Monthly Archives: November 2012

Ideal did two versions of their piirate ship. The second version was put with Disney Figures. I got this ship  years ago and gave it to Laurie. The ship is the same as regular version except in different colors. The deck is in a … Continue reading →

Today Laurie and I did the last major toy show for the year. (I will have one more minor toy show in two weeks here in Allentown.) The showwe did today is held in York, Pennsylvania at their fairgrounds.  It is a … Continue reading →

In the recent Playset Magazine it was mentioned that test shots of the Marx Wyatt Earp character figure were done in black, gray and tan beside the cream.  They believed that the figures were sold by Bowers, but they were … Continue reading →

First off I would like to wish you all a Happy and safe Thanksgiving. I will watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in the morning and then Laurie and I will go out for our Thanksgiving dinner. Since it is just … Continue reading →

Here is another unusual figure I picked up at a show. I call it a hippie with a flower.   He is 3 inches tall. There are no markings I can see on the figure. I did see a different pose … Continue reading →

One of my recent finds at a show were the Commonwealth  Dolls of the World on stands. Kent Sprecher  mentions on  his web site that the Dolls of the world were used as an ice cream giveaway. They were put on stand … Continue reading →

Here is another Hong Kong Prince Valiant figure. I have had this figure in the collection for years so I do not remember where I got him. Like Mark’s figures he has Hong Kong on the base in the front.  … Continue reading →

Mark has sent pictures of the front and back of two tier WWI French Box. In the box is very rare Marshall Foch figure. This is the first time I have ever seen the box. Just when you thought you … Continue reading →

Mark Hegeman has sent pictures of the Hong Kong Copies Elastolin Romans and Vikings. For me this is the first time I have seen the packaging for the figures.  When you do find the figures they are usually missing their … Continue reading →