If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Blood, Sweat, and Steel: My Afternoon with the Ace of Swords
'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
Forget TV Pickers, Meet the Real Mavericks of the Antiques World
Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles
Posted 1 year ago
Pencil-nec…
(32 items)
We've had this tucked away in storage for a long time ~ not sure why, since it's such a nice MIB example. So I thought I would share it here.
The truck has a wind-up mechanism that allows for forward movement as well as dumping action. In addition, the front wheels are adjustable to allow it to go straight or in a circle. I found an on-line reference that states it is from 1952. Glad we have the box, since the truck itself has no markings as to the maker! The winding key has the letter "L" on it, which I guess means it is a replacement, since other examples I have seen online have the B & S initials on them ~ anyone know differently?
Model TrucksWhen it comes to model trucks, the two biggest names are probably Tonka and…