Another Peltier beauty, this one with a split of white foamy waves across its transparent base and a couple of wispy red ribbons floating near the surface amidst a globe full of sparkling tiny bubbles.
Measures just over 18mm (3/4 inch) in diameter. In near mint condition, with a couple of tiny nicks and a few as-made dimples...
Cute as can be, this vintage Lehmann duck friction toy is appropriately named Quak, and was model #938. With a bright red bill, this wide-eyed toy duck will run around once you get his wheels all fired up and ready to go. Made in West Germany, this circa 1960 friction toy is in very good condition. Quak stands approx. 3 inch high. ..
Akro Popeye corkscrew marble in a blue, yellow, and white corkscrew banding, with the blue being wider and more prominent, the yellow closely hugging one edge of the blue, and a feathering white filling in much of the remaining space amidst a transparent wraparound band. Size: 19 mm in diameter (3/4 inches) Condition: Good; there are a number of tiny surface nicks around this one (as well as the common bubbles within the glass), but none are a glaring detraction...
Akro Agate carnelian corkscrew marble, with a translucent vaseline-colored base wrapped in a wispy carnelian orange corkscrew — a look that gives it almost an orangeade or grenadine floater appearance.
Size: just under 15 mm (< 5/8 inch in diameter)
Condition: Very good, with a few tiny nicks and one small donut-shaped impression, as made...
Akro Agate Popeye corkscrew marble in a yellow, green, and white corkscrew banding, with a transparent wraparound band to add to its visual appeal. Size: 17 mm in diameter (or just short of 11/16 inch) Condition: Very good, with three tiny contact points detected under loupe inspection (two shown in images 4-7, the third in the last photo, on the inside of 2 o'clock) ...
Akro Agate corkscrew marble with a milky white base wrapped in a tart yellow spiral band. Size: 16 mm in diameter (5/8 inch) Condition: Mint condition; under loupe inspection I detect just a couple of pinpoint marks, all appearing to be as made...
One of my favorites (I love red!), this Akro corkscrew marble has an opaque base with a translucent red snake, its color and properties giving the cork a darker spiraling look. In addition to the photos taken with the photography lights, I've included a couple of shots of this beauty in bright, natural sunlight, the latter of which was taken (as you can see) with the sun coming in from the opposite side.
Size: 17 mm in diameter (just under 11/16 inches)
Condition: V..
Coming from the same estate, two pair of vintage marbles -- with each pair or set consisting of a 5/8" mib and a 1/2" peewee - all believed to be Master Marble Comet patches. One of the pairs is done in an egg yolk yellow and red color combination, while the other is black and mustard yellow. Each of the larger marbles show damage, with the yellow/red one having a jagged crack all the way around the outer surface and the black/yellow one actually as made, but with a couple of..
A yummy vintage Akro Agate Prize Name corkscrew marble with a bright yellow base and a deep red, somewhat translucent spiraling snake. Size: 17 mm in diameter (just over 5/8 inch) Condition: Near mint; I detect only one small nick in the yellow and an under-surface hit/bruise in the red...
Beautiful Peltier NLR Panda with an opaque black base that is striped with four ribbons of white between two seams.Measures approx. 16mm (5/8 inch) in diameter, and is in near mint condition, with a couple of pinpoint nicks and an oblong as-made blow-out-type crease toward the top of one side...
Fabulous Peltier NLR Blue Panda with a deep blue base striped with four ribbons of white between two seams.Measures 16mm (5/8 inch) in diameter, and is in mint, as-made condition. (There's a subtle groove tracing the border between a couple of the stripes, and a couple of barely detectable as-made blow-out dimples.)..
A mighty cute wooden vintage pull string Santa decoration, with a candy cane in one hand, presents in the other. Pull the string at the base and he appears to leap for joy as he prepares to make his deliveries of delight.Santa is made of a lightweight wood, and stands 6" high. Unmarked both as to maker and age, he is believed to date to around the 1970s...
Offering a vintage 1940s era Barclay cast lead toy figure depicting a kneeling cameraman soldier operating an old style camera. With an attached tin hat, I believe this to be figure form B101.Shows sign of age, with a moderate amount of chipping in the paint throughout. Please view all photos to make your own assessment as to condition.
You'll find my other vintage Barclay toys from the same era featured below. I'm always happy to combine shipping for your convenience. ..
Offering a vintage 1940s era Barclay cast lead toy figure depicting a soldier dispatcher with his German shepherd dog companion. With an attached tin hat, I believe this to be figure form B148.Shows sign of age, with a moderate amount of chipping in the paint throughout. Please view all photos to make your own assessment as to condition.
You'll find my other vintage Barclay toys from the same era featured below. I'm always happy to combine shipping for your convenience...
Offering a lot of 9 vintage banana cateye marbles, believed to have been made by Peltier. Included are four red bananas (with one a deeper red than the other three), two blue, two white, and one that is a peach color, showing some rather unusual greenish gray spots or dots. One of the blue bananas is very thin, with compressed vanes.
These measure approx. 16mm (5/8 inch) in diameter, and are in very good condition, with a few small nicks, the most notable on the peach-co..
