VIBRO ROLL Products B-36 - Yellow HP

Here's one I didn't pull out of the tiny plane box, it's a new addition to the fleet, the VIBRO ROLL Products U.S.A. B-36 in yellow hard plastic. Made from the early to mid-1950s it's a great addition to the fleet and measures 5 1/8" (13.010 L x 6 1/4" (15.87cm) wingspan x 1 3/8" (3.49cm) H. Like most of my vintage fleet it has a condition problem, both outboard propellers are broken off but it's darn tricky finding these old birds in pristine condition. Enjoy! Opa Friitz and Oma Bettina

    

VIBRO ROLL B-17 Olive Drab HP

Here's an interesting little toy from the 1940s, the venerated B-17 Flying Fortress. The toy itself is rather a mystery and I couldn't find anything more specific than one photo in Bill Hanlon's book "PLASTIC TOYS Dimestore Dreams of the '40s & '50s' " which attributes a plane that looks just like this as being made by VIBRO ROLL Products, USA. The dimension for that plane are slightly different than this but the similarity is there. It measures 4 3/4" (12.06cm) L x 5 1/4" (13.33cm) wingspan x 1 1/2" (3.81cm) H and has no maker's mark on the plane.