TIPPCO FIRE ENGINE LADDER TRUCK GERMANY TINPLATE TOY WIND UP VINTAGE TIN No Car
Item History & Price
VINTAGE TIN TOY
TIPPCO ..... TIPP & CO ..... TCO
EARLY FIRE ENGINE LADDER TRUCK
MADE IN GERMANY
CLOCKWORK / WIND UP
TINPLATE WITH LITHO PRINTED FINISH
MEASURES APPX. 25 CM / NEARLY 10 INCHES WITH LADDER CLOSED.......EXTENDING TO NEARLY DOUBLE THAT
STILL WITH ITS FULL CREW OF PERIOD DRESSED FIRE MEN
RETAINS THE STEERING WHEEL, CABIN BELL AND HOOD MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT (UNTESTED ELECTRICS)
ADJUSTING FRONT STEERING AXLE
TIN LITHO PRINTED DETAI...LING
DUNLOP CORD TIN LITHO WHEELS
TWIN EXTENDING LADDER AND ROTATING TURN TABLE
VERY OLD FIRE ENGINE, NOW SOME 80-90 YEAR OLD
LOOKS NICE ON DISPLAY......JUST LITTLE NATURAL AGE/PLAY WEAR......ODD SCUFF, CHIP, SCRATCH, SURFACE MARK ETC....REALLY SOLID AND NOT ROTTEN
UNDERSIDE IS ALL FINE, VERY CLEAN......STILL HAS ITS OLD STYLE BATTERY HOLDER
CLOCKWORK MECHANISM WILL WIND UP A LITTLE...SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING THOUGH AT CERTAIN POSITION ON DRIVE GEAR /TEETH WEAR......HELD ALOFT, FIRE TRUCK WILL SPIN THE REAR WHEELS..... WITH CARE.
ALMOST ANTIQUE.....80-90 YEARS OLD....NOT A MODERN ITEM
LOOKS GREAT ON SHELF
offers considered
i've added all the images i can, in differing light....to hopefully show the honest/accurate condition....4please take a good close look at all the images i've added, as these also form part of the description...and i'm parting with my Tipp & Co Fire Engine as is / as shown and without returns...thanks.
PLEASE REMEMBER YOU ARE BIDDING TO PURCHASE MY OLD FIRE ENGINE ONLY...thanks.
if you need more images or have questions... please just ask.
international paypal payments; or IBAN b/transfer(in u.k £ sterling OR Euro equivalent)....u.k also others.overseas tracked confirmed delivery included ...u.k special delivery is included*****DELIVERY TO YOUR FULL REGISTERED STREET ADDRESS ONLY...SORRY, NO PO BOXES*****
IF TRACKED CONFIRMED DELIVERY IS NOT POSSIBLE TO YOUR LOCATION, I MAY NEED TO CANCEL SALE...BY BIDDING YOU AGREE & UNDERSTAND THIS. thank you.
Tipp & Co ... Tipp Co ... TCO ... tinplate ...blech ... tole ... latta ...German tin toy ... vintage ... antique ...pompier ... similar toy makers include Distler, Lehmann, Orobr, Eberl, Karl Bub, Gunthermann, Bing, Marklin, Einfalt, Charles Rossignol, JEP, Wells, Mettoy, Chad Valley, Marx Toys
