Two from the same manufacturer at 1 and 5,
one being Tobar's contract
manufactured Junior Engineer's Workshop Racing Car and five a Bulldozer credited to FIA Toys marque; Nuts and Bolts Engineering. You can see the plastic parts are
identical despite the plethora of brand marks!
The scales (9) seem to be a direct copy of-
and contemporaneous with- early Meccano,
from Masterbuilder of Loughborough,
Leicestershire. While at ten we have an army Land Rover (Series One I think, or
is it a Mini Cooper! See previous post!) from the Gift Box Co., who sound like another importer.
In front of the Lanny we have a vintage
crane on a rail wagon from AC Gilbert's
Meccano-similar Erector sets (6),
note the nice truss-girders used on the arm. In the foreground is a snowmobile
form German brand Eitech.
Hidden by flash reflection the 3 on the
roof of the blue truck announces a Breakdown
Truck from the department store chain Marks
& Spencer, who credit it to Germany, as it has the same Phillip's
driver holes as the Eitech, that
might be a clue, but to be honest; I think even Meccano (still going as a French-owned brand) have gone over to
crossed, from slotted?
The footbridge (7) is another vintage rival
to Meccano; Trix, although I think it's a licensed US product, I just can't
remember who, the third line of holes in the beams is the giveaway.
At the back is a nice looking Harley-D (11)
type from Remco in the US, but not
vintage; it's another modern Chinese import (and thanks to Chris Smith Remco will be reappearing soon have now appeared here recently!),
brand-marked Steel Tech.
The two new ones here (from the previous
picture) are another import from China; the little plane (4) is branded Metal Mechanic and credited to Padgett Brothers (A-Z), another rack-toy
importer we've seen here before, while behind it we see a very old rail wagon
from Primus Engineering (presumably
the same people who made the camping stoves for the old Empire's expeditions
and military?) with pre-shaped, real wood parts.
This doesn't have the flexibility of the
other systems (although the engine, wheels and struts are re-usable) and is
probably aimed at adult collectors? Credited to Metalcraft Corp., of St Louis, and unmistakably the Spirit
of St. Louis which that wotisname fellow crossed the pond in.
Yep! Definitely a Series One!
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