Dillon-Beck Wannatoy Art Deco Styled Sedan - Blue/Red HP (1945 to early '50s)

According to "PLASTIC TOYS Dimestore Dreams of the '40s & '50s" by Bill Hanlon, this was one of the few plastic toy cars available in the immediate postwar period. The war in the Pacific had ended in September 1945 and with Christmas right around the corner, toy companies were scrambling to re-tool to peacetime mode. This Art Deco inspired sedan by Dillon-Beck turned out to be a hot product and sold over a million pieces by Christmas 1945 alone! It measures 3.125" (7,93cm) L x 1.5" (3.81cm) W x 1" (2,54cm) H

Ed

Tiny Boats: A Fascinating Peek at Some Really Small Toy Boats - Pt 3 Dillon-Beck (?) Destroyer - Dark Green HP

I've attributed this to Dillon-Beck some years back (the photos date to 2017), but now I can't find my reference. Soooo, is it or is it not Dillon-Beck? And, I'm guessing this is a destroyer? Or...? It measures: 5.25" (12.70cm) L x 1" (2.54cm) W x 1.25" (3.17cm) H. Be Blessed and Relish Life!

Tiny Boats: A Fascinating Peek at Some Really Small Toy Boats - Pt 1 New Series

Generally, boats have been a staple here on Toys and Stuff for years now but quite frankly I've been remiss in the past few years in posting photos I had already taken, or taking photos of boats that have been floating around in The Cave for many years. Maybe this year I can rectify that a bit.

Our main subject for this next series are my tiny boats. While I don't have that many, a few managed to show up in The Hoard over the years, mostly the result of impulse buys. Some of these boats were cereal premiums, while others may have been bin toys, while others were included in bagged sets of toys. A few of these have been posted to the blog but most have not. There's not really that many so this will be relatively short series. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed

Here's what I've blogged so far:

Dillon-Beck PT Boat 4"L

Thomas Toy Battleship 6.5"L

Unk Mfr - Plastic Battleship (Cereal Premium?) 5.375"L

Dillon-Beck Wannatoy Fire Engine - Red HP

This thing has been sitting out in The Cave for years but only got photographed last September. It's a nice little fire engine from back in my early days of collecting these little plastic gems and while I'm not too crazy about how the photos turned out, I really don't feel like redoing them. Unfortunately, this fire truck is not listed in my favorite reference source: Plastic Toys Dimestore Dreams of the '40s & '50s by Bill Hanlon. It is a sad fact that no matter how good the reference material is, they simply don't include everything ever pumped out on an assembly line. That's life. In any case - Enjoy! Opa Fritz