Hess Floor Gunboat Large Tin Friction Toy *SOLD*

Hess Floor Gunboat-large tin friction toy

Our large Hess boat is in very good condition for a 1910’s and 20’s toy.  There is profuse use of gold plating on the wheels and deck accents.  The stack and wheel are original as is one of the two cannons.

This offering is larger than or other gunboat, closer to 10″ long, and it also undulates like wave actions on the hull.  Condition is a bit higher than the other, but one cannon is replaced.  It is simply a fill-in and the toy really needs a professional re-casting of the second.

Hess, Math – Nuremberg, Germany Founded in 1826, Hess was one of the first to make railways from pressed steel. Johann L. Hess inherited the company in 1866, and it ceased production in 1934.