

A reader sent me scans of the original instructions for this toy. I’ve uploaded them here.

Here’s some Schuco items on eBay:

Schuco 1:43 Porsche 911 996 Carrera Cabrio SilverPROMO

US $79.99
End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 23:18:48 PST
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1:43 SCHUCO 2009 PORSCHE 911 997 Sport Classic RARE !!!
US $56.00 (6 Bids)
End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 3:05:40 PST
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CHRISTIE'S Teddy Bears Steiff Schuco Bing Merrythought
US $34.95
End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 6:04:29 PST
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1:43 Schuco Porsche 911 997 Sport Classic DEALER ITEM
US $23.27 (6 Bids)
End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 6:17:46 PST
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wonderful tinplate SCHUCO-MOTEX-modelcar MERCEDES 190SL
US $129.95
End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 6:55:19 PST
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Chein Windup Tin Roller Coaster

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Chein roller coaster
This is a neat tin toy. Made by J. Chein in the 1950s. Many different versions were made. The difference is in the lithography.

This example is a carnival roller coaster. Chein item number 2752. Catalog number 2-P3269. These were also made with Disneyland graphics, and clown graphics. The Disney example is more desirable and more expensive. The clown graphics - mostly yellow are worth about the same as this one.

The toy car is pulled up the incline and then rolls back down to the bottom. At the bottom it’s pulled back up. Two cars come with the set.

This one is missing the cloth strap with attached hook that pulls the car up. Replacement cars and straps are available from parts suppliers and on eBay.

Here’s another picture of this Chein rollercoaster:

chein rollercoaster

Here’s a link to see these roller coasters on eBay.

1950s CHEIN SET OF TWO VEHICLES FOR THE ROLLER COASTER

US $24.29 (6 Bids)
End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 20:32:05 PST
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~New! Roller Coaster Belt With Clips Chein coaster N/R~
US $13.95 (1 Bid)
End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 18:16:19 PST
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WindUp Chein DISNEYLAND Tin Toy Roller Coaster W/2 Cars
US $99.99 (1 Bid)
End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 19:28:02 PDT
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DISNEYLAND CHEIN TIN TOY ROLLER COASTER/WIND-UP
US $49.99 (1 Bid)
End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 20:05:32 PDT
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Chein Roller coaster with cars & box 1950's works, exc.
US $245.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 20:05:41 PDT
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Bing Windup Toy Train Handcar

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Bing Handcar
This was made by Gebruder Bing (means Bing Brothers) in Germany. Probably late 1920s early 1930s.

It’s a windup, all tin unlike the Marx and Lionel handcars of the 1930s. While it is O gauge size, it’s probably a floor toy.

Here’s another picture of this fragile handcar:

Bing Windup Handcar

This is one of my favorite tin toys. Great action. The men pump their arms up and down making the toy look more realistic.

Here’s a link to see Bing Trains for sale on eBay

Trains Lionel Flyer Bing Ives etc… (121)

US $6.99
End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 8:16:39 PST
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Bing Early Live Steam Toy Train O Gauge Track
US $125.00
End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 13:08:52 PST
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MARKIN/BING TOY TRAIN LAMP POST LAMPPOST METAL GAUGE 1
US $18.50 (4 Bids)
End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 18:45:33 PST
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MARKLIN/BING PRE WAR TIN BRIDGE 3-PIECE 30" LONG TRAIN
US $18.49 (2 Bids)
End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 19:39:34 PST
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Marklin train track, bumper, and x-overs--Bing, Ives
US $10.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 18:03:05 PDT
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Unique Art Sky Rangers

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Unique Art Sky Rangers

This is a wonderful toy. Sky Rangers by Unique Art. I think it’s from the late 1940s or early 1950s, but might be a bit earlier. I know the German firm Bing made a similar toy in the early 1930s, and Lionel made an electric version in the mid 1930s.

Here’s another picture:

Sky Rangers by Unique Art

The operation of this Unique Art toy is pretty simple. The plane goes on one end of the wire, the blimp goes on the other. The blimp is a counter weight. Then the lithographed plane is wound up. The two airships then move around the tower.

Here’s the Sky Ranger’s plane up close:

Sky Rangers Plane

Here’s a close up of the Sky Ranger blimp:

Sky Rangers Blimp

Here’s a link to see Unique Art Sky Rangers on eBay

I found a video on Youtube of one of these running. Here it is:

Unique Art Sky Rangers

US $429.00
End Date: Saturday Apr-03-2010 17:34:45 PDT
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Marx HoneyMoon Express

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

Marx Honeymoon Express

This is a wind up Honeymoon Express toy by Marx. The train runs around in a circle. The bridge and tunnels hold the outer ring on. A very simple lithographed toy.

Marx made many different versions of the Honeymoon Express. This version has a Union Pacific City of Portland M10,000 passenger train on it. This one dates this to 1934-37 because that’s when the M10,000 was popular.

The Union Pacific’s M10,000 was the first diesel powered streamlined train. The cars were permanently coupled together, and the train was futuristic. The real train went on a multi city tour, and received lots of publicity. Almost all the toy companies in the 1930s made City Of Portland toys. Marx also made Windup and Electric O gauge models of the UP M10,000.

Marx City Of Portland Honey Moon Express

Here’s a link to Honeymoon Express toys on eBay

Vintage Marx Honeymoon Express Wind Up Toy 1947 Train

US $115.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 16:46:27 PST
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VERY NICE 1940'S HONEYMOON EXPRESS WIND UP TOY W/BOX
US $224.99 (0 Bid)
End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 18:01:39 PST
Buy It Now for only: US $274.99
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MARX 1940s HONEYMOON EXPRESS TRAIN + AIRPLANE + BOX NR
US $134.99 (0 Bid)
End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 20:53:14 PST
Buy It Now for only: US $149.99
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HONEYMOON EXPRESS SAN FRANCISCO VERSION TIN W/UP TOY NR
US $49.99 (1 Bid)
End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 21:05:22 PST
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HONEYMOON EXPRESS Train Airplane TOY MIB MINT 1979 BOX
US $14.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 18:00:02 PDT
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