Tiny Giant Antique Bus by SSS International
Good thing I have the box for this toy. Without the box I wouldn’t be able to tell you who made it.
This is a Tiny Giant Antique Bus by SSS International of Japan. It’s a friction powered bus. That means you rev it up by rolling on the floor or table and then letting go once the wheels are spinning.
Dayton made some really cool friction toys in the period 1895-1920, but all the ones I’ve had so far were beat up too badly to keep. Fortunately, these Japanese friction toys are much more common and easy to find in great shape.
When I buy these toys, I always make sure all the hubcaps are there. For some reason most of the toys end up loosing hubcaps.
Anyway, back to this little toy bus. Not really much to say about it. It’s marked “Made in Japan” on the dashboard.
Here’s another picture:
SSS made a whole series of these Tiny Giant friction automobiles. If there are currently any on eBay, links will be below this line.
Vintage Tin Friction Toy SSS MG Roadster Japan
 | US $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 11:46:12 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
VINTAGE TIN FRICTION DUMP TRUCK W/BOX SSS INTERNATIONAL
 | US $14.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 18:05:04 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
SSS SIE GMC FRICTION GMC TRUCK AND TRAILERS JAPAN
 | US $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 18:34:41 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
C1950s Tin Friction MG Roadster SSS Japan 6"L
 | US $199.99 End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 5:04:38 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $199.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
