This is another Tippco vehicle. This is intended to represent a half track prime mover, a vehicle intended to tow artillery. These were made between 1937 and 1942. Tippco struggled to get support/materials to continue manufacturing after the outbreak of war but they were well known pre-war for the quality and detail of their models. This example has chain rear tracks. It is missing a rear spare wheel and its key which sends me off to the internet to resolve. Update: found a key. Now just need the wheel. Updated Update: found the wheel. Shit I am awesome at Google.
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Tippco Artillery Prime Mover
Posted in Toys with tags Germany (Third Reich), Tin Toys, Tippco, WW2 on April 22, 2017 by The DudeTippco Tin Toy Kübel, Crew and Pak-36
Posted in Toys with tags Germany (Third Reich), Homefront, Tin Toys, Tippco on June 6, 2014 by The Dude
The Tippco Toy Company made these vehicles between 1934 and 1939. Tippco was a German-Jewish owned company whose owner was forced to sell for pfennigs on the reichsmark and emigrate to England. This one is called a Kübel and tows a Pak-36 AT Gun. The crew is made of Elastolin. The engine still winds and it has a forward and reverse gear and steerable wheels. Makes me want to go and invade Miniature Poland.