Old lead toys - anything interesting?
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breamster said:
Hi,
A number of interesting old lead bits and bobs have recently come into my possession. Can anyone tell me anything about them?
Cheers.
Old lead toys are hard to identify – many companies (large and small) produced vast quantities of items up to the 1950’s – very easy and cheap to mould.A number of interesting old lead bits and bobs have recently come into my possession. Can anyone tell me anything about them?
Cheers.
The UK and USA made the most, of varying quality and detail.
The motorcycles are probably board game counters – the bikes look pre-war in design, but often generic types were used for many years, so dating them is difficult.
The Astra gun was made by Astra Pharos Ltd, London, who produced mainly military toys from the 1930’s to the 1950’s. It is possibly made of Mazak rather than lead.
The aircraft are probably either Timpo, Charbens or early Crescent toys – very few had manufacturers names on them.
The ships look to be from differing periods – I think they might be Tootsietoy (USA).
The two central figures look like Johillco (John Hill & Co) items – the other two are “flatties” (low relief mouldings) and are hard to pinpoint – many firms made them!
Plinth said:
Old lead toys are hard to identify – many companies (large and small) produced vast quantities of items up to the 1950’s – very easy and cheap to mould.
The UK and USA made the most, of varying quality and detail.
The motorcycles are probably board game counters – the bikes look pre-war in design, but often generic types were used for many years, so dating them is difficult.
The Astra gun was made by Astra Pharos Ltd, London, who produced mainly military toys from the 1930’s to the 1950’s. It is possibly made of Mazak rather than lead.
The aircraft are probably either Timpo, Charbens or early Crescent toys – very few had manufacturers names on them.
The ships look to be from differing periods – I think they might be Tootsietoy (USA).
The two central figures look like Johillco (John Hill & Co) items – the other two are “flatties” (low relief mouldings) and are hard to pinpoint – many firms made them!
Thats what I like about ph. You can ask a random ish question and somebody somewhere will be an expert. Thanks for taking the time reply. I appreciate it. The UK and USA made the most, of varying quality and detail.
The motorcycles are probably board game counters – the bikes look pre-war in design, but often generic types were used for many years, so dating them is difficult.
The Astra gun was made by Astra Pharos Ltd, London, who produced mainly military toys from the 1930’s to the 1950’s. It is possibly made of Mazak rather than lead.
The aircraft are probably either Timpo, Charbens or early Crescent toys – very few had manufacturers names on them.
The ships look to be from differing periods – I think they might be Tootsietoy (USA).
The two central figures look like Johillco (John Hill & Co) items – the other two are “flatties” (low relief mouldings) and are hard to pinpoint – many firms made them!
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