Funny Flea Market Findings are what a very good friend Markus Leckscheid calls his latest flea market findings in Germany. The flea markets in Germany are similar to our flea markets. Laurie and I visited a few markets around Cologne when we did the German Plastic Show. Markus decided to share with us what he found.
Funny Flea Market Findings Western Set
Here is the first one of Markus finds. It is a cowboy and Indian set from Hong Kong. Markus had this to say on the set.
I found this set which is Marx figures downscaled to about one inch size. The header bag shows it was made in Hong Kong. It is one wildest set I’ve ever seen. Not only the mixture some poses I’ve seen first time but also with a typical wild-west palm tree and a stagecoach that is originally from German wundertuete/surprise bag from the 60/70s. As the other side of header has a five digit postal code introduced in 1993 it must have been for sale after that date. Not a mega seller I assume.
As Markus noted the set has copies of various Marx western figures. Looking over the figure group I see figures that were originally 54mm, 60mm and three inch. The company copied two character figures Seth Adams from Wagon Train and Dale Evans from Roy Rogers. The pine tree is a copy of a Crescent piece. I do not recognize who made the palm tree.
Funny Flea Market Findings French Joustra Tanks
Markus other fun find was a Joustra Tank. The French joustra tank I found at same flea market just two weeks later. First time I saw it boxed and this over here in Germany.
Joustra is a famous toy company from France. They started in business in 1934 and are famous for their tin plate. You can read more on the company here.
So in conclusion Markus said this:
So the fun is still out there. In this case just around the corner only ten miles from my home.
Update
Markus has sent another photo of the Joustra tank to share.
Markus said this. For size comparison I added up a Marx French plus two battle torn Blue Box GI’s in the new photo I did. The tank goes well with 50mm figures, so it could be about 1:35 to 1:38th scale. Roughly based on a mixture of French AMX 13 and AMX 30 tanks with some extra fantasy thrown in.
Interesting. Looks like the Indians are on the warpath and the cowboys are just ingnoring them and going about their daily routines.
BOBBYGMOORE
What scale is tank?
About 1.48 Brian
No.sorry.my bad.I was answering wrong .I though was other posting in boley.my bad.
Yeah, but that one cowboy can brand them.
Thats true, maybe he stands a fighting chance, but I ‘m not holding out much hope for the guy with his hands in the air.
BOBBYGMOORE
Well , if he brings those arms down on someone’s collar bone he could disable them. Provided of course he doesn’t get filled full of arrows first.
Very interesting set.
It very rare indeed.they have some of the marx tall scale indian poses too blend with the 60mm poses.
I seen that palm in metal from british brand.
The palm tress are Britain mold, first done in lead, later in plastic included with plastic animal sets in boxes.
The carriage is from UK factory too I think, first in metal ,then plastic. I can not remember brand now…
I have a suggestion, Italian company (ITALY)=P.O Did a set of cowboys and Indians ,most in same poses as above but in 60 mm, they are in same poses and actually very alike colors, only pose I can not confirm is the 54 mm cowboy with iron marker.
Could this a copied set from that?
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/JOUSTRA-CEJI-jouet-en-tole-tin-toy-tank-a-feu-cadet-chars-15-CM-AVEC-BOX-OVP-/221939079385
Brain are you going to buy it!?
Not at that price,LOL.If you want it go for it.
No.I do not like it.too unrealistic looking.
I have real Sheridan in two scale verssion already
That price is not bad x that brand type toy any how!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I see some conversions also !
Could the small cowboys and Indians be from the Marx Miniatures molds?