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.
SSS Tin Plate Litho Rolls Royce friction (CarMOB1)
 | US $180.00 End Date: Tuesday Dec-02-2008 11:28:04 PST Buy It Now for only: US $180.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
Japanese SSS Toys Tin Friction Trucks Cars IN BOX 1956
 | US $130.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Dec-02-2008 11:29:56 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
SSS JAPAN P.I.E. FRICTION TRUCK TRAILER TIN TOY VINTAGE
 | US $19.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Dec-06-2008 17:40:51 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
Vintage SSS Japan Tin Toy Friction Car Convertible
 | US $19.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Dec-07-2008 19:03:01 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
Vintage SSS Japan Tin Toy Friction Car Classic Sedan
 | US $19.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Dec-07-2008 19:03:12 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
Vintage SSS Japan Tin Toy Friction Car Classic Sedan
 | US $19.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Dec-07-2008 19:03:24 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
1960's SSS japan tin friction cement concrete mixer
 | US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Monday Dec-08-2008 12:35:00 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
