RARE BIG TIPPCO BOAT TAIL RACING CAR 16 " TINPLATE GERMANY 1930 TIN TOY WIND UP
Item History & Price
offered here is my:
VERY RARE ANTIQUE / VINTAGE TOY.......owned this for many years
TIPPCO .... tipp & co .... TCO BOAT TAIL RACING CAR
#5 RACER
DESIRABLE LARGE CLOCKWORK RACE CAR MADE BY TIPP & CO ...TIPPCO ... TCO
measures around 40 cm / nearly 16 inches
TINPLATE / BLECH CONSTRUCTION
c. late 1920's /1930's
MADE IN GERMANY
WONDERFUL STYLING WITH ITS ORIGINAL INTERIOR SEATING AND DRIVER FIGURE AT STEERING WHEEL
...NICE EARLY DETAILING WITH REAL VENTED BONNET
CLOCKWORK / WIND UP MECHANISMwith a careful wind up of the original fixed key winder, the spring tensions....held aloft, the wheels spin and on surface it rolls forward with light nudge to start (i only ever wind up slightly as so old)
ADJUSTABLE FRONT STEERING
ELECTRIC SWIVEL SEARCH LIGHT (untested)
LARGE TINPLATE DUNLOP CORD DISC WHEELS
ORIGINAL FINISH WITH ATTRACTIVE TIN LITHO BONNET STRAP, SIDE EXHAUST , RACING # 5 ETC...
VERY DESIRABLE GERMAN RACING CAR ... RARELY SEEN
Now around 90 odd years old ... displays with its original red / white litho finish...now displaying a natural aged finish, with surface spotting, marks, chips, scratches and odd oxide marking... mostly to wheels.
rare orig. driver is still tabbed at his seat ( tabs are a little loose, but nothing that has ever worried me).
displays with a pleasing period appearance
body is nicely straight, without the often seen denting/ twisting or distortion.
underside looks fine, all sound with surface marking ....original mechanism, battery holder and lighting switch and wiring ( all untested...a break in wiring within cockpit).
ORIGINAL .....WITHOUT REPAINT OR TOUCH UP
SUPER SOLID .... NOT ROTTEN
(please see all images for actual condition)
BIG PROPORTIONS AND ORIGINALITY MAKE A GREAT DISPLAY.
this is a real period piece.... around 90 years old... it is not a modern item or reproduction
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 AT ALL THE IMAGES, AS THESE PICTURES ALSO FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION...AND I AM SELLING MY TIPPCO #5 RACE CAR AS IS / AS SHOWN AND WITHOUT RETURNS...THANKS.
PLEASE REMEMBER YOU ARE BIDDING TO PURCHASE MY LARGE RED TIPPCO CAR ONLY....THANKS
payments by bank transfer /IBAN (payable in equivalent UK £ or Euro).
U.K NEXT-DAY SPECIAL DELIVERY INCLUDED....... OVERSEAS EXPRESS TRACKED DELIVERY LISTED AT £45
****DELIVERY TO YOUR FULL REGISTERED STREET ADDRESS...SORRY, NO PO BOXES****
if delivery is not possible to your location, I may need to cancel any sale...by bidding you agree and understand this...thank you.
blech...tole...latta...tinplate...tin toy...vintage...antique...racing car...rennwagen...boat tail racer...tippco...made in germany...similar early tin toy makers included distler, carette, gunthermann, lehmann, marklin, orobr, G & K, fischer, karl bub, charles rossignol...meccano...hornby...structo...kingsbury
VERY RARE ANTIQUE / VINTAGE TOY.......owned this for many years
TIPPCO .... tipp & co .... TCO BOAT TAIL RACING CAR
#5 RACER
DESIRABLE LARGE CLOCKWORK RACE CAR MADE BY TIPP & CO ...TIPPCO ... TCO
measures around 40 cm / nearly 16 inches
TINPLATE / BLECH CONSTRUCTION
c. late 1920's /1930's
MADE IN GERMANY
WONDERFUL STYLING WITH ITS ORIGINAL INTERIOR SEATING AND DRIVER FIGURE AT STEERING WHEEL
...NICE EARLY DETAILING WITH REAL VENTED BONNET
CLOCKWORK / WIND UP MECHANISMwith a careful wind up of the original fixed key winder, the spring tensions....held aloft, the wheels spin and on surface it rolls forward with light nudge to start (i only ever wind up slightly as so old)
ADJUSTABLE FRONT STEERING
ELECTRIC SWIVEL SEARCH LIGHT (untested)
LARGE TINPLATE DUNLOP CORD DISC WHEELS
ORIGINAL FINISH WITH ATTRACTIVE TIN LITHO BONNET STRAP, SIDE EXHAUST , RACING # 5 ETC...
VERY DESIRABLE GERMAN RACING CAR ... RARELY SEEN
Now around 90 odd years old ... displays with its original red / white litho finish...now displaying a natural aged finish, with surface spotting, marks, chips, scratches and odd oxide marking... mostly to wheels.
rare orig. driver is still tabbed at his seat ( tabs are a little loose, but nothing that has ever worried me).
displays with a pleasing period appearance
body is nicely straight, without the often seen denting/ twisting or distortion.
underside looks fine, all sound with surface marking ....original mechanism, battery holder and lighting switch and wiring ( all untested...a break in wiring within cockpit).
ORIGINAL .....WITHOUT REPAINT OR TOUCH UP
SUPER SOLID .... NOT ROTTEN
(please see all images for actual condition)
BIG PROPORTIONS AND ORIGINALITY MAKE A GREAT DISPLAY.
this is a real period piece.... around 90 years old... it is not a modern item or reproduction
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 AT ALL THE IMAGES, AS THESE PICTURES ALSO FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION...AND I AM SELLING MY TIPPCO #5 RACE CAR AS IS / AS SHOWN AND WITHOUT RETURNS...THANKS.
PLEASE REMEMBER YOU ARE BIDDING TO PURCHASE MY LARGE RED TIPPCO CAR ONLY....THANKS
payments by bank transfer /IBAN (payable in equivalent UK £ or Euro).
U.K NEXT-DAY SPECIAL DELIVERY INCLUDED....... OVERSEAS EXPRESS TRACKED DELIVERY LISTED AT £45
****DELIVERY TO YOUR FULL REGISTERED STREET ADDRESS...SORRY, NO PO BOXES****
if delivery is not possible to your location, I may need to cancel any sale...by bidding you agree and understand this...thank you.
blech...tole...latta...tinplate...tin toy...vintage...antique...racing car...rennwagen...boat tail racer...tippco...made in germany...similar early tin toy makers included distler, carette, gunthermann, lehmann, marklin, orobr, G & K, fischer, karl bub, charles rossignol...meccano...hornby...structo...kingsbury
