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Manoil Sedan Diecast-1934

 

 

Manoil Sedan Diecast-1934

 

The Manoil diecast car pictured above was among the seven cars that were produced in 1934 by brothers Jack and Maurice Manoil in Manhattan, New York. Interestingly, the car has a somewhat ‘futuristic’ look with its elongated design and sleek back fin. What with Buck Rogers debuting in 1929 and his continued popularity in books and movies- maybe the influence carried over…. don’t know for sure, just speculating.

At some point in time, the Manoil company was moved from Manhattan, NY to Waverley, New York (date unknown) and eventually was closed down in 1955. Again, no information on what contributed to their closing.

The Manoil Sedan, Number 705 has the following details:

1.  6-1/8 Inches in length

2.  Open window holes

3.  Black rubber tires (5/8″ diameter)

4.  Accented, raised molding on exterior features, including:

a.  Headlights

b.  Grill

c.  Doors (all four)

d.  Fender flares

e.  Tail sweep

 

This car was the sixth car in the first production run that was distributed in the period 1934-35. Over the years the Manoil company produced other diecast toys that included military, fire fighter trucks, cannons, tanks, towing trucks, roadsters and sedans. They also produced a limited amount of plastic cars, trucks, and farm equipment.

Toys produced by Manoil are very popular in the Northeast, but may not be as well known in other parts of the country since they were produced in New York. However, this should not diminish their desirability as they are a classic vintage toy that would make a very good addition to your vintage toy collection.

11 Tips on Selling Your Collection

 

Our website – TexasAntiqueMall.com - gets a lot of emails from people want to sell their toys – sometimes single items, sometimes collections. Most of the time information is very limited. I’ve put together the following list to help you put information together if you are planning on trying to sell something either via email or directly to an individual. Having the answers to these questions will make the process easier for both you and the potential buyer.

Tips:

1. 1. Know name of manufacturer
2. 2. Have information on any maker’s marks or numbers
3. 3. Have the dimensions (width, length, depth, diameter, etc.)
4. 4. Take some good digital picture(s), preferably not to exceed 600×450 pixels in size
5. 5. Have a brief description including condition
6. 6. Say if the box available? If so, what is the condition.
7. 7. List all parts. If the item has working parts, are they working?
8. 8. Disclose if there are any parts missing?
9. 9. Include any other information that will help the buyer make a decision to purchase (provenance)
10. 10. Include the price you want – don’t expect people to make offers
11. 11. If you’re selling a collection, have a list and price in mind that you want for the whole collection

Following these ‘tips’ should make selling your collection or item much easier. 

“Snake” Hot Wheels vs “Mongoose” Hot Wheels (Ltd.Ed.) 10,000

 

In my last post – we talked about the Hot Wheels “Mongoose”. This week we’ll see how it’s counterpart – the “Snake” – compares in history and manufacturing detail.

The “Snake” Funny Car Dragster was driven by the professional driver Don “Snake” Prudhomme in the 1970′s. And, just like the “Mongoose”, Hot Wheels produced the original version of the “Snake” in 1970 thus offering both cars in their own way furthering the competition between the two real dragsters.

Mattel Inc. manufactured this Hot Wheel – which was a great re-issue of the original “Snake” Funny Car – during 1994 as a Limited Edition of  10,000 cars.   Mattel was very precise and all of the “Snake’s” details were followed . . . right down to the last smallest decal.

The “Snake” Dragster Hot Wheel shown in the picture above has the following details:

• Color in yellow
• Metal base
• Lift up body
• Clear windshield
• Basic Wheel, Red Line – BW (RL)
• Don “Snake” Prudhomme on both sides
• “Snake” logo on hood and sides
• Hot Wheel logo on sides
• Coke Cola logo on sides and on hood
• Pennzoil logo on rear fenders
• “CareFree” logo on both sides
• Vintage Hot Wheel logo embossed on base
• Mattel Inc., 1969 embossed on base
• China embossed on base

Please note that this Vintage Hot Wheel package produced in 1994 has a matching collector button included.

Little bit of history on the drivers:Don Prudhomme retired from racing in 1994; however, his famous rival – Tom McEwen – to this day, is still in the drag racing business as a track-side announcer.

If you’re interested in finding out more about these two drag racer drivers, you’ll be glad to know that on the back of each package is a brief history detailing their careers and the high points of their hey-day.