Posts Tagged ‘wood’
Early Airplane Aeroplay Toy found- Halsam Toys
We enjoy readers bringing us new-to-us historic items. We know of early aviation toys, but did not know Halsam made an airplane set. How wonderful! Pictures below are of a very early, circa 1916, toy build set from Halsam. It appears everything is complete and details are shown below. It has a “revolving propeller”, a…
Read MoreMissouri Battleship Toy from Japan, ITO
We are pleased to share a great toy made of wood. Yes, this is a Post-War Japanese Wood battleship toy of the venerable USS Missouri (though it looks metal). It is battery operated with lights and a motor. Historians note that it was used up to the Desert Storm flight in Iraq and then…
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