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Toy submarine made after WWII for American service men while serving in occupied Japan. This battery powered model is 27” long and is intended to be used in a pond. The wood hull and deck are beautifully made and painted maroon, dark gray and light gray. Intricate details are everywhere including fine brass railings, steps, ladders, adjustable brass rudder, deck guns, and working search light on conning tower. The rudder stamped "JAPAN". The top deck pulls off easily for access to the battery and motor compartment. A single “TMY” motor is connected to a gear box that runs the two propellers. Runs on three D batteries. The two knobs on the deck turn on and off the motor and running lights. They turn on when pushed down. The four diving plane fins are missing. Some Internet sites mention that there should be two running lights in addition to the search light, but I can’t tell if they were originally present on this particular model. The base doesn’t look right compared to anything I can find on the Internet, but it does look to be Japanese and from the right time period. According to many Internet sources this is a scarce hard to find model that is highly collectible. And this one is in great original condition.
We don't know how old this is, but it was in Tamra's grandmothers house when she was very young.
Maroon with maroon doors, gold/tan windows and details. Marked "New York Central Lines 319 Pullman". Ca. 1924-1927.
72A Fordson tractor by Lesney. Blue body, black plastic front wheels, black plastic rear tires with orange wheels. With box. Issued 1959.
16D Case bulldozer by Lesney. Red body, yellow blade, green rubber treads. Issued 1969.
48C Dodge dumper truck by Lesney. Red body. Issued 1966.
21D Foden concrete truck by Lesney. Orange and yellow body and barrel, red chassis. Issued 1968.
58C DAF girder truck by Lesney. Cream body, lost the red plastic girders. Issued 1968.
70B Ford grit spreader truck by Lesney. Red cab, yellow dump. Issued 1966.
Child sized hand made desk, solid walnut and heavy. 18" high, 21 1/4" wide, 12 1/4" deep. Eight drawers are not quite interchangeable, definitely hand crafted. Original finish and white porcelain knobs. Amazingly nice for a child. Top left drawer signed on the bottom "Made by E. L. Kellar, Monongah W Va., can't quite make out the date markings. Fortunately someone copied in pencil on the drawer side "Made by E. L. Keller, Monongah W Va, Feb 1894". Interesting that the town Monongah was chartered in 1891. So this was made shortly after the town was established. And notable that the worst mining accident in US history happened here in 1907. Makes you wonder if the person who made this was there.
Fur covered mechanical bear that walks and turns it's head. Glass eyes. Grey fur with ligher color fur nose and ears. Original paper label on bottom "Made in Occupied Japan". Circa 1945-1952.
Maroon with maroon doors, gold/tan windows and details. Marked "New York Central Lines 319 Pullman". Ca. 1924-1927.
37C Dodge cattle truck by Lesney. Yellow body, medium gray box and white cows. Issued 1966.
42C Iron fairy crane by Lesney. Red body, yellow boom and plastic hook, black plastic wheels. Issued 1969.
56B Fiat 1500 by Lesney. Turquoise body, missing luggage. Issued 1965.
31C Lincoln Continental by Lesney. Mint green body, black plastic wheels. Issued 1964.
63C Dodge crane truck by Lesney. Yellow body, missing hook. Issued 1968.
57C Land Rover fire engine by Lesney. Red body, black plastic wheels. Issued 1966.
Antique toy fighter airplane by Hubley. Die cast metal with folding wings, and rubber foldup wheels. Made 1950's.
Tin lithographed toy locomotive from the 1960's. Normally we would not be concerned with a toy like this, but Dale remembered this as one of the first toys he played with. Several D-cell batteries and this should be making sound and moving around the floor. Lights up but not moving, have not looked at it to see what is up.
Maroon with maroon doors, gold/tan windows and details. Marked "New York Central Lines 322 Pullman". Ca. 1926-1933.
50B John Deere tractor and 51B John Deere trailer by Lesney. Tractor has green body, black tires and yellow wheels and steering wheel. Trailer has green body, gray tires, and yellow barrels and wheels. Issued 1964.
King sized Guy Warrier transport carrier by Lesney. Yellow body, red plastic wheels, and black tires. Back loading ramp swings down. Green tinted windows. Label "Farnborough Measham Car Auction Collection". Issued 1968.
30C eight wheel crane by Lesney. Green body, orange boom, yellow hook, black plastic wheels. Issued 1965.
46C Mercedes Benz 300SE by Lesney. Blue body, black plastic wheels. Issued 1968.
10D pipe truck by Lesney. Red body, gray pipes, black plastic wheels. Issued 1966.
32C Leyland petrol tanker by Lesney. Green cab and chassis, white tank, "BP" labels. Issued 1968.
Tamra saw this at an auction and paid what I thought was too much, but as usual she had found a gem. Mobo was made by D. Sebel & Co, Ltd. Kent England. The horse was designed to ride, as the child presses down on the metal stirrups the horse moves (or bucks) forward. Concealed wheels on the bottom of the rear hooves make this happen. The pressed painted metal is heavy. Original Mobo decal on the chest. What is really amazing is that this one has the original paper manual. Looks like a death trap but very cute. Circa 1940 to 1950.
Lionel Electric Locomotive 0-4-0 #380
Maroon with gold doors and windows and details. Marked "Lionel 380". Ca. 1923-1927.
24B Weatherill hydraulic excavator by Lesney. Yellow body and fine tread gray plastic wheels. With Box. Issued 1959.
28D Mack dump truck by Lesney. Orange body, red plastic wheels and black tires. Issued 1968.
66C Greyhound bus by Lesney. Silver gray body, amber windows, decal "Greyhound". Issued 1967.
37C Dodge cattle truck by Lesney. Yellow body, medium gray box. Issued 1966.
75B Ferrari Berlinetta by Lesney. LIght green body, disk wheels. Issued 1965.
53C Ford Zodiac MK IV by Lesney. Metallic silver blue body, black plastic wheels. Issued 1968.
12C Safari Land Rover by Lesney. Blue body, tan luggage. Issued 1965.
This was Dale’s when he was a baby. Made by the Delphos Bending Company from Delphos OH. Ducks are molded plastic with spray paint details. Seat, rockers, tray, foot platform are painted wood. Two beads slide along the front bar. Ducks are attached to the rocker by big springs so a baby can bounce while rocking. Circa 1960.
Maroon with green doors, gold/tan windows and details. Marked "Lionel Electric Railroad 320 Railway Mail". Ca. 1925-1927.
44C refridgerator truck by Lesney. Red cab and chassis, turquoise container, black plastic wheels. Issued 1967.
65C Claas combine harvester by Lesney. Red body, yellow rotating blades, black plastic wheels. Issued 1967.
13D Dodge wreck truck by Lesney. Yellow cab, green body, red hook, decals and red dome light. Issued 1965.
36C Opel Diplomat by Lesney. Gold body, silver plastic motor. Issued 1966.
69B Hatra tractor shovel by Lesney. Yellow body and shovel, yellow wheels and black tires. Issued 1965.
56B Fiat 1500 by Lesney. Turquoise body, missing luggage. Issued 1965.
24C Rolls Royce Silver Shadow by Lesney. Metallic red body, silver hubs. Issued 1967.
