Toys
Read MoreToy 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.