Marx Mystic Motorcycle, USA 1940's Marx Mystic Motorcycle Lenght 11 cm.. Wind-up with non-fall action 'Will shoot around in a mysterious manner in all directions on a smooth table or base without falling off. It will also do many tricks on small surfaces."
Marx Police USA 1950's
Marx Police USA 1950's
Marx Police, USA 1930's
Motorcycle Delivery, Marx USA 1940's
Motorcycle Delivery, Marx USA 1940's. Marx Speedboy USA 1940 Wind-up 25 x 15 x 12 cm.
ATC PD622, Japan 1960's Police #PD622 1960's Trademark ATC Japan Friction 20 x 13 x 5 cm.
Atom Racer, Modern Toys 1960
Champion, ATC Japan 1960's This ATC toy was clearly inspired by the successes of the Honda racing team in the sixties. In Spain toymaker Rico made her own edition of this toy with the Montesa logo on the tank - instead of the Honda wing - and the racing number 13 . This toy is 25 cm long, but there is also a smaller version measuring 20 cm. ATC stands for Asahi Toy Company. This was not a toy manufacturer, but a big importer that used its own brand instead of besides that of the producer. The ATC trademark has a wonderfull logo; Santa Claus with a bag full of toys from Japan.
Champion, ATC Japan 1960's This ATC toy was clearly inspired by the successes of the Honda racing team in the sixties. In Spain toymaker Rico made her own edition of this toy with the Montesa logo on the tank instead of the Honda wing and the number 13 (!). This toy is 20 cm long, but there is also a larger version measuring 25 cm.
Clown on roller skate, TPS Japan 1955
Cragstan Stunt Rider 1960's Stunt Rider Trademark Cragstan / TN Nomura Japan 1960's Battery drive:, motorcycle makes sudden turns; rider hangs out with leg; flashing exhausts 27 cm.
Cragstan Stunt Rider 1960's Stunt Rider Trademark Cragstan / TN Nomura Japan 1960's Battery drive:, motorcycle makes sudden turns; rider hangs out with leg; flashing exhausts 27 cm.
Cragstan Stunt Rider 1960's Stunt Rider Trademark Cragstan / TN Nomura Japan 1960's Battery drive:, motorcycle makes sudden turns; rider hangs out with leg; flashing exhausts 27 cm.
Daiya, Japan 1970 Daiya Japan 1970 Electric motor, rise and fall action Length 26 cm.
Delivery, Kanto Japan 1960's Delivery trike, 16 x 12 x 7 cm. Trademark KO (Kanto), Japan 1960 Friction with crank on bottom. Bump and go action with visible pivot mechanism . Variations of this toy (same molding but different litho) include: Ice cream vendor; Police Dept. red; Police Dept. blue
Delivery, Kanto Japan 1960's
Highway Patrol, ATC Japan 1960 Highway Patrol PA107 ATC Japan 1960 Friction, sidecar passenger waving with gun (gun missing) 27 x 18 x 16 cm.
Highway Police, ATC Japan 1960 ATC Japan 1960's Lenght 26 cm. Friction with engine sound
Honda racer, TPS Japan 1970 TPS, "High Technical Rider" Japan 1970 Electric motor. Rider hangs out and spins around its axis. Engine sound. Length 26 cm.
Hotrod TN Nomura, Japan 1960's
Hotrod TN Nomura, Japan 1960's
King Scooter, STS Japan 1955 King Scooter, Japan 1955, Trademark Y, Yonezawa Friction drive with engine sound Length 23 cm.
King Scooter, STS Japan 1955 King Scooter, Japan 1955 Trademark Y, Yonezawa Friction drive with engine sound Length 23 cm.
King Scooter, STS Japan 1955
Lady biker, Haji Japan 1960's
Linemar pennytoy, Japan 1950's Linemar Japan 1950's Friction Lenght 8,5 cm. Wooden sidewheels
Linemar pennytoy, Japan 1950's Linemar Japan 1950's Friction Lenght 8,5 cm. Wooden sidewheels
Modern Toys, Japan 1958
Pennytoy, Alps Japan 1950's Friction Trademark Alps, made in Japan 1950's Length 9 cm.
Pennytoy, Alps Japan 1950's Friction Trademark Alps, made in Japan 1950's Length 9 cm.
Pennytoy, Alps Japan 1950's Friction Trademark Alps, made in Japan 1950's Length 9 cm.
Pennytoy, Japan 1950's Friction No trademark; marked 'Japan' 1950's Length 9 cm.
Pinkee the Farmer, TN Nomura Japan 1960
Police, Bandai Japan 1960's Honda Black Bomber 1966. Electric motor, remote control. Length 26 cm.
Police, Bandai Japan 1960's Honda Black Bomber 1966. Electric motor, remote control. Length 26 cm.
Police, Linemar, Japan 1960
Police, Linemar, Japan 1960
Police, TN Japan 1970
Police, Usagiya, Japan 1960's Police PD110 Usagiya, Japan 1960's Friction drive with engine sound Length 30 cm..
Racer, Yone Japan 1960's Yone, Japan 1960's Length 20 cm. Windup; with engine sound
State Trooper, Y, Japan 1955
State Trooper, Y, Japan 1955 State Trooper #ST151 Trademark Y (Yonezawa) Japan 1950s Battery drive with siren 27 x 18 x 7
Super Scooter, Japan 1960 Super Scooter Pennytoy L. 9,5 cm. Friction Made in Japan, no trademark
TN Champion, Japan 1970
TN racer, Japan 1970 Trademark TN, Japan 1970 Length 20 cm. Friction drive. This very succesfull toy by TN was made in a lot of variations. Police, racer, champion .... with or without sound ( two stroke engine) and flashing exhaust. The rider tucks down behind the streamline and comes up again. From the 1980's a copy of this toy is made in India under the name of Winner 95.
TN racer, Japan 1970 Trademark TN, Japan 1970 Length 20 cm. Friction drive. This very succesfull toy by TN was made in a lot of variations. Police, racer, champion .... with or without sound ( two stroke engine) and flashing exhaust. The rider tucks down behind the streamline and comes up again. From the 1980's a copy of this toy is made in India under the name of Winner 95.
Trooper, Hadson Japan 1950's
Usagiya, Japan 1960's Police Patrol Trademark Usagiya Japan 1960's Friction 26 x 22 x 10 cm.
Usagiya, Japan 1960's Police Patrol Trademark Usagiya Japan 1960's Friction 26 x 22 x 10 cm.
YONEZAWA HARLEY DAVIDSON 1965. Length 27 cm. Electric motor with engine sound and siren Red light flashing on the front. Nice detail is the telephone on the batterybox. The two LR20 batteries fit in a compartment from the box on the right side through the rearwheel into the box on the left. The original rubber hands are missing, as is the windscreen. A later version of this toy has a simple friction motor instead of a electric one.
Technofix 1955 - 1960 close-ups. The Technofix name was owned bij the Einfalt brothers (Gebrüder Einfalt or G.E.) The motorcycle toy they made had a long life. The first version dates back to the 30's. This is the Einfalt YZ 243; the motorcycle runs circles, falls and rights itself again and produces sparks from the exhaust. The second version was the GE 255 . Made in the US zone of Germany (1948 - 1958) and marketed under the Technofix brand. Same action as the Einfalt 243, but without the sparking from the rear. The last version is the G.E. 258. It still rides circles but now the fall mechanism also has disappeared. In the late fifties the graphics were modernised to brighter and harder graphics; the bike gets back springing in the style of the BMW R51, but lacks much of the old fashioned charm of the original. When Technofix ended production in the sixties the moulds were sold to the French firm Joyax in Marseille. Here the production went on untill 1985! These motorcycles bear the name Technofix but are marked 'made in France'. And then there is a Italian version by Ingap from the 50's. Same moulds again, but with wonderfull old style graphics.
Arnold 643, Germany 1935 -1955 A sturdy motorcycle toy, tagged A643, produced by Karl Arnold & Co. Modelled after the German Zundapp and BMW flat twins of the late 1930's. Produced from 1935 to 1955. Lenght 20 cm. Clockwork motor with a separate axle from the rear wheel to a flintstone in the oversized headlamp makes it glow in the dark. Produced in this civilian version in two basic colours, red or blue. Military versions in camouflage colours were also available. After the war these 'Wehrmacht' models tagged A754 disappeared from the catalogue. In the 1950's Arnold used the same mold with a new print to modernize this old workhorse. The gimmick with the sparkling headlamp was discontinued in this model that is tagged A560.
Arnold 643, Germany 1935 -1955 A sturdy motorcycle toy, tagged A643, produced by Karl Arnold & Co. Modelled after the German Zundapp and BMW flat twins of the late 1930's. Produced from 1935 to 1955. Lenght 20 cm. Clockwork motor with a separate axle from the rear wheel to a flintstone in the oversized headlamp makes it glow in the dark. Produced in this civilian version in two basic colours, red or blue. Military versions in camouflage colours were also available. After the war these 'Wehrmacht' models tagged A754 disappeared from the catalogue. In the 1950's Arnold used the same mold with a new print to modernize this old workhorse. The gimmick with the sparkling headlamp was discontinued in this model that is tagged A560.
Arnold Mac 700 This Arnold Mac 700 was inspired by the post war BMW flat twin motorcycle type R 67. Made in the US zone of Germany in the late 1940's. Length 20 cm. This wind up toy has a very complicated mechanism: the rider goes, stops, dismounts, remounts and rides again.
Arnold Mac 700
George Fischer, U.S. zone of Germany
Hammer und Kühlwein, Western Germany 1960
Huki Pennytoy, US-zone of Germany 1955. Pennytoy #25 Trademark Huki, US zone of Germany This one has a wind-up engine, but most were friction driven. In the later days of its existence - in the 1970's - the engine was left out completely. This is the (detachable) sidecar version, but the toy was also sold without sidecar. 9,5 x 6.5 x 3 cm.
Huki pennytoy #25 Pennytoy #25 Trademark Huki, US zone of Germany no drive This is the solo version; another version was made with sidecar 9,5 x 6 x 3 cm. At the end of the second World War the city of Nuremberg - the center of German toymaking - became part of the US zone of Occupation; and therefore all export articles were to be marked 'made in US-zone of Germany'. After the occupation was lifted at the end of the 1940s, much of the same tooling was used, hence these markings continued to be used long into the 1950's. Most of the German toy motorcycles copied real models; this one is the popular Zündapp flat twin; you can see it on the engine layout and logo on the petroltank.
Huki pennytoy, US-zone Germany 1950's
Huki racer, Germany 1960's
Huki racer, US-zone Germany 1950
Huki racer, Western Germany 1950's
Huki, US zone Germany 1950 The German toys made in the late1940s are based on pre-war designs. The colours are of the 1930s: reddish-brown, beige, and olive-grey. The graphics show grim faced riders wearing knitted gloves and scarfs. But during the 1950s the miraculous West German economic recovery - the so called 'wirtschafswunder' - changes the mood. The colours get brighter; the riders get more relaxed and happier. A wonderfull example of this new era is the Technofix scooter # 282 from 1956.
Huki, US-zone Germany 1950's
Huki, Western Germany 1955
Huki, Western Germany 1955
Kellerman, Germany 1940's Kellerman Socius Motorrad #353 1936 - 1950. Made by the German firm of Kellerman in 3 different versions. An army version was made under the Nazi government with two Wehrmacht soldiers with detachable shoulder rifles . After the war toy came back 'made in the US zone of Germany. With - understandably - civilian riders only. Even a sidecar version existed. The motorcycle describes a figure of 8 with the passenger bending over in the corners. The pillion passenger is often missing, like on this one .
Kellermann, Germany 1938 G. Kellermann #370 Germany 1938 - 1948 Wind-up; 14 cm The passenger in the sidecar shifts to right or left according to the curve made by the motorcycle..
Kellermann, Germany 1938
Motorkerekpar, Hungarian Tippco With a lifespan of more than fifty years this is a true classic. It started life as the Tippco TCO-58. Tippco offered the toy from the early 1950's till halfway the 1960's in a solo version or (more scarce) with a sidecar attached. In the seventies and eighties Lemezarugyar in Budapest (Hungary) produced a succesfull copy of the toy with their own graphics. In the same period a police version of the toy was offered by the Turkish Ne-kur toy factory. In Germany a re-edition of the Tippco appeared in the 1980's under the JW (Josef Wagner) trademark. And nowadays the toy is made again in China.
Schuco Charly, Germany 1950's
Schuco Curvo 1000, Us-zone of Germany 1950. Schuco Curvo 1000 US zone of Germany, 1950 Wind up with seven different tracks. 13 x 7 x 4 cm. The Schuco Curvo was the most elaborated of the Schuco motorcycles. Seven different tracks can be performed: oval, triangle, circle etc... To change programme you turn on the steering damper knob and see the indicator behind the front wheel change position. Produced from 1950 till 1954. The Curvo was made in 3 different colours: red, green and blue.
Schuco Curvo 1000, Us-zone of Germany 1950. Schuco Curvo 1000 US zone of Germany, 1950 Wind up with seven different tracks. 13 x 7 x 4 cm. The Schuco Curvo was the most elaborated of the Schuco motorcycles. Seven different tracks can be performed: oval, triangle, circle etc... To change programme you turn on the steering damper knob and see the indicator behind the front wheel change position. Produced from 1950 till 1954. The Curvo was made in 3 different colours: red, green and blue.
Schuco Curvo, US-zone Germany 1950's
Schuco Mirakomot, Germany 1950 Schuco Mirakomot US zone of Germany, 1950 Wind up with no fall action 13 x 7 x 4 cm. The first Schuco motorcycle was the Sport (no.1012) from 1938. As the sales brochure says: '(the motorcyclist) turns back from every table-edge in a most amazing manner, without ever falling off'. After the war in 1945 the Sport came back as the Schuco Mirakomot; the same moulds were used but with a different litho. And a variant was introduced as the Motodrill (1006). This one looks the same but has a different mechanism; it goes in a circle and periodicaly spins on its axis. These Schuco's were solid compact models, only 13 cm long. They were produced up to 1965, when Schuco went bankrupt. Since the 1980's re-editions are on the market.
Schuco Motodrill, Germany 1950's
Schuco Motodrill, US-zone Germany 1950's
Schuco Motodrill, Western Germany 1960
Schuco Motodrill, replica 1990's In 1976 the old Schuco company went bankrupt. Since then a lot of re-editions have appeared, often sold as limited editions. In the 1990's the first replica's were made in Czecho-Slovakia; later the production went to China. Some of these are very good copies of the original, others are not. It is easy to see if you have an original Schuco or a replica by looking at the bottom. If it says 'Made in US-zone of Germany' or " Made in Western Germany" it is probably the real thing... If it says nothing about the country of origin you sure have a re-edition. Other points of attention are the pressings that are less refined in the details on the copies. Also the colours are different; modern paints are often 'harder' and more glossy.
Schuco Motodrill
Schuco Sport, Germany 1937 - 1945. Schuco Sport 1012 Germany, 1937 - 1945 Wind up with no fall action 13 x 7 x 4 cm. The first Schuco motorcycle was the Sport (no.1012) from 1937. As the sales brochure says: 'The motorcyclist turns back from every table-edge in a most amazing manner, without ever falling off'. After the war in 1945 the Sport came back as the Schuco Mirakomot; the same moulds were used but the litho was slightly different with an updated engine and a telescopic fork instead of the old webb fork on the front.
Schuco Sport, Germany 1937 - 1945
Schuco Sport, Germany 1938
Scooter girl, MS 1960 Scooter girl, 1960 Trademark Mechanisches Spielzeug VEB DDR (Eastern Germany) Wind-up with zig zag action 17 x 14 x 4 cm.
Scooter girl, MS 1960 Scooter girl, 1960 Trademark Mechanisches Spielzeug VEB DDR (Eastern Germany) Wind-up with zig zag action 17 x 14 x 4 cm.
Scooter girl, MS 1960 Scooter girl, 1960 Trademark Mechanisches Spielzeug VEB DDR (Eastern Germany) Wind-up with zig zag action 17 x 14 x 4 cm.
Technofix 243, Germany 1938 The Technofix name was owned bij the Einfalt brothers (Gebrüder Einfalt or G.E.) The motorcycle toy they made had a long life. The first version - shown here - dates back to the late 30's. This is the Einfalt YZ 243; the motorcycle runs circles, falls and rights itself again and produces sparks from the exhaust. The second version was the GE 255 . Made in the US zone of Germany (1948 - 1958) and marketed under the Technofix brand. Same action as the Einfalt 243, but without the sparking from the rear. The third version was the G.E. 258. It still rides circles but the mechanism is simplified again: the fall and rise mechanism now also has disappeared. In the last version - in the late fifties - the graphics were modernised to brighter and harder graphics; the bike gets rear shocks in the style of the BMW R51. This version gets the name Komet or Shooting Star. When Technofix ended production in the sixties the tools were sold to the French firm Joyax in Marseille. Here the production went on untill 1985! These motorcycles bear the name Technofix but are marked 'made in France'. The Italian firm INGAP made their own versions of this succesfull toy. The same moulds are used but with wonderfull old fashioned graphics.
Technofix 255, Germany 1950's Technofix GE 255 Trademark Technofix 255 US-zone of Germany, 1950's Wind-up with fall and rise action 18 x 12 x 6 cm.
Technofix 255, Germany 1950's
Technofix 258, Germany 1950's
echnofix scooter #282 1956 - 1964 Trademark Technofix Western Germany Friction The introduction of the Italian Vespa and Lambretta after World War II started a scootermania that would last throughout the 1950's and a good part of the sixties. The succesfull German Zündapp Bella scooter was the inspiration for this Technofix toy in the best style of the period: colourfull and optimistic. The same toy was made by Portillo in Mexico under the Technofix name but marked 'Hecho en Mechico'.. Friction, lenght 17 cm., windshield missing..
Technofix 282, Germany 1956
Technofix 292, Western Germany 1958
Technofix GE 255, US zone Germany 1950's
Technofix GE258, Germany 1950's
Technofix Scooter 282, Western Germany 1956
echnofix scooter #282 1956 - 1964 Trademark Technofix Western Germany Friction The introduction of the Italian Vespa and Lambretta after World War II started a scootermania that would last throughout the 1950's and a good part of the sixties. The succesfull German Zündapp Bella scooter was the inspiration for this Technofix toy in the best style of the period: colourfull and optimistic. The same toy was made by Portillo in Mexico under the Technofix name but marked 'Hecho en Mechico'.. Friction, lenght 17 cm., windshield missing..
Technofix Scooter 282, Western Germany 1956. echnofix scooter #282 1956 - 1964 Trademark Technofix Western Germany Friction with 'put-put' two stroke sound. The red and orange colours on these Technofix scooters have a tendency to fade to a pale yellow. As on this one ...
Technofix racer #8, Western Germany 1960's. Length 18,5 cm.. Friction drive. For this toy Technofix used the same pressings for many years (from the early 1950's till the late 1960's) but updated the graphics two times. That makes for three different versions and this is the last one. The same toy was made by Portillo in Mexico under a license agreement. It is marked with the text 'hecho en Mexico' instead of 'made in Western Germany'.
Technofix racer, US-zone Germany 1953
Technofix racer, US-zone Germany 1953
Technofix racer, Western Germany 1960's
Technofix racer, Western Germany 1960's
Technofix, Western Germany 1958. Technofix scooter, Western Germany, 1958 After the succes of the smaller GE 282 scooters, Technofix came in 1958 with the GE 292, a completely new design. It is a large toy with a length of 21 cm. Friction drive with a typical two stroke engine sound. A nice detail is the little dog between the passengers. It is a very colourfull and bright toy, that reflects the mood of the late fifties. This scooter was made in two versions. The other version shows a white dog instead of a brown one; and the passengers wearing different clothes.
Tippco 587, US zone Germany 1950
Tippco 587, US zone Germany 1950
Tippco 587, US zone Germany 1950
Tippco 587, US zone Germany 1950
Tippco Police, Germany 1960 Police Trademark Tippco Western Germany, 1960's Friction with engine sound, battery for headlight 29 x 20 x 10 cm.
Huki Pennytoy, US-zone of Germany 1955
Huki pennytoy, US-zone Germany 1950's
Linemar pennytoy, Japan 1950's
Linemar pennytoy, Japan 1950's
Lollini pennytoy, Italy 1940
Marx Police USA 1950's
Marx Police USA 1950's
Marx Mystic Motorcycle, USA 1940's Marx Mystic Motorcycle Lenght 11 cm.. Wind-up with non-fall action 'Will shoot around in a mysterious manner in all directions on a smooth table or base without falling off. It will also do many tricks on small surfaces."
Marx Police USA 1950's
Marx Police USA 1950's
Marx Police, USA 1930's
Motorcycle Delivery, Marx USA 1940's
Motorcycle Delivery, Marx USA 1940's. Marx Speedboy USA 1940 Wind-up 25 x 15 x 12 cm.
Police, Modern Toys 1960 pic2
Usagiya, Japan 1960's pic2
ATC PD622, Japan 1960's Police #PD622 1960's Trademark ATC Japan Friction 20 x 13 x 5 cm.
Atom Racer, Modern Toys 1960
Champion, ATC Japan 1960's This ATC toy was clearly inspired by the successes of the Honda racing team in the sixties. In Spain toymaker Rico made her own edition of this toy with the Montesa logo on the tank - instead of the Honda wing - and the racing number 13 . This toy is 25 cm long, but there is also a smaller version measuring 20 cm. ATC stands for Asahi Toy Company. This was not a toy manufacturer, but a big importer that used its own brand instead of besides that of the producer. The ATC trademark has a wonderfull logo; Santa Claus with a bag full of toys from Japan.
Champion, ATC Japan 1960's This ATC toy was clearly inspired by the successes of the Honda racing team in the sixties. In Spain toymaker Rico made her own edition of this toy with the Montesa logo on the tank instead of the Honda wing and the number 13 (!). This toy is 20 cm long, but there is also a larger version measuring 25 cm.
Clown on roller skate, TPS Japan 1955
Cragstan Stunt Rider 1960's Stunt Rider Trademark Cragstan / TN Nomura Japan 1960's Battery drive:, motorcycle makes sudden turns; rider hangs out with leg; flashing exhausts 27 cm.
Cragstan Stunt Rider 1960's Stunt Rider Trademark Cragstan / TN Nomura Japan 1960's Battery drive:, motorcycle makes sudden turns; rider hangs out with leg; flashing exhausts 27 cm.
Cragstan Stunt Rider 1960's Stunt Rider Trademark Cragstan / TN Nomura Japan 1960's Battery drive:, motorcycle makes sudden turns; rider hangs out with leg; flashing exhausts 27 cm.
Daiya, Japan 1970 Daiya Japan 1970 Electric motor, rise and fall action Length 26 cm.
Delivery, Kanto Japan 1960's Delivery trike, 16 x 12 x 7 cm. Trademark KO (Kanto), Japan 1960 Friction with crank on bottom. Bump and go action with visible pivot mechanism . Variations of this toy (same molding but different litho) include: Ice cream vendor; Police Dept. red; Police Dept. blue
Delivery, Kanto Japan 1960's
Highway Patrol, ATC Japan 1960 Highway Patrol PA107 ATC Japan 1960 Friction, sidecar passenger waving with gun (gun missing) 27 x 18 x 16 cm.
Highway Police, ATC Japan 1960 ATC Japan 1960's Lenght 26 cm. Friction with engine sound
Honda racer, TPS Japan 1970 TPS, "High Technical Rider" Japan 1970 Electric motor. Rider hangs out and spins around its axis. Engine sound. Length 26 cm.
Hotrod TN Nomura, Japan 1960's
Hotrod TN Nomura, Japan 1960's
King Scooter, STS Japan 1955 King Scooter, Japan 1955, Trademark Y, Yonezawa Friction drive with engine sound Length 23 cm.
King Scooter, STS Japan 1955 King Scooter, Japan 1955 Trademark Y, Yonezawa Friction drive with engine sound Length 23 cm.
King Scooter, STS Japan 1955
Lady biker, Haji Japan 1960's
Modern Toys, Japan 1958
Pennytoy, Alps Japan 1950's Friction Trademark Alps, made in Japan 1950's Length 9 cm.
Pennytoy, Alps Japan 1950's Friction Trademark Alps, made in Japan 1950's Length 9 cm.
Pennytoy, Alps Japan 1950's Friction Trademark Alps, made in Japan 1950's Length 9 cm.
Pennytoy, Japan 1950's Friction No trademark; marked 'Japan' 1950's Length 9 cm.
Pinkee the Farmer, TN Nomura Japan 1960
Police, Bandai Japan 1960's Honda Black Bomber 1966. Electric motor, remote control. Length 26 cm.
Police, Bandai Japan 1960's Honda Black Bomber 1966. Electric motor, remote control. Length 26 cm.
Police, Linemar, Japan 1960
Police, Linemar, Japan 1960
Police, TN Japan 1970
Police, Usagiya, Japan 1960's Police PD110 Usagiya, Japan 1960's Friction drive with engine sound Length 30 cm..
Racer, Yone Japan 1960's Yone, Japan 1960's Length 20 cm. Windup; with engine sound
State Trooper, Y, Japan 1955
State Trooper, Y, Japan 1955 State Trooper #ST151 Trademark Y (Yonezawa) Japan 1950s Battery drive with siren 27 x 18 x 7
Super Scooter, Japan 1960 Super Scooter Pennytoy L. 9,5 cm. Friction Made in Japan, no trademark
TN Champion, Japan 1970
TN racer, Japan 1970 Trademark TN, Japan 1970 Length 20 cm. Friction drive. This very succesfull toy by TN was made in a lot of variations. Police, racer, champion .... with or without sound ( two stroke engine) and flashing exhaust. The rider tucks down behind the streamline and comes up again. From the 1980's a copy of this toy is made in India under the name of Winner 95.
TN racer, Japan 1970 Trademark TN, Japan 1970 Length 20 cm. Friction drive. This very succesfull toy by TN was made in a lot of variations. Police, racer, champion .... with or without sound ( two stroke engine) and flashing exhaust. The rider tucks down behind the streamline and comes up again. From the 1980's a copy of this toy is made in India under the name of Winner 95.
Trooper, Hadson Japan 1950's
Usagiya, Japan 1960's Police Patrol Trademark Usagiya Japan 1960's Friction 26 x 22 x 10 cm.
Usagiya, Japan 1960's Police Patrol Trademark Usagiya Japan 1960's Friction 26 x 22 x 10 cm.
YONEZAWA HARLEY DAVIDSON 1965. Length 27 cm. Electric motor with engine sound and siren Red light flashing on the front. Nice detail is the telephone on the batterybox. The two LR20 batteries fit in a compartment from the box on the right side through the rearwheel into the box on the left. The original rubber hands are missing, as is the windscreen. A later version of this toy has a simple friction motor instead of a electric one.
Arnold Mac 700 cose-up.
Arnold Mac 700
Arnold Mac 700
Arnold Mac 700
Huki pennytoy no25
Huki pennytoy #25
Huki racer
Kellerman, Germany 1940's
Kellermann, Germany 1938.
Motorkerekpar, Hungarian Tippco with box.
Schuco Curvo 1000
Schuco Mirakomot, Germany 1950
Technofix 1955 - 1960 close-ups. The Technofix name was owned bij the Einfalt brothers (Gebrüder Einfalt or G.E.) The motorcycle toy they made had a long life. The first version dates back to the 30's. This is the Einfalt YZ 243; the motorcycle runs circles, falls and rights itself again and produces sparks from the exhaust. The second version was the GE 255 . Made in the US zone of Germany (1948 - 1958) and marketed under the Technofix brand. Same action as the Einfalt 243, but without the sparking from the rear. The last version is the G.E. 258. It still rides circles but now the fall mechanism also has disappeared. In the late fifties the graphics were modernised to brighter and harder graphics; the bike gets back springing in the style of the BMW R51, but lacks much of the old fashioned charm of the original. When Technofix ended production in the sixties the moulds were sold to the French firm Joyax in Marseille. Here the production went on untill 1985! These motorcycles bear the name Technofix but are marked 'made in France'. And then there is a Italian version by Ingap from the 50's. Same moulds again, but with wonderfull old style graphics.
Technofix 243.
Technofix 258.
Technofix G.E. 255, 1950's
Technofix racer #8, Western Germany 1960's
Technofix scooter no 282.
Tippco Police, Germany 1960.
Arnold 643, Germany 1935 -1955 A sturdy motorcycle toy, tagged A643, produced by Karl Arnold & Co. Modelled after the German Zundapp and BMW flat twins of the late 1930's. Produced from 1935 to 1955. Lenght 20 cm. Clockwork motor with a separate axle from the rear wheel to a flintstone in the oversized headlamp makes it glow in the dark. Produced in this civilian version in two basic colours, red or blue. Military versions in camouflage colours were also available. After the war these 'Wehrmacht' models tagged A754 disappeared from the catalogue. In the 1950's Arnold used the same mold with a new print to modernize this old workhorse. The gimmick with the sparkling headlamp was discontinued in this model that is tagged A560.
Arnold 643, Germany 1935 -1955 A sturdy motorcycle toy, tagged A643, produced by Karl Arnold & Co. Modelled after the German Zundapp and BMW flat twins of the late 1930's. Produced from 1935 to 1955. Lenght 20 cm. Clockwork motor with a separate axle from the rear wheel to a flintstone in the oversized headlamp makes it glow in the dark. Produced in this civilian version in two basic colours, red or blue. Military versions in camouflage colours were also available. After the war these 'Wehrmacht' models tagged A754 disappeared from the catalogue. In the 1950's Arnold used the same mold with a new print to modernize this old workhorse. The gimmick with the sparkling headlamp was discontinued in this model that is tagged A560.
Arnold Mac 700 This Arnold Mac 700 was inspired by the post war BMW flat twin motorcycle type R 67. Made in the US zone of Germany in the late 1940's. Length 20 cm. This wind up toy has a very complicated mechanism: the rider goes, stops, dismounts, remounts and rides again.
Arnold Mac 700
George Fischer, U.S. zone of Germany
Hammer und Kühlwein, Western Germany 1960
Huki Police, Germany 1950's
Huki Police, Western Germany 1955
Huki racer, Germany 1960's
Huki racer, US-zone Germany 1950
Huki racer, Western Germany 1950's
Huki, US zone Germany 1950 The German toys made in the late1940s are based on pre-war designs. The colours are of the 1930s: reddish-brown, beige, and olive-grey. The graphics show grim faced riders wearing knitted gloves and scarfs. But during the 1950s the miraculous West German economic recovery - the so called 'wirtschafswunder' - changes the mood. The colours get brighter; the riders get more relaxed and happier. A wonderfull example of this new era is the Technofix scooter # 282 from 1956.
Huki, US-zone Germany 1950's
Huki, Western Germany 1955
Huki, Western Germany 1955
Kellerman, Germany 1940's Kellerman Socius Motorrad #353 1936 - 1950. Made by the German firm of Kellerman in 3 different versions. An army version was made under the Nazi government with two Wehrmacht soldiers with detachable shoulder rifles . After the war toy came back 'made in the US zone of Germany. With - understandably - civilian riders only. Even a sidecar version existed. The motorcycle describes a figure of 8 with the passenger bending over in the corners. The pillion passenger is often missing, like on this one .
Kellermann, Germany 1938 G. Kellermann #370 Germany 1938 - 1948 Wind-up; 14 cm The passenger in the sidecar shifts to right or left according to the curve made by the motorcycle..
Motorkerekpar, Hungarian Tippco With a lifespan of more than fifty years this is a true classic. It started life as the Tippco TCO-58. Tippco offered the toy from the early 1950's till halfway the 1960's in a solo version or (more scarce) with a sidecar attached. In the seventies and eighties Lemezarugyar in Budapest (Hungary) produced a succesfull copy of the toy with their own graphics. In the same period a police version of the toy was offered by the Turkish Ne-kur toy factory. In Germany a re-edition of the Tippco appeared in the 1980's under the JW (Josef Wagner) trademark. And nowadays the toy is made again in China.
Schuco Charly, Germany 1950's
Schuco Curvo 1000, Us-zone of Germany 1950. Schuco Curvo 1000 US zone of Germany, 1950 Wind up with seven different tracks. 13 x 7 x 4 cm. The Schuco Curvo was the most elaborated of the Schuco motorcycles. Seven different tracks can be performed: oval, triangle, circle etc... To change programme you turn on the steering damper knob and see the indicator behind the front wheel change position. Produced from 1950 till 1954. The Curvo was made in 3 different colours: red, green and blue.
Schuco Curvo 1000, Us-zone of Germany 1950. Schuco Curvo 1000 US zone of Germany, 1950 Wind up with seven different tracks. 13 x 7 x 4 cm. The Schuco Curvo was the most elaborated of the Schuco motorcycles. Seven different tracks can be performed: oval, triangle, circle etc... To change programme you turn on the steering damper knob and see the indicator behind the front wheel change position. Produced from 1950 till 1954. The Curvo was made in 3 different colours: red, green and blue.
Schuco Curvo, US-zone Germany 1950's
Schuco Mirakomot, Germany 1950 Schuco Mirakomot US zone of Germany, 1950 Wind up with no fall action 13 x 7 x 4 cm. The first Schuco motorcycle was the Sport (no.1012) from 1938. As the sales brochure says: '(the motorcyclist) turns back from every table-edge in a most amazing manner, without ever falling off'. After the war in 1945 the Sport came back as the Schuco Mirakomot; the same moulds were used but with a different litho. And a variant was introduced as the Motodrill (1006). This one looks the same but has a different mechanism; it goes in a circle and periodicaly spins on its axis. These Schuco's were solid compact models, only 13 cm long. They were produced up to 1965, when Schuco went bankrupt. Since the 1980's re-editions are on the market.
Schuco Motodrill, Germany 1950's
Schuco Motodrill, US-zone Germany 1950's
Schuco Motodrill, Western Germany 1960
Schuco Motodrill, replica 1990's In 1976 the old Schuco company went bankrupt. Since then a lot of re-editions have appeared, often sold as limited editions. In the 1990's the first replica's were made in Czecho-Slovakia; later the production went to China. Some of these are very good copies of the original, others are not. It is easy to see if you have an original Schuco or a replica by looking at the bottom. If it says 'Made in US-zone of Germany' or " Made in Western Germany" it is probably the real thing... If it says nothing about the country of origin you sure have a re-edition. Other points of attention are the pressings that are less refined in the details on the copies. Also the colours are different; modern paints are often 'harder' and more glossy.
Schuco Motodrill
Schuco Sport, Germany 1937 - 1945. Schuco Sport 1012 Germany, 1937 - 1945 Wind up with no fall action 13 x 7 x 4 cm. The first Schuco motorcycle was the Sport (no.1012) from 1937. As the sales brochure says: 'The motorcyclist turns back from every table-edge in a most amazing manner, without ever falling off'. After the war in 1945 the Sport came back as the Schuco Mirakomot; the same moulds were used but the litho was slightly different with an updated engine and a telescopic fork instead of the old webb fork on the front.
Schuco Sport, Germany 1937 - 1945
Schuco Sport, Germany 1938
Scooter girl, MS 1960 Scooter girl, 1960 Trademark Mechanisches Spielzeug VEB DDR (Eastern Germany) Wind-up with zig zag action 17 x 14 x 4 cm.
Scooter girl, MS 1960 Scooter girl, 1960 Trademark Mechanisches Spielzeug VEB DDR (Eastern Germany) Wind-up with zig zag action 17 x 14 x 4 cm.
Scooter girl, MS 1960 Scooter girl, 1960 Trademark Mechanisches Spielzeug VEB DDR (Eastern Germany) Wind-up with zig zag action 17 x 14 x 4 cm.
Technofix 243, Germany 1938 The Technofix name was owned bij the Einfalt brothers (Gebrüder Einfalt or G.E.) The motorcycle toy they made had a long life. The first version - shown here - dates back to the late 30's. This is the Einfalt YZ 243; the motorcycle runs circles, falls and rights itself again and produces sparks from the exhaust. The second version was the GE 255 . Made in the US zone of Germany (1948 - 1958) and marketed under the Technofix brand. Same action as the Einfalt 243, but without the sparking from the rear. The third version was the G.E. 258. It still rides circles but the mechanism is simplified again: the fall and rise mechanism now also has disappeared. In the last version - in the late fifties - the graphics were modernised to brighter and harder graphics; the bike gets rear shocks in the style of the BMW R51. This version gets the name Komet or Shooting Star. When Technofix ended production in the sixties the tools were sold to the French firm Joyax in Marseille. Here the production went on untill 1985! These motorcycles bear the name Technofix but are marked 'made in France'. The Italian firm INGAP made their own versions of this succesfull toy. The same moulds are used but with wonderfull old fashioned graphics.
Technofix 255, Germany 1950's Technofix GE 255 Trademark Technofix 255 US-zone of Germany, 1950's Wind-up with fall and rise action 18 x 12 x 6 cm.
Technofix 255, Germany 1950's
Technofix 258, Germany 1950's
echnofix scooter #282 1956 - 1964 Trademark Technofix Western Germany Friction The introduction of the Italian Vespa and Lambretta after World War II started a scootermania that would last throughout the 1950's and a good part of the sixties. The succesfull German Zündapp Bella scooter was the inspiration for this Technofix toy in the best style of the period: colourfull and optimistic. The same toy was made by Portillo in Mexico under the Technofix name but marked 'Hecho en Mechico'.. Friction, lenght 17 cm., windshield missing..
Technofix 282, Germany 1956
Technofix 292, Western Germany 1958
Technofix GE 255, US zone Germany 1950's
Technofix GE258, Germany 1950's
Technofix Scooter 282, Western Germany 1956
echnofix scooter #282 1956 - 1964 Trademark Technofix Western Germany Friction The introduction of the Italian Vespa and Lambretta after World War II started a scootermania that would last throughout the 1950's and a good part of the sixties. The succesfull German Zündapp Bella scooter was the inspiration for this Technofix toy in the best style of the period: colourfull and optimistic. The same toy was made by Portillo in Mexico under the Technofix name but marked 'Hecho en Mechico'.. Friction, lenght 17 cm., windshield missing..
Technofix Scooter 282, Western Germany 1956. echnofix scooter #282 1956 - 1964 Trademark Technofix Western Germany Friction with 'put-put' two stroke sound. The red and orange colours on these Technofix scooters have a tendency to fade to a pale yellow. As on this one ...
Technofix Scooter, Germany 1956
Technofix Scooter, Germany 1956
Technofix Scooter, Germany 1956
Technofix Shooting Star, 1960's
Technofix racer, US-zone Germany 1953
Technofix racer, US-zone Germany 1953
Technofix racer, Western Germany 1960's
Technofix racer, Western Germany 1960's
Technofix, Western Germany 1958. Technofix scooter, Western Germany, 1958 After the succes of the smaller GE 282 scooters, Technofix came in 1958 with the GE 292, a completely new design. It is a large toy with a length of 21 cm. Friction drive with a typical two stroke engine sound. A nice detail is the little dog between the passengers. It is a very colourfull and bright toy, that reflects the mood of the late fifties. This scooter was made in two versions. The other version shows a white dog instead of a brown one; and the passengers wearing different clothes.
Tippco 587, US zone Germany 1950
Tippco 587, US zone Germany 1950
Tippco 587, US zone Germany 1950
Tippco 587, US zone Germany 1950
Tippco TCO59, US-zone Germany 1950's
