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This intriguing toy is from 1970s, it is plastic and made in China. Pull
the string at the back and he speaks several phrases, all the time his mouth opens and shuts. This type of toy is always highly collectable both for its characterization and its novelty. h16cms. |
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-This toy dates from 1960s, it works on a basic plunger system,
simply depress the plunger to watch the clown beat the drum. It is tinplate and plastic and highly collectable. |
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This is not a toy as such, it is a sweet dispenser. Made out of steel
it originally would have had two small buckets in each hand each containing small sweet jelly beans. You would lift back the bow on the head and fill with the beans, then by pulling a small daisy attached to the back of the ladybug, the beans would fall into a small container and be pushed into a drawer at the front, the drawer would fall open to allow you to get at your sweets. Age is unknown, but being made of steel it is very collectable. h10cms. |
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Again these are not exactly toys. They work on a spring base
mechanism, when pressed the drinkers arms move to give one the illusion of drinking. H 14cms. |
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This is a modern Chinese toy, made from tin and representing an
original toy. It is hand operated, simply by squeezing the tinplate bar at the bottom, causes the hens to dive for food. h20cms. |
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Made in Japan, this robot was a breed of toys made for the
gambler. The Japanese being a great nation of gamblers wanted to be able to gamble without it looking too obvious. Hence a breed of toys each with their own casino items. This one has a roulette wheel in its head, simply roll the robot along the floor and see if your number comes up. Other versions include a robot with dice in its head, a card displaying robot, one with poker dice. h8cms. |
