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Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine

Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine
Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine
Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine
Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine

Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine    Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine

1930's ANTIQUE TOY PISTOL. THE MOST DESIRABLE OF THESE ARE THE SCIENCE FICTION THEME. THIS IS EXACTLY THAT ITEM ZZ RAY GUN MODEL 33 REPEATER POP GUN. MANUFACTURED BY ALL METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY WYANDOTTE MICHIGAN.

IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION ALMOST A 100 YEARS OLD. ALL METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY TOYS ARE SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER TOY COLLECTABLES WORLDWIDE.

DIMENSIONS" 7" X 1 3/4" X 4 1/2". ONLY ONE BESIDES THIS ONE KNOWN IN EXISTENCE. FOUND IN THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUESUM. LAST PICTURE IS OF THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISEMENT OF THIS ITEM NOT INCLUDED IN SALE.

Company founded in 1920 and based in. For most of its history. It produced inexpensive pressed metal toys under the. The company's slogan was Wyandotte Toys are Good and Safe.

To keep costs down, the company used scrap and surplus raw materials whenever possible, often manufacturing their toys from scrap metal obtained from local auto factories. Initially, All Metal Products Company specialized in toy guns, including pop guns, water pistols, and air rifles. Their slogan in the 1920s was Every Boy Wants a Pop Gun. Wyandotte Toys stopped manufacturing air rifles in 1929, but continued to dominate the toy gun market throughout the remainder of their history by producing pop guns, clicker pistols, dart guns and pistols.

And a variety of plastic pistols. In 1929 the company added girls' toys and toy vehicles, as well as lithographed novelty toys in 1936. Metal toys were banned during. Because the metals were needed for the war effort. The company survived by producing wooden toys and die-cut cardboard "build your own" play sets during the war.

All Metal Products also manufactured en bloc clips for the M1 Garand rifle. Clips of this nature will be stamped with "AMP1" on the rear of the clip. Type toys at lower prices than the Wyandotte pressed metal toys. In 1946, All Metal Products Company bought the Hafner Manufacturing Company.

The maker of "Hafner Clockwork" pressed metal toy trains. In the early 1950s, All Metal Products Company moved from its site on Sycamore and 14th St. Hoping that closer proximity to Ohio's steel. Mills and cheaper Ohio labor would help the company cut costs. The effort was not enough to prevent All Metal Products Company from going bankrupt in 1956, resulting in the sale of part of its product line, including the former Hafner trains, to competitor Louis Marx and Company.

What remained of the company attempted a comeback in 1957 but failed. Today "Wyandotte" toys are highly sought after collectibles, and since they were made mostly of metal many continue to survive today. The toy guns and airplanes produced before WWII were simply constructed from pressed metal and often painted in bright colors such as red, yellow, silver and olive green. Because of their simplicity these toys can often still be found in good condition. Toy guns with a science fiction theme are particularly desirable.

These toys are only loosely based on actual guns and vehicles, and are often referred to today based on the vehicles to which they bare the closest resemblance. Wyandotte toys produced after WWII can be easily distinguished from pre War toys by the ela. The item "Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine" is in sale since Friday, August 12, 2016. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Other Vintage & Antique Toys".

The seller is "alaskacoincurrencyliquidators" and is located in Wasilla, Alaska. This item can be shipped to United States.

  • Brand: All Metal Products Wyandotte Michigan
  • Year: 1920's
  • Gender: Boys & Girls
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States


Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine    Antique Ray Gun Pistol 1930's All Metal Products Company Wyandotte Works Fine