The semi-flat metal bathers issued by Aristocraft in the US in the post-war period are made in West Germany and bare some resemblance to the figures Marklin were issuing at the time, but are a little larger and a little cruder.The Dyna-Mo forklift was still in the Walther's catalogue as an unpainted casting in the last few years, this one go's back to the 1950's. and is a single colour all-over paint-job on lead/white metal.
The 'Selly Road Gang' could be Comet/Authenticast, but I don't think so, and any help would be much appreciated in identifying this early US railroad item...which may have been made-up and titled by the owner from the products of more than one company - as they do look a bit like Comet? Now known (2024) to be Selley 'Finishing Touches', see comments or click Tag/s.
The three guys at the top might be Timpo, and either pre-date or be replacements for; the Zang composition mechanics that Timpo carried in the late 1940's-1950's?Below are definitely Comet/Authenticast, with a broken unpainted and group of painted ones from tow different sets (I'm working on a complete check-list of HE/Comet/SAE/Malleable stuff at the moment).
The bottom shot shows the late-issues of Wardie/Mastermodels with tiny bases designed to be as unobtrusive as possible on a model railway layout, compare with the ones shown last time.
Below the size-comparator shot we have an unknown 35mm pilot and two (probably home-cast) copies of the Dinky gun-crew.
3 comments:
The 2007 Walthers catalogue lists a company called Selley finishing touches, and there is a road gang in the list. No illustrations sadly.
Selley finishing touches.
Unpainted metal.
Animals:
675-158 Trough & 6 pigs
675-161 Cows (6)
675-162 Bull, Cow and Calf
675-163 Horses (6)
675-178 Dog & Hydrant
675-297 Chickens (12)
675-454 Horse & Colt
675-456 Elephant
675-457 Giraffe
675-458 Camel
675-459 Elk
675-520 Lion
Railroad Personnel
675-81 Steam train crew (3)
675-139 Man with wheelbarrow
675-231 Drivers (3)
675-289 Road Gang Working (5pcs)
675-294 Brakeman, crewman (6)
675-647 Diesel train crew (3)
675-701 Handcar man
Miscellaneous:
675-160 Cowboy & 2 horses
675-662 Hobos & dog (5pcs)
675-700 Drunk leaning on lamppost
675-6571 Prospector w Burro
675-6572 Prospector w 2 burros.
J
Heh-heh-heh . . . you're rapidly making yourself indispensable to the Blog Jon!
Of course, Selley dot dot dot [code number] 'road gang', and I might have a Walther's somewhere with the Selley illustrated, yet never made the connection!
The wood and the trees! Doh!
H
In fact . . . my box must have the road gang, the man with wheelbarrow and something else?
H
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