Posted 8 years ago
Otaco4me
(175 items)
London Toys. Made in Canada. Came in 3 sizes, (2 sizes shown here), Smaller 3 inch +/- . Large about 5-6 inch. Cast metal with white coloured pressed paper wheels. No idea why paper wheels was a choice, although they are reasonably strong, they do not hold up well to most kids toy driving style.
Pick up truck has non original BP decals, but being a Petrolia collector, I have opted to leave them alone. Bus. Beverage truck, Fuel truck.
Nice. I have the bottom two but my beverage truck is blue and tanker is red.
Was out today grabbing some more lincoln stuff and seen a bunch more of these little londons. a red tanker, a green bus, and I forget the other colours as I am getting old and was excited about the Lincoln toys more.
Did the beverage truck have any stickers on it originally? I've seen them done up as coca cola, but have'nt found any available yet.
Any of the Lincoln haul today coca cola? That's also on my must-find list!! Lol!!
Btw, I saw a pic from a friend in Orillia this week covered in snow, looks like you guys got hammered!!
We have a place at the narrows that we just love, beautiful area !
Bern
I don't think any London toys had decals originally pickrknows. ( funny handle, I just got it. I must be getting old), I could be wrong though. No coca-cola lincoln toy, but a Lincoln Lowney's Tractor trailer. Someone did a bit of a touch up repaint with a brush, so that ruined it for me. Did find a large, about 4 feet tall 3 feet wide) platic coca-cola plastic barrel type dispenser thing. was not too old, maybe late 90's. It was more or less a barrel with transparent plastic lid. Guess one could through some ice in it and fill with beverage of choice. Had some snow last week, then it rained and washed it away. More to come I am sure. This town is not too bad. I canoe around the narrows in a vintage cedar strip.
It's an awesome area , we love it there. I'm out there all summer in either the Kayak, paddleboard, or boating over to Big Chief. I'll have to keep an eye out for vintage canoe paddlers now!!Lol
Thanks for the info.
If you come across any Lincoln or other brand Coca Cola trucks, I'm your
Huckleberry!!
EH == What can I say but I ~ LOVE ~ these!!
I have not seen any originals with decals. I just repainted a dark blue one with the idea of putting Pepsi decals on it. I could not find the decals needed so that didn't happen, yet.
I do have a question about this beverage truck. What does the one you have say on the bottom? All the one's I have seen, the London Toys is blobbed out, just says Beverage Truck Made in USA.
AzTom. Mine has London toys on the bottom. I posted another pic of the underside. I believe if the made in Canada is overstamped it might be a Leslie Henry model. Not any authority on that, but just some bit of info I have picked up along the way. Requires further investigation.
pickrknows. I will keep an eye or two out for coke trucks and pass along what I find.
antiquerose. Thanks for the comment. I think the charm in these toys is their simplicity and bright colours, ( the ones that managed to keep their paint).