#551 Eko - Spot 600 (Around 1960)

Eko is i of the most famous Castilian toy manufacturers exterior Spain. Their miniatures inward 1:87 (H0) scale were imported to many European countries too in all likelihood likewise to America.

If yous desire to read the history of this company, nosotros recommend yous to see Rosaspage too read a non bad article (in Spanish) most the society roofing all of import aspects.

If yous cannot read Spanish, I volition educate a really curt summary to comprehend the basic aspects.

 

In 1956 2 cousins named Blasco founded the "Industrias Blasco" inward Barcelona. They created toys too complements for children, similar H0 dioramas or H0 vehicles. One of the cousins likewise manufactured too distributed inexpensive toys, simply their followers inward the society decided to industry a amend character product, too hither is where EKO was born. At the firstly the society was a household unit of measurement business, simply they made some lucre too started growing rapidly. They fifty-fifty moved from Barcelona to Hospitalet de Llobregat, to a to a greater extent than suitable factory. The operate past times expose of employees they reached was roughly 12. Surprising for such a well-known manufacturer.

Their products were yet inexpensive compared amongst other European brands (Wiking, Roco, Anguplas), too their character was a chip lower. We would tell today that they specialized inward the lower-end market. Anguplas would sell their casts to Eko afterwards they disappeared inward 1967.

 

Their products included many cars, trucks, busses, military machine vehicles too accesories (people, traffic signs, small-scale buildings...) inward H0 scale equally good equally some other serial inward 1:43 scale, all of them inward plastic. They likewise produced other types of toy goods, similar plastic children spectacles or children watches.

Some brands used Eko miniatures equally promotional give-aways, or incorporated inward products of other companies, similar Congost, Ibertrén or Electrotrén.

By the firstly of the 80s, the society production became lower too almost disappeared. However, today they yet create toys nether the educate "Toyeko" www.toyeko.com

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: SEAT 600
• Scale: 1:87 (H0)
• Year: Around 1960
• Company: Eko (Spain)
• Size: approx. 3.5 cm

#801 Bluish Box – Morris Nipper (Ref. 7434) (Around 1960)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

This is a plastic machine amongst a size smaller than iii inches, it could truly live confused amongst an H0 1:87 model, although I approximate it is simply modest because the master Morris Minor was a really modest car.

The machine is marked “Nº 434 Hong Kong” together with it took me a chip to respect out which manufacturer is behind this Matchbox knock-off. The respond is Blue Box, a companionship that has already appeared in i trial inward my blog, together with whose even is sort of paradigmatic for a Hong-Kong companionship that started copying toys from England, together with afterwards became a peachy together with powerful toy company.

Compared to the Matchbox car, I would country this i is based inward its ain cast, since at that spot are many big differences to come upwards from a cloned cast. The toy is quite delicate (note the broken window frame on i side, together with the missing purpose inward the chassis), then it is quite surprising to accept constitute this especial yet inward such a expert shape. Its previous possessor was sure a really careful guy. It is a squeamish substitute for the
Machbox model, since this is i of the hardest to find.

This final moving painting shows the Bue Box model amid others inward a really squeamish blisterpack amongst the feature bluish label. The machine was also available inward unmarried boxes, together with other multi-packs including 8 or half dozen cars.


Picture from Vectis.co.uk

 

Picture from planetdiecast.com

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: MORRIS MINOR (ref. 7434)
• Scale: Around 1:64
• Year: 1960
• Company: Blue Box (Hong-Kong)
• Size: approx. half dozen cm

#570 Polistil Mini - Citroën 19Ds, Volkswagen Beetle Too Autobianchi Bianchina (Around 1960)

These cars were works life inwards a flea marketplace approximately i yr ago. I immediatly recognised the character of the cars together with decided to purchase them: they are marked APS 1/77 Italy, they correspond real charismatic models from the 50s together with the 60s, together with despite the age, they are inwards real expert shape.

Later, at habitation together with to my surprise, I discovered that the cars were manufactured past times Polistil, together with hence I guess they were intended to live sold for vey petty money, or to live combined alongside electrical trains. I convey likewise read somewhere, that Polistil likewise had some sort of ferry boat to comport many models from this series.
The cars reproduced are pop Italian together with European cars, including many Fiats (500, 600, 600 Multipla, 1100...). The 3 models I ain are:

CITROËN 19DS (French automobile sold from 1955 to 1975)

VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE (German automobile sold from 1938 on inwards several versions)

AUTOBIANCHI BIANCHINA (Italian automobile sold betwixt 1957-1969)

Note that the Bianchina is non real good finished. One of the windows has non been properly done, together with is virtually covered past times plastic. I am non certain if the chassis has likewise been mounted inwards the incorrect direction, banker's complaint that the wheels are non real good centered alongside the body. The other seem to live ok.
These models belong to a real short, real interesting together with real rare series. Maybe because of the plastic, many of the units sold powerfulness convey been destroyed during play (it would live plenty to pace on them) or thown inwards the trash, because their appearance is that of a real inexpensive toy.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: CITROËN 19DS, VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE together with AUTOBIANCHI BIANCHINA
• Scale: 1:77
• Year: Around 1960
• Company: Polistil (Italy)
• Size: approx. 3,5 cm