#543 Smurfs - Diverse Figures (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Together With 1978)

In a previous entry I summarized the history of the smurf plastic figures yesteryear Schleich in addition to Bully. Until at 1 time I owned 3 figures from Schleich (the manful someone monarch in addition to 2 aboriginal Smurfs), only later on I bought a lot of approximately xx figures, all of which I´d similar to introduce inward this entry.

This time, all of them are marked Bully, in addition to stand upwards for models made betwixt 1969 in addition to 1977. I accept got some other manful someone monarch Smurf in addition to some other aboriginal Smurf, in addition to hence I tin compare the mark on the bases, in addition to how similar they are. Apart from a slight colour shade variations, the figures are identical.

So, using my Smurf Figure conduct (#428), I accept classified this lot according to the issue yr of each figure, in addition to this is how I desire to introduce them here:

1969 in addition to 1970:

Astronaut in addition to Smurf amongst Scarf (1969)
Laughing Smurf (1970) (needs to live cleaned)

1973:

Wild Smurf
King Smurf
Smurf amongst wings
Cook
Mocking Smurf
Physician/ Doctor

1971 in addition to 1974:

Smurfette (1971)
Beer Smurf (1974)
Funny Smurf (1974)

 

1975:

Sitting Smurf

Upside-down Smurf

1976: (complete, solely iii figures this year, leaving out variants)

Painter Smurf
Clown
Ski Smurf

My clown figure was "Made inward Portugal". Portuguese figures appear a chip rarer to find.

1977 in addition to 1978:

Swimming Smurf (1977)
Accident Smurf (1978)

FACTS in addition to FIGURES:

• Name: VARIOUS SMURF FIGURES
• Toy Line: The Smurfs
• Year: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 in addition to 1977
• Company: Schleich in addition to Bully (both West-Germany)
• Size of the figures: approx. five cm

#636 Heimo/ Unknown Toymaker - Heidi Pvc Figures (1974)

Heimo is a German linguistic communication producer of plastik figures, really famous for their Disney plasic figures from the 60s an the 70s. There is really few data availble nearly the companionship itself, only apparently, Heimo is a build of Marx Toys from the U.S.A., 1 of the „classic“ american toy manufacturers.

The figures made past times Heimo were really popular, together with despite beingness actually former (40 or l years old), they are really unexpensive today. According to my German linguistic communication catalogue, these Heidi figures are 2 Eur worth each. As catalogues e'er heart upwardly prices, I would tell 1 Euro each is already enough.

The Heidi serial comprises five figures: Heidi, Peter, The Grandfather, Josef (the dog) together with a pocket-size lamb which is to a greater extent than hard to notice (catalogue price: 10 Eur) together with seems to live also really frail because of its sparse legs.

The official Heimo figures accept a logo at the dorsum which is a cross within a circle, every bit good every bit a copyright symbol.

In add-on to the Heimo figures, I desire to introduce a bootleg of the Heidi figure (the other 2 are Heimo original). At kickoff sight, they look identical, only a closer expect reveals that they are different. The size is slightly higher, the colours applied differ together with the score at the dorsum says „Zuiyo“, which are the Japanese studios that created the cartoons.

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: HEIDI OF THE ALPS PVC FIGURES
• Year: 1974
• Company: Heimo/ Unknown Toymker (Germany / Unknown Country of Origin)
• Size of the figures: five cm

#646 Ideal - State Rover Safari Alongside Friction Motor (1974)

This is a toy I got inwards a lot alongside many other things. At root I didnt intend it was something special, although the friction motor worked actually fine. It takes a long fourth dimension for it to stop, solely afterward having gone over a long distance.

At or thence signal I saw the mark (which is a fleck hidden) IDEAL New Bailiwick of Jersey 1974. Of course, I knew Ideal from before, it is 1 of the keen historical American toymakers, thence I started looking at this toy differently. The car is quite sturdy, although a small-scale little fry that borrowed it made or thence cracks inwards the chassis construction past times pushing also difficult down. I repaired it. My boy also dropped it a few times together with the dorsum bumper broke. This is the close weak part. I repaired it, together with and then reinforced it alongside or thence pieces of wood. My boy likes it a lot.

So, dorsum to Ideal toys, the companionship was founded inwards 1907 inwards Hollis, New York alongside a slightly unlike name: "Ideal Novelty together with Toy Company", together with its founders were Morris together with Rose Michtom. They claim to locomote the inventors of the Teddy Bear inwards 1902, afterward that famous anecdote alongside president (Theodore "Teddy") Roosevelt together with a existent bear, although the existent fact is that the Teddy Bear was invented simultaneously inwards Deutschland past times Steiff too. So, the Michtoms are at to the lowest degree the co-inventors of the Teddy Bear.

The dolls were introduced inwards 1907 together with gained popularity for beingness advertised equally unbreakable, because they were made of a novel cloth based on sawdust (wood dust) together with gum called "composition".

One of the close renowned dolls were Betsy Wetsy, which was produced for to a greater extent than than 50 years starting inwards 1934. it was 1 of the root African American dolls e'er produced. Today these are real sought afterward past times collectors. The Toy Industry Association named it 1 of the 100 close creative toys of the 20th century.

The master holler was changed inwards 1938 to Ideal Toy Company, together with due to the Baby-Boom afterward World War II inwards the U.S., Ideal grew to locomote the largest American manufacturer of dolls, increasing its revenues together with fifty-fifty selling licenses for other countries, including Australia, United Kingdom, Canada or Brazil.

The proficient trouble concern together with success stories continued until the 80s, moving from New York to New Jersey, also reallocating factories inwards Hong Kong. In 1980-81 the companionship distributed the "official" Rubik's Cube toy, that was a piffling fiasco, at that topographic point were many bootleg cubes together with the bussiness was non equally proficient equally expected. Apparently Ideal sued many distributors together with retailers.

In 1982, the companionship was sold to CBS Toys, together with inwards 1987, CBS would sell it in 1 lawsuit again to ViewMaster International, creating View Master Ideal. In 1989, View Master Ideal was bought past times Tyco Toys, together with Tyco Toys would merge inwards 1997 alongside Mattel.

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: LAND ROVER SAFARI
• Year: 1974
• Company: Ideal (U.S.A.)
• Size: Around ix cm
• Scale: Unknown

#648 Invicta Plastics – Mini Psyche Heed (1974)

I don’t cry back I tin convey something novel to what’s already been written well-nigh Master Mind. It is a non bad logic game, really pop at the time, as well as it’s beingness sold fifty-fifty today, then it must select something special.

 

I select 1 of this I got from my father, but exceptionally I am showing the pictures of this game I select flora at my in-laws.

 

As you lot tin see, Master Mind game was Game of the Year inward 1972 as well as thence it was released inward this “mini” version, suitable to behave it inward a pocket. The edition was made inward several (ten) languages as well as cames amongst the instruction canvas inward all 10 languages.

 

 

Something surprising is the embrace picture, depicting 2 really elegant adults. The human being was Bill Woodward from Leicester, the oriental woman, nosotros produce non know. Probably at the time, the game was intended for adults, it powerfulness live a flake hard for children nether 12, although electrical flow historic catamenia recommendations are 8 years as well as up.

 

The special well-nigh this game sample inward the pictures, is that it ha never been used, since the pegs are nevertheless inward its master sealed bag… 44 years already.

 

 

Invicta Games was founded inward 1945 or 1946 yesteryear plastic specialist Ted Jones-Fenleigh inward Leicester. The companionship went into direction inward Dec 2013, when xi workers were “made redundant”, as well as alone 24 remained. Only a few days later on that, the companionship was bought yesteryear its formers directors, rescueing component of the business, but selling the educational as well as retail parts.

 

Years ago, it was an of import company, to a greater extent than frequently than non because of the success of Master Mind. They had 1 cardinal component inward Leicester, but other inward the U.S.A. (New York), Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany (Nürnberg), Italy (Milano) as well as Nippon (Tokyo). In the latest 1990s, they specialized inward educational games as well as had 160 employes.

 

The companionship was ever specialised inward plastic as well as plastic injection mouldings, as well as it in all likelihood continued similar that later on 2009.

 

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: MINI MASTER MIND
• Year: 1974
• Company: Invicta Plastics Ltd. (Great Britain)
• Size: approx. 18 x 7 cm (game box)

#889 Guisval – Mercedes 350 Sl (1974)

Here are my Mercedes 350 SL made past times Guisval. This model is non amidst my favorites: inward my consider it is quite dull, does non telephone phone my attending real much. At the fourth dimension it was hard to tell betwixt Mercedes models, because they looked real much similar each other, together with had piece of cake names, hence Mercedes was, too dorsum then, non amidst my favorite machine brands.

Despite this, I had 2 units of it. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 chocolate-brown 1 together with the regal one, which, needless to say, I liked more. It has Rallye stickers!

The history of this model is the following:

It was premiered inward 1974, correct away inward 2 versions: measure together with police. The constabulary version came inward 2 colours together with had a siren inward the roof. In 1980, a tertiary version was introduced, alongside rally stickers together with forepart grill. This version is currently real hard to find.

1974-79 (from 1977 on alongside fast wheels)

• Nr.1 Brown
• Nr.5 Green/White (Policia or Policia Tráfico)

1980-82

• Nr.1 Brown
• Nr.5 Green/White (Policia Tráfico)
• Nr.54 Light Blue alongside rally decals (Rallye)

1983

• Nr.1 Golden
• Nr.5 Green/White (Policia Tráfico)
• Nr.54 Light Blue alongside rally decals (Rallye)

After 1983, it is hard to tell what happened next, due to the lack of catalogues. In 1987 catalogue, it is nevertheless available both inward Campeon serial (without stickers, simply nevertheless alongside total interior together with suspension) together with Campeon Rallye serial (same alongside stickers). The machine is depicted inward both serial inward black, simply it is known to accept been released inward several colours, including the regal 1 inward the pictures. Stickers varied from 1 unit of measurement to the other. The model was discontinued in all probability to a greater extent than or less 1990, for unknown reasons.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: MERCEDES 350 SL
• Scale: 1:64 (approx.)
• Year: 1974 to to a greater extent than or less 1990
• Company: Guisval (Spain)
• Size: approx. 3’’ or seven cm

#893 Majorette - Several Boxed Models (1972 To 1977)

There is non much that I tin tell well-nigh these models. They are really quondam Majorettes in addition to all of them nevertheless inward their master packages. Some of them are non mint, because the packages tin live opened in addition to shut anytime, thence I guess, some of them direct maintain been removed from the box (before I did that to direct maintain the pictures) in addition to possibly fifty-fifty slightly played with. However, they are inward fantabulous shape, they are quite quondam (first 70s) in addition to some are fifty-fifty rare. Note that some direct maintain delicate parts or easily lost pieces.

I bought them to a greater extent than or less 2 years agone inward a flea market. First I bought solely a few, thence I regretted really much non having bought more. Surprisingly I had a mo jeopardy to purchase the residual a few months later.

The difficult plastic boxes are interesting. They seem to live cubic (well, rectangular prisms), precisely they are trapezoidal, beingness the upper surface smaller than the base. They consist of 2 parts addition possibly some inlay in addition to possibly some newspaper or representative inside. The 2 top dog parts are solidly attached to each other yesteryear agency of 2 slids/flaps. I direct maintain fright when opening them, that 1 of the flaps break, precisely thence far this did non happen. The inlay is made of a really sparse plastic, in addition to ordinarily places the automobile amongst the front end slightly higher than the bring upwardly business office of the car.

Since the box is transparent, some models include a Majorette representative below the automobile that likely tries to brand the box to a greater extent than attractive, possibly thinking well-nigh those cars that are non sold inward a dainty display, precisely countertop.

All boxes besides included a reddish sticker amongst the mention of the automobile in addition to the reference number.

Note that in that location are boxes come upwardly non solely inward brusk in addition to long versions (for cars amongst trailers) precisely besides inward tall in addition to brusk variants for normal cars or specially apartment cars (like the Shadow F1).

And finally, the pictures, each of them amongst number, name, twelvemonth of termination in addition to a brusk comment well-nigh the model. We start amongst the serial 200:

204 Pompier (Dodge Pompier) – color: red
First released inward 1974. Note the really delicate chromed ladder, nevertheless inward the box in addition to inward perfect shape.

206 Ambulance (Citroën DS Ambulance) – color: white
First Released inward 1973. Rare version amongst sparse wheels.

207 Jaguar E (Jaguar Type E) – color: blue
First Released inward 1972.

211 Tracto Pelle – color: orange
First Released inward 1974. The steering cycle is extremely fragile, 99% of the times is lost.

222 Multi Benne (Scania Multi Benne) – color: orange/ green
First Released inward 1976. Nice model, a to a greater extent than modern version of this miniature was commented inward entry #385. Note the toll tag of 14,80 Austrian Schilling, something to a greater extent than or less 1,10 Euro.

223 Saviem Chantier / Fertighaus Transporter – color: blue
First Released inward 1976. Previously was available amongst a dark-brown hut/home inward 1975. The charge is really difficult to find.

242 Service (Dodge) – color: orange
First Released inward 1976, same model equally Dodge Chasse Neige, precisely without the front end loader. That model was available inward 1974 in addition to 1975. Excellent amongst its decals.

243 Shadow F1 (Shadow DN5) – color: black
First Released inward 1977. Also commented inward entry #587.

258 Dune Buggy – colour: calorie-free green
First Released inward 1972. Commented inward item inward #788.

Now the iii boxes from the serial 300:

320 Fardier (Scania –No Nr– + Fardier) – color: blue
First Released inward 1976. Excellent vesion amongst existent woods sticks. Unfortunately, non 1 of the oldest versions, precisely nevertheless remarkable.

343 Dinghy (Dodge Safari –No Nr– + Pneumatique) – color: orange/multicolour
First Released inward 1974. Excellent multicoloured miniature amongst plastic zodiac boat inward trailer. Trailer comes amongst a really quondam type of wheel.

354 Triqueballe (Tracteur Ford –253– + Triqueballe) – color: red
First Released inward 1971. This is a curious model amongst a existent woods stick concur yesteryear the trailer. This model appears inward many catalogues from 1972 to 1979, precisely is discontinued inward 1980 in addition to replaced yesteryear a to a greater extent than moder model of tractor (Tractor 208), which, amongst really few changes, is nevertheless beingness sold, or at to the lowest degree it was until really very recently.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: SEVERAL BOXED MODELS
• Scale: 1:64 (approx.)
• Year: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976 in addition to 1977
• Company: Majorette (France)
• Size: approx. 3’’ or vii cm