...Is in no way my most interesting and certainly not the most valuable vehicle in my collection. In fact, for years I've simply had it sitting around and I've pretty much ignored it. Finally, I decided to do a little research on it, and I'm glad that I did. Oh, here is the vehicle...
Well, it turns out that this casting was made in the late 1930s to early 1940s. That's right, it's a pre-war toy! That's about 90 years old! No wonder the paint looks a little "rough."
Now, you might think that a survivor toy that old would be worth a lot, but you'd be wrong. Tootsietoys have never had a huge collector following, and if there are no collectors, there is no real money. This car, in this condition goes from between five and twenty bucks. That's it. That's all the money.
Still, I'll hang onto it, not because of it's cash value, but because of it's place in history. It's interesting though, how something that I ignored for years actually is pretty interesting.
Umtil next time, keep searching for treasure!
Yes, I would say this tanker is "well played with". I am wondering though, how big is it? You don't give its size, and there is nothing to show the scale.
ReplyDeleteI knew right away that this toy was probably from the 1930s or 40s. It looks like the heavy, crude, beat-up toys that we kids played with at my grandma's house back in the mid to late fifties; and they were old even then!
The rubber wheels seem to be mostly intact; that's kinda surprising. They must've been made sturdier back then. It looks like the blue paint, what's left of it, might've had a metallic texture? Can't really tell.
Pre-war toys are fascinating. Thanks, Stu.