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:
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:
Here’s a close up of the Sky Ranger 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:
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Unique Art Co. tin toy "Sky Ranger" airship
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1930S UNIQUE ART TIN LITHO SKY RANGERS AIRPLANE PLANE
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VINTAGE 1930'S UNIQUE ART SKY RANGERS TIN TOY BLIMPS
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