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[fixer]

And there's me thinking it was the solitaire game bottom right

[MOKOSEX]

And there's me thinking it was the solitaire game bottom right

hi reg
you have a good eye,i didn,t know it was a solitaire till i viewed it,same company randal/merit that made the telephone boxes in a thread the other day
dave

[MOKOSEX]

That's a very nice lot Dave. What's the tank with the three barrels or guns, it looks ww1 style? Do they rotate?

hi john
i agree with you ,early wwi tanks didn,t have turrets as we know them ,this has three guns that are fixed,its early tinplate ,no idea of maker ,no clues on the tank ,i would guess cheap penny toy from the twenties or thirties,one of a few tinplate in the lot
dave

[johnboy]

Thanks for the pics Dave, I like these old toys. It's great some still survive and it's not bad for 80 or 90 year old tin.

[MOKOSEX]

Thanks for the pics Dave, I like these old toys. It's great some still survive and it's not bad for 80 or 90 year old tin.

Heres the rest of the tinplate,the minic roller is pretty common from the fities/sixties,the happynak bucket is well sought after ,the larger racing boat is made in the us zone germany,so just post ww2 ,can,t find maker or another on the web at the moment so bit of a mystery the racing car is pretty basic ,is does have diecast wheels but the most interesting thing is its made out of an old tin, :shock:probarbly another penny toy
dave

[johnboy]

Great models. I love the recycled tin racer, I'd imagine that one and the racing boat must be very scarce now. Have you tested out the sand bucket yet?

[MOKOSEX]

Great models. I love the recycled tin racer, I'd imagine that one and the racing boat must be very scarce now. Have you tested out the sand bucket yet?

i think the boat and racer would be fairly scarce,i have seen a few similar buckets but not the exact same one yet still untested,have to wait for my hols lol.
dave

[Idris]

Given the four bent tabs, I think the racing car is missing it's baseplate.
You might be able to date it by Googling whatever is written on the tin. (I can see "S?Y-X Products Ltd.", "wood", "furniture", and probably "floor" and "motor" - so most likely some kind of polish I think.)

[MOKOSEX]

Given the four bent tabs, I think the racing car is missing it's baseplate.
You might be able to date it by Googling whatever is written on the tin. (I can see "S?Y-X Products Ltd.", "wood", "furniture", and probably "floor" and "motor" - so most likely some kind of polish I think.)

ITS STYX PRODUCTS LTD,I had a go at googling it and can,t get a hit for polish,will just have to keep trying,perhaps styx floor polish is rare lol.