Bidspirit auction | Tin-Plate Mechanical & Friction Toy

Tin-Plate Mechanical & Friction Toy - A group of mid-20th-century lithographed tin-plate toys. The collection includes a white station wagon ambulance with red cross emblems and a red stripe along the body. The hood is printed with the word FORD, and hubcaps feature the name FORD. The sides, roof, and rear are marked AMBULANCE. A red and blue delivery truck is marked OL' MCDONALD FARM on the doors and features farm animal graphics on the side. The vehicle is equipped with a license plate reading FP-4440, a side-mounted metal crank with a red wooden handle, and a plastic cow head extending from a side cargo opening. A broody hen toy seated on a nest features a lithographed woven pattern base. The red-painted underside bears white printed text in three lines reading PATENT NO. 2,151,330 OTHER PATENTS PENDING BALDWIN MFG. CO. INC. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. A fourth line reads MANUFACTURED IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A small hole on the side is marked nearby with MADE IN U.S.A. and PATENT PENDING. A blue and white submarine features two deck guns and a red tail fin. The conning tower is marked with a diamond-shaped cartouche containing the name WOLVERINE above MADE IN USA and the text WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO. PITTSBURGH, PA. A gray battleship is marked on the side U.S.S. WASHINGTON and features a circular printed logo containing the name MAR above the word TOYS, with a border reading MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NEW YORK N.Y. The ship features an internal clockwork mechanism with a visible metal spring and gears. Ambulance length: 9.75 inches Farm truck length: 5.75 inches Chicken toy length: 5.5 inches Submarine length: 12.5 inches Battleship length: 14.25 inches.