VERY RARE WW1 TIN TANK SEARCHLIGHT GERMANY 1920/30 DISTLER TINPLATE WIND UP TOY
Item History & Price
EXTREMELY RARE TANK......I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS VERSION BEFORE...PROTOTYPE ? OTHER ?
THIS RARELY SEEN TYPE OF GERMAN TANK, USUALLY HAS A POP UP SNIPER WITH RIFLE;BUT HERE IT APPEARS WITH A MOVING SEARCHLIGHT....AND WITH REAR BATTERY COMPARTMENT .
WW1 EARLY TYPE TANK....LOZENGER SHAPED DESIGN
MADE IN GERMANY
NO MAKERS MARK.....POSSIBLY BY DISTLER OR TIPPCO
MEASURES ABOUT 10 INCHES
TINPLATE WITH ATTRACTIVE LITHO PRINT DETAIL
NICE ATTRACTIVE ORANGE COLOUR
S...IDE MOUNTED CANONS
INTERNAL CLOCKWORK / WIND UP MECHANISM.....STOP/START LEVER ...ORIGINAL FIXED-KEY WINDER
ON/OFF LIGHT SWITCH LEVER
THE BATTERY HOUSING IS FOR A LARGE EARLY SQUARE BATTERY TYPE OF SOME SORT ? (I HAVE NEVER TESTED ANY LIGHT FUNCTION).
THE CLOCKWORK MOTOR WINDS UP FINE, AND THE TANK MOVES ABOUT ONCE YOU PUSH THE START LEVER.....AS THE TANKS TRAVELS, THE SEARCHLIGHT WILL STROBE/MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE......TANK WITH POP POP SOUNDplease try the following video link, to see a short clip of the working function:
VIDEO
NOW AROUND 90 YEARS OLD....THE TANK STILL LOOKS GREAT.THERE IS THE ODD SCUFF, SCRATCH, CHIP TO THE LITHO AND SURFACE MARKS, DIMPLES ETC.........BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING TERRIBLE.LITTLE NATURAL TARNISHING TO EXPOSED BARE METALALL SOLID AND NOT ROTTENCOLOURS ARE STILL GOOD....BOTH SIDE CANONS INTACT...ORIGINAL WHEELS UNDERSIDEBATTERY COMPARTMENT STILL WITH CATCH AND INNER TERMINALS....CLEAN ( THOUGH UNTESTED FUNCTION OF BULB IN SEARCHLIGHT)UNDERSIDE IS ALSO VERY TIDY(please see images 1-11 for actual condition)
VINTAGE, ALMOST ANTIQUE TIN TOY........LOOKS VERY NICE ON SHELF
RARE perhaps unique ? VERSION OF THIS GERMAN TIN TOY........CLASSIC WW1 TANK DESIGN, SO OFTEN IMITATED BY MARX TOYS IN U.S.A
(the last image is purely for reference...to show you the usual form of this type of tank, with a German sniper/ left most model)
i've added all the images i can, taken in differing light...to hopefully show the honest/accurate condition...please take a good close look for yourself, as these images also form part of the description...and i'm parting with my SEARCHLIGHT WW1 TANK as is / as shown and without returns...thanks.
PLEASE REMEMBER YOU ARE BIDDING TO PURCHASE MY WW1 SEARCHLIGHT TANK ONLY....THANKS.
if you need more images or have questions... please just ask.
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IF TRACKED CONFIRMED DELIVERY IS NOT POSSIBLE TO YOUR LOCATION, I MAY NEED TO CANCEL SALE...BY BIDDING YOU AGREE & UNDERSTAND THIS. thank you.
