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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

O is for Old Crock ID'd

I've found the card for one of the old fashioned Mercers we looked at here, it turns out it's from Henry Gordy, who would become Gordy International later; From the price I'm guessing early-to-mid 1960's, for this toy, while the 'International' was added in the 1970's,  when similar rack toys were around .49 or .98¢?


It's definitely the right car, as the code - 814 -  ties up, even if the car is labelled as a Minimite and the card as a Gordy Mite! Nice thing, and nice to ID it, with Prosperity on the middle one, it's just the cheapie on the right to get that trio nailed down!

Of course; once you know what you're looking for, you find they are all over Etsy and feebleBay, with Wells-Brimtoy knock-off trucks and sports cars to add to the oldsters - and they instantly lose their mystery . . . heay-ho!

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