Tin Toy Plane Production List Project

[Tone]

Once again, many thanks to Mr Koji Yanagisawa of Kanagawa-ken for sharing this information with me. While I am familiar with most of the airliners on the list, Mr Yanagisawa supplied many photocopied pages from toy catalogs and enthusiast guides available in Japan. He appears to have done painstaking research and could even determine which year ET Co and/or Yonezawa introduced a particular variant. Through that research, he truly is a benefactor to toy collectors.

[MichaelB]

...as you are to us!
Great series!
Thank you!
Michael

[Tone]

TK brand
These letters, in a circle, appear on some small toy planes similar to or identical to S2 Saito toys.

Boxed set "6 Assorted Air Plane"
-Blue navy plane, yellow markings, straight wings, red/white fin flash.
-Bright green, Army, 4 jets on wings, red nose and tips of wings and tail
-BOAC, 4 jets on wings, silver, dark blue and red markings.
-Red/black, straight wings, 4-blade metal prop, Navy
-Red/white Ryan Navion, sunburst markings
-Silver experimental jet with short straight wings, jets or rockets on wingtips (French Trident?)

TAI HING METAL AND PLASTICWARE FTY. LTD.
This Kowloon, Hong Kong manufacturer’s trademark was a red and white “T” within a circle. The Boeing 727 is similar to those from Bandai except it has large, triangular-shaped lighted wing panels. The Boeing 747 has grey and red engines and large, triangular-shaped lighted wing panels. It is very similar if not identical to the “Speeder” 747s Vispa made in Argentina (see).

Airliners, Jet:

Boeing 727, 13" WS, battery, wings also used for 707, lighted jet engines, large triangular red and green wing tip lights, realistic model, plastic wings and tail, tinplate upper body, same tooling as Bandai, silver/white, red/blue United style markings with Boeing 727 titles.
Boeing 747, 14 ¼” L, grey plastic with tinplate upper fuselage only, grey and red lighted engines, green and red lighted triangular wing panels, “Boeing 747” titles on white upper fuselage in blue-green, blue-green cheat line, darker blue Pan Am globe label on white tail fin.

TAIYO - World Toy
The news camera plane resembles Suzuki and Edward brand parasol monoplanes, see. It appears to be very popular with collectors.

Light Aircraft:

High-wing monoplane, 14" WS, friction, red plastic 2-bladed prop, visible interior with moving tin cameraman figurine inside, red/white fuselage and tail surfaces, red cowling, white wings with yellow pinstripes and red control surfaces, large black "TV85 NEWS" titles.

TAKATOKU
"TT" inside a diamond stands for Takatoku. While the many variants of the Boeing 727 are well-known, the DC-9 made from similar tooling is far less common, and the Alitalia Caravelle must be seen to be believed.

Airliner:

Twin-prop Plane, #1785, 9 1/2" WS, friction, 4-bladed plastic props, small stabilizers, large square fin, top-bottom fuselage construction crimped around rim (same tooling as 727), silver/white with blue Pan American markings, N7530.

Airliners, Jet:

Boeing 707, friction, 5" WS, flat engines on wings, silver/white, blue markings and medium blue stripe on upper fuselage, red cheat lines, Pan American titles, blue globe on tail fin, "Pan Am" "B 707" on wings.
Boeing 727, 9 1/4" WS, friction or battery remote control (1981 friction-only issues have thick plastic wheels, slightly larger fuselage, no trademark on toy or on box)
-American Airlines, shiny chrome silver/red N7501A
-American, white top, cheat line colors reversed (i.e. red on top), 1981
-Japan Air Lines, red/blue markings with multiple stripes, JA727, rubber wheels and TT in diamond trademark
-Lufthansa, silver/white/medium blue/yellow D-ABIB
-Pan American, silver/medium blue with white fuselage top
-Pan American, chrome, medium blue markings, red details, "Clipper" titles, BO727PA
-TWA-Trans World, silver/white/red 60s colors with golden globes
-TWA –Trans World, red tail fin with white lettering, 1981
United, 60s colors, silver/white with medium blue cheat line and red markings, incorrect red titles, incorrect all-blue spear on tail fin, N7001U
United, Saul Bass scheme, gold lower parts, yellow (not orange) upper cheat line, 1981
Boeing 727, 15" WS, friction, same as or similar to Kyowa brand toy, SAS-Scandinavian, blue cheat line and wings with 'SAS N0117" on wings in red.
Boeing 747, 9 ¼” WS, friction, red plastic jet pods:
-Pan American, silver/white with pale blue wings, Pan Am, large red “Jumbo Jet” titles.
Boeing 747 Flying Hotel Jumbo Jet, 14” L, friction, red/white plastic jet pods, silver/white with pale blue wings, Pan Am, large red “Jumbo Jet” titles.
Boeing 747, battery, plastic lower surfaces.
Douglas DC-9, 9 1/4" WS, friction, made from 727 tooling but with only two engines, differs from Caravelle in having stabilizers placed atop the tail fin as with the 727, silver/off-white, red/blue cheat lines, "Douglas DC-9 Series 30" titles, "Douglas DC-9" on wings in red.
SE-210 Caravelle, 9 1/4" WS, friction, made from 727 tooling but with only two engines, differs from DC-9 in having stabilizers placed midway up the tail fin, silver/off-white, blue cheat line with triangular cabin windows, large capitalized ALITALIA titles, green/white/red stripes on tail fin, N-3176.

Fighters, Jet:

Jet fighter, 8" WS, friction, cross between F-86 Sabre and F-94 Starfire, swept wings, two tin pilots under plastic canopy, friction motor under aft fuselage, blue, red markings with USAF insignia, FU-580 on forward fuselage, similar to smaller Starfire, see Hadson.
Swept-wing Jet, 10" WS, friction, red/black.

Helicopters:

Helicopter, 3 3/8" L, friction, 4-bladed metal main rotor, silver with blue windows and red band, Rescue, other liveries available.
Sikorsky S-51, 9 1/2" L, friction, 3-bladed metal rotor, green, Army AH-2001.
Sikorsky S-51, 9 1/2" L, friction, 3-bladed metal rotor, Police.
Sikorsky S-51, 9 1/2" L, friction, 3-bladed metal rotor, white/medium blue, red "Sky Patrol" titles in script, SPH-207.
Twin-rotor Helicopter, battery, plastic bottom, Highway Patrol P-7530.

Light Aircraft:

Biplane, 5 1/4" WS, wind-up, changes direction, 3-bladed plastic prop, red plastic with chromed tin upper wing and fuselage, cartoon red bird in blue circle on wings and fuselage, later re-issued as Stunt Master, see Russ Berrie.
Cessna Sky Taxi, 10 1/2" WS, friction, plastic 2-bladed prop, wings rotate parallel to fuselage, in the following color schemes:
-Batman, black with yellow and red markings.
-Chrome silver, N7530Y.
-Red/white/cream with lithographed pilot, 5 passengers in cabin, "Sky Taxi" N7530Y.
-White with dark blue markings, United Nations symbol in lighter blue on center wing, "United Nations" titles on wings and fuselage, C-43 on tail fin.

TAOST INC.
This Chinese company manufactured at least one small tin airplane in 2010: a yellow biplane ornament that is sold in USA through Schylling and was formerly made in Germany by "ZZ." (Source: Made-In-China.com)

TEKNO DENMARK
Collectors rank Denmark's Tekno among the world's most famous die cast toy manufacturers, yet the firm also made one tin plate airplane. It has a boxy yet streamlined fuselage, two propellers and registration OY-DLI. There were two color schemes, cream overall or silver/red.

TIPP CO
Tipp Co is one of the world’s most renowned toy makers. In the 1930s the firm made some fantastic airships, and many styles of airplanes including boxy biplanes, sleek fighters, a high-wing monoplane that dropped lead bombs, and the Ju-52 tri-motored airliner. One prewar design, a single-engine streamlined plane, resumed production in the late 1940s "US Zone Germany." This toy has folding wheels, and cockpit windows that are lithographed onto the engine cowling, while the actual cockpit canopy above the fuselage is undecorated. Tipp Co made exceptional toy models of the twin-prop Convair 340 airliner and the Super Constellation, followed by the Comet IV, SE-210 Caravelle rear-engine jet and the Boeing 707 and 727 in the 60s. Unlike the 707, the Tipp Co 727 is not a good model of the real plane: the fuselage is too slender, the wings are placed too forward, and the central engine is not faired into the tail fin smoothly. Latin American firms such as Mexico’s Lemy-Poliumex (see) used Tipp Co tooling. A firm in Argentina converted the Caravelle into a black and yellow Batplane! Any toy in the colors of Aerolineas Argentinas, Cruzeiro do Sul, LAN Chile, or VARIG, all real-life Caravelle operators, would have looked great. The Caravelle resumed production in Lufthansa colors in the 1980s; see Wagner, Johannes.

Airliners:

Convair 340 #58F, 12 1/2” WS, friction, with or without battery wing lights, plastic 3-bladed props, silver/off-white, aqua KLM markings with “The Flying Dutchman” on one side and “De Vliegende Hollander” on the other side of the fuselage, red KLM PH-TGJ titles on wings.
Convair 340 #58F, 12 1/2” WS, friction, with or without battery wing lights, plastic 3-bladed props, silver/off-white, medium blue markings with yellow trim, Lufthansa D-ACOH.
Convair 340, friction, 14” WS, friction, battery wing lights, silver/off white, aqua SABENA Belgian World Airlines markings with white S on aqua tail fin.
Convair 340 #60, friction, 15” WS, large 3-bladed metal props, retractable landing gear, white with red and dark blue Tippco World Airlines markings and titles, TCO 60 on wings.
Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation, 19 1/2” WS, friction, 3-bladed plastic props, horizontal tail stabilizer mounted through fuselage, silver/off-white, aqua KLM markings with “The Flying Dutchman” on one side and “De Vliegende Hollander” on the other side of the fuselage.
Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation, 19 1/2” WS, friction, 3-bladed plastic props, horizontal tail stabilizer mounted through fuselage, silver/off-white, medium blue markings with yellow trim, Lufthansa.
Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation, 19 1/2” WS, battery remote control, die cast metal nose wheel strut, large plastic nacelles with 3-bladed plastic props, horizontal tail stabilizer mounted above fuselage, silver/off-white, aqua KLM markings with “The Flying Dutchman” on one side and “De Vliegende Hollander” on the other side of the fuselage.
Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation, 19 1/2” WS, battery remote control, die cast metal nose wheel strut, large plastic nacelles with 3-bladed plastic props, horizontal tail stabilizer mounted above fuselage, silver/off-white, medium blue markings with yellow trim, Lufthansa.

Airliners, Jet:

Boeing 707, 14" WS, friction, silver/white, medium blue Pan American color scheme.
Boeing 707, 14" WS, friction, silver/white, blue Lufthansa 1960s colors, yellow trim, italicized capitalized titles, blue band with yellow semicircle containing crane logo on tail fin, Boeing 720 titles.
Boeing 727, 14" WS, battery remote control, elongated, red plastic jet pods, tail engine not smoothly faired into tail fin, silver/white, medium blue 1960s Lufthansa color scheme with upper-case titles and blue crane symbol on white/blue/yellow tail fin, D-ABIB.
Boeing 727, 14" WS, battery remote control, elongated, red plastic jet pods, tail engine not smoothly faired into tail fin, silver/white, dark blue 1970s Lufthansa color scheme with lower-case titles and blue crane symbol in yellow circle on blue tail fin.
Comet IV, friction with sparks, red plastic wing panels, silver/white, dark blue BOAC markings.
SE-210 Caravelle, 9 1/2” WS, friction, silver/white, dark blue Air France colors.
SE-210 Caravelle, 9 1/2” WS, friction, silver/white, dark blue and red Scandinavian Airlines System colors, LN-KLH.

Fighter, Jet:

Tippco Phantom (not an F4 - more closely resembles Avro Vulcan), friction, needle nose, delta wings with two lithographed engines, yellow with red markings, TCO XCI in black on wings.
Tippco Phantom (not an F4 - more closely resembles Avro Vulcan), friction, needle nose, delta wings with two lithographed engines, gold with white markings.

Light Aircraft:

High-wing Monoplane, 11" WS, plastic canopy including top, opening door with patient on stretcher, white with red cross markings.
High-wing Monoplane, 11" WS, wind-up, plastic canopy including top, yellow plastic 2-bladed prop, white with red and yellow markings, "Foxi" "B-EF."
Streamlined monoplane, 10 1/2" WS, wind-up, large retracting wheels, flies in circle when suspended from ceiling, 1930s tooling, silver with aqua and red markings, red "Tippco Airlines" titles, "TC 55" on wings.

TOKUTOMI (?)

Bomber, Jet:

Convair B-58 Hustler, 12" L, friction, silver with red and blue markings, pod under body, metal engines, retractable metal needle nose, with or without red tin display stand.

[grwebster]

Tone, I have a wonderful white Sky Ray with folding wings. I do not have a photo but think it was a Yone ET & Co product. I do not see it on your list. Just wondering.

[grwebster]

I found 2 photos, and it was not a Yone Et Co product
Still a nice toy of a fairly obscure aircraft.

[grwebster]

while looking for the above photos, I came across this Tippco prewar toy along with some period german composition toy soldiers



this toy has a windup system to drop cap bombs. You can see one of the bombs hanging off the wing.
The composition pilot came with the toy.

[Tone]

Tone, I have a wonderful white Sky Ray with folding wings. I do not have a photo but think it was a Yone ET & Co product. I do not see it on your list. Just wondering.

It's listed under "Bandai." Beautiful model. Yanagisawa has a silver/red variant of that plane.

[Tone]

TOMIYAMA and YONEZAWA
Tomiyama and Yonezawa are two excellent Japanese toy manufacturers. Nearly every product from both brands was well designed and assembled. They were realistically modeled and often incorporated amusing and innovative novelty features. Airliners had opening doors with stewardess figurines and passengers that magically disappeared and then reappeared in the cabin windows. Navy fighter jets had crank-operated folding wings. The most elaborate battery toys were advertised as multi-action: for example, the Tomiyama Vertical Liner Rotodyne had metal pilot figurines in a lighted cockpit; whirling rotor and propellers that stopped and started automatically; retracting landing gear underneath the engine nacelles; and a stop/start action while rolling on the floor. Often the boxes were as attractive as the toys that came packed in them. The Yonezawa Sikorsky S-61 helicopter box even had a poem to describe the toy’s automatic actions.

Tomiyama is the older of the two firms, having been founded in the 1920s. For many years its symbol was “E.T. Co,” based on the initials of the founder’s name, Eichiro Tomiyama. The highly decorated wind-up Fokker Super Universal NR.328 single engine airliner with 17” wingspan is a valuable, early E.T. Co aeronautical toy. While Yonezawa and Tomiyama have always been individual entities, in the 1950s one acted as marketing agent for the other, and Yonezawa’s “Cherry Y” trademark joined “E.T. Co” on the toys and their boxes. Judging by the sheer variety of toys that appeared during this period, the combination proved to have been highly successful. Apparently, by 1962, the partnership had ended. Yonezawa manufactured and marketed toys on its own and for other firms, such as the Lockheed Electra Air Cargo Prop-Jet Airplanes for the Louis Marx Co. during 1964-1966. Both Tomiyama (now Takara Tomy) and Yonezawa manufacture die cast toys under the “Tomica” and “Diapet” brand names respectively.

Koji Yanagisawa, an avid collector from Kanagawa-ken, Japan compiled much of the following material in the 1980s.

Airliners and Transports:

The airliners appeared in many liveries over the years. Different tooling and sizes ensured parents would have interesting products to buy their children. The large Allison Convair Turbo Liner, a real-life experimental model dating to 1950, formed the basis of a Line Mar toy with four engines. Included here are several fine seaplanes dating from the 1950s. Airline Super Constellations were fitted with wingtip fuel tanks, while the slightly smaller Air Force RC-121D Warning Star Connie had a radome atop its fuselage. Yonezawa made the very best Douglas C-124 Globemasters in no less than four sizes, while the DC-6s and -7s also came in four sizes. The largest DC-7, a toy collector’s favorite, has a two-foot wingspan and runs on three batteries that power its stop-starting action, whirling propellers, blinking dome light, opening cabin door with stewardess, and disappearing/reappearing passengers. By the mid 1960s Tomiyama and Yonezawa had increased the amount of plastic to such an extent that the Tomy 800 Series Viscount only had its tail fin and a portion of its upper fuselage made of tin plate, while the 1965 twin-prop Provider military transport was almost entirely plastic.

Amphibious plane, 13” WS, friction, crank in front of wings, under fuselage prop moves plane through water, two metal 2-bladed props, small wheels, very stubby hull fuselage, silver overall with broad dark blue cheat line, red cowlings and wingtips, silver/red pontoons, red tail fin has blue/white striped rudder and Navy in white.
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, 14 1/2” WS, metal 4-bladed props, fuselage almost circular in cross-section, silver/pale blue/off-white, dark blue cheat line, red and blue markings, red “Boeing Stratocruiser” titles, “N1022V,” “Boeing NX1022V” on wings.
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina patrol flying boat, friction with wheels, 3-bladed metal props, red metal pontoons, red cowlings, clear plastic fuselage blisters fore and aft, deep blue overall, yellow nose and diagonal stripes on wings, red/white/blue tail with yellow “7” on red rudder, white Navy markings.
Convair Liner 240-21, 19" WS, two 4-bladed metal props with large red spinners, friction with battery wing lights, B-29/50 wings, plastic cabin windows, off-white upper fuselage and upper engine nacelles, slate blue lower fuselage and wings, dark blue anti-glare panel and tail fin bands, red leading edges and cheat line with "ALLISON" in white, "TURBO LINER" titles on fuselage, "CONVAIR N25401" on wings in red block letters, "turbo liner" in script on tail fin.

Douglas C-124 Globemaster
10 1/2” WS (DC-7 wings), friction, plastic wingtip tanks, rubber nose radome, silver overall, red markings on wings and tail fin, “MATS,” “Continental Division.”
10 1/2” WS (DC-7 wings), friction, clear plastic roof window, loading ramp, plastic wingtip tanks, rubber nose radome, silver overall, red markings on wings and tail fin, “MATS,” “Continental Division.”
15” WS, friction, 4-bladed plastic props, silver, white upper fuselage, red band on tail fin, red plastic wingtip fuel tanks and cowlings, MATS 10139.
15” WS, friction, 4-bladed plastic props, clear plastic canopy, silver, white upper fuselage, red band on tail fin, red plastic wingtip fuel tanks and cowlings, MATS 10139.
20” WS, friction, 4-bladed plastic props, red plastic wingtip fuel tanks, silver nose radome, silver overall, yellow nose, yellow rear fuselage band, red markings, large black US Air Force titles on forward fuselage, smaller red Military Air Transport Service titles on white upper fuselage, 62014 on tail fin (Yonezawa).
20” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props, opening clam shell cargo doors below nose, dark green overall, red tail fin, silver nose and engine cowlings, red plastic wingtip fuel tanks, yellow band on tail fin, large white US Air Force titles and smaller Military Air Transport Service titles on fuselage, 62014 on wing and tail fin (Yonezawa).
20” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props, opening clam shell cargo doors below nose, silver overall, white upper fuselage (Yonezawa).
23 1/2” WS, friction, plastic 3-bladed props, red plastic engine cowlings, silver with red nose and red control surfaces, yellow lightning bolt cheat lines broken in middle with black Globemaster titles, C1135 on wing and tail fin (Yonezawa).

Douglas DC-6 #1408, 11 1/4” WS, friction, metal 3-bladed props, nose and tail wheel, silver with off-white upper fuselage, in the following airline color schemes:
Northwest, red and dark blue markings, red tail fin, N7605C.
Pan American, dark blue markings, red cowlings, N7016V.
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System, dark blue/red markings, red cowlings, SK SAS.
TWA-Trans World Airlines, red markings, N6702C.
United, dark blue and red markings, red cowlings, DC-7 Mainliner, N46071.

Douglas DC-7 #9450, 10 1/2” WS, friction, plastic 4-bladed props, in the following airline color schemes:
American Airlines, silver overall, white squares on wings around engines, red/white/dark blue markings, N303AA, either “D7C” or “Electra” in small letters on tail fin.
American Airlines, lever-action handle below fuselage replaces wheels, silver overall, white squares on wings around engines, red/white/dark blue markings, N303AA, either “D7C” or “Electra” in small letters on tail fin.
-Above, boxed "International Air Terminal Electro Toy" set with terminal building/control tower with battery-operating radar dish, tin stairs, yellow tin baggage wagon (tractor and two carriages), red tin COE tanker truck.
Canadian Pacific, silver/white with red and black markings, titles in script on fuselage.
Douglas Seven Seas, dark blue/white with red markings, N7DC.
Eastern, silver/off-white, intricate red and dark blue markings, red falcon on tail fin, “Fly-Eastern Air Lines” titles, either “D7C” or “Electra” in small letters on tail fin, N7021C.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, silver/white, aqua and blue markings, diagonal stripes on tail fin, red titles.
Northwest, pale blue/white with dark blue cheat line, red tail fin, N572V.
Northwest/International Air Terminal, pale blue/white with dark blue cheat line, red tail fin, N572V, air stairs, fuel truck, baggage cart.
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System, silver/white, dark blue/red markings, LN-MCE, FIRST OVER THE POLE in small letters on nose.
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System, lever-action handle below fuselage replaces wheels, silver/white, dark blue/red markings.
TWA-Trans World Airlines, silver/white with red markings, N7020C.
United, silver/off white, "DC-7C Mainliner" 1950s scheme with red/blue stripes, dark blue cheat line, N6702C.

Douglas DC-7C, 13 1/2” WS, friction, plastic 4-bladed props, exact scale model, moving passengers in windows and lever-activated opening door with stewardess figurine, pale slate blue-grey/off-white, four off-white squares on wings in the following airline colors:
Japan Air Lines, red/blue stripes on fuselage and tail fin, small “Wings of the New Japan” and “City of San Francisco” titles, JA6301.
KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines, grey plastic cowlings and propellers, aqua blue cheat line above cabin windows bearing “The Flying Dutchman/De Vliegende Hollander” titles in white, red/white/aqua blue fin flash on tail, red KLM PH-DSJ on wings.
Pan American medium blue jet age livery with blue globe on tail fin, grey plastic cowlings, N742PA "Super 7" "Clipper Fortuna."
Pan American medium blue jet age livery with blue globe on tail fin, red plastic cowlings, N742PA "Super 7" "Clipper Fortuna."

Douglas DC-7C, 23” WS, friction, 4-bladed plastic props, plastic cowlings and roof antenna, in the following colors:
Japan Air Lines, silver/white with multiple red and blue stripes on fuselage and tail fin, small “City of San Francisco” and “Wings of the New Japan” titles, JA6301.
Pan American World Airways, silver/white with dark blue stripes, N7240.
United, 1950s colors, silver/white, dark blue cheat line, red/blue horizontal stripes on tail fin, N34670.

Douglas DC-7C, 23” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props with red and green midget lights, plastic cowlings and roof antenna, lithographed windows, no opening door.
American Airlines, silver overall, red and dark blue markings, ”Flagship California” titles near nose, N4070A.
Japan Air Lines, silver/white with multiple red and blue stripes on fuselage and tail fin, small “City of San Francisco” and “Wings of the New Japan” titles, JA6301, 1964.

Douglas DC-7C Multi-Action DC-7C Plane, 23” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props, stop-start action, opening cabin door with stewardess figurine and disappearing/reappearing passengers in windows, dome light atop fuselage, plastic cowlings and roof antenna, in the following colors:
American Airlines, silver overall, red and dark blue markings, “Flagship California” titles near nose, N4070A.
Douglas Seven Seas, silver/white with gold and red markings, “Venus” N-75890, with or without a switch to raise and lower the landing gear.
Eastern, silver/off-white, intricate dark blue and red details, red “Fly Eastern Airlines” titles, N5501.
Japan Air Lines, silver/white with multiple red and blue stripes on fuselage and tail fin, small “City of San Francisco” and “Wings of the New Japan” titles, JA6301.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines silver/white with dark greenish-blue markings, “The Flying Dutchman” on one side of the fuselage and “De Vliegende Hollander” on the other (Suspected).
Northwest, silver/white with dark blue cheat line, red wingtips and tail fin, C51107.
Pan American, silver/white with medium blue cheat line, black titles, blue globe on tail fin, “Clipper Fortuna.”
SAS Scandinavian Airlines System, silver/white, dark blue cheat line, Viking longboat dragon head, "SK SAS."
TWA, silver/white with red markings, N741TW.
United, silver/white with medium blue cheat line and broken blue/red stripe on tail fin, black titles, N7013U, “DC-7C Mainliner” titles on nose, “United 5501” on wing, with or without “U control” line that may be attached to the port wing.

Douglas DC-7C Multi-Action Prop Jet Plane, 23” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props with square tips, stop-start action, opening cabin door with stewardess figurine and disappearing/reappearing passengers in windows, Allison turboprop engine nacelles with lighted red plastic windows, dome light atop fuselage, plastic roof antenna, in the following colors:
American Airlines, silver overall, red and dark blue markings, “Flagship California” titles near nose, N4070A.
Eastern, silver/off-white, intricate dark blue and red details, red “Fly Eastern Airlines” titles, N5501.
Turboprop Jet Airliner, orange-red fuselage “TJA.”

Fairchild C-123 Provider, 19” WS, battery, two plastic 4-bladed props, mostly plastic, with jeep and paratroopers.
Lockheed Super Constellation, RC-121D Warning Star, 10 1/2” WS (DC-7 wings), 4-bladed plastic props, radome on upper fuselage, with or without red plastic wingtip fuel tanks, gold overall with blue and red markings, US Air Force.
Lockheed Super Constellation, Model 1649 Starliner, 10 1/2” WS (DC-7 wings), 4-bladed plastic props, silver/white, black leading edge wing boots, red markings, TWA Trans World Airlines N7041C with or without “Jetstream” titles on forward fuselage and/or wings.
Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation, 12” WS, friction, 3-bladed metal props, metal front and rear landing gear struts, red metal wingtip fuel tanks, in the following airline colors:
Eastern, silver/off-white, intricate dark blue and red markings, Fly-Eastern Air Lines titles, N6203C.
Northwest, bluish-grey/off-white, dark blue cheat line, red tail fins, N37530.
TWA Trans World Airlines, silver/off-white, red markings, N6204G.

Lockheed 188 Electra, 14” WS, battery, scale model, 4-bladed plastic props, die cast metal nose wheel strut, lighted flight deck with two plastic pilot figurines, grey plastic engine nacelles, silver overall, off-white lengthwise strips on wings, orange-red and dark blue American Airlines markings N6100A; identical toy sold with the Line Mar trademark (Yonezawa).
Lockheed 188 Electra, 14” WS, battery, scale model, 4-bladed plastic props, die cast metal nose wheel strut, lighted flight deck with two plastic pilot figurines, grey plastic engine nacelles, silver/white with medium blue and yellow Lufthansa markings, D-ABOH on wing (Yonezawa).
Lockheed 188 Electra #329, 14” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props with red and green midget lights, die cast metal nose wheel strut, grey plastic wings/engine nacelles, silver tin fuselage with orange-red and dark blue American Airlines markings N6100A (Yonezawa), 1964.
Lockheed 188 Electra #329, 14” WS, battery, 4-bladed plastic props with red and green midget lights, die cast metal nose wheel strut, grey plastic wings/engine nacelles, silver/white tin fuselage with medium blue and yellow Lufthansa markings (Yonezawa).

Twin-engined Airliner #9510, 9” WS, friction, metal 4-bladed props, raised flight deck, red metal wingtip fuel tanks, swept tail fin, blue with red/white/black American Airlines markings N303AA.
Twin-engined Airliner #9510, 9” WS, friction, metal 4-bladed props, raised flight deck, red metal wingtip fuel tanks, swept tail fin, silver/off-white with red, white and dark blue Eastern Airlines markings, “Fly-Eastern Air Lines” titles N720A.
Twin-engined Airliner (Convair 240?), friction, 4-bladed plastic props, silver overall, off-white markings on wings, orange-red and dark blue American Airlines markings.
Twin-engined Clipper, 11 1/2” WS, wind-up, floats on water, metal 3-bladed propellers, plastic instrument pod atop forward fuselage; silver wings have white pinstripes and red scallop design leading edge, dark blue “Clipper N.105” titles; hull fuselage is bright blue above, silver below, with red cheat lines; tail is red/silver with white star in blue circle on fin.

Vickers 800 Series Viscount-Tomiyama, 19” WS, battery, plastic, lithographed tin plate upper fuselage and tail fin, closely resembles Schuco Radiant 5600 in size and shape with two pilots under a clear plastic canopy, red and green wing lights.
#TP-237, visible passenger compartment with moving stewardess in aisle, in the following airline colors:
Alitalia, silver/white with multiple blue pin stripes on fuselage, green/white/red stripes on tail fin.
American Airlines – silver overall with orange and dark blue markings, “Rosko” on box (name of US toy importer)
ANA All-Nippon Airways, silver/white with blue cheat line, DaVinci helicopter in circle logo on tail fin.
ANA All-Nippon Airways, silver/white with red cheat line, DaVinci helicopter in circle logo on tail fin, with plastic remote control handset.
Lufthansa, silver/white with medium blue and yellow markings, capitalized italicized titles.
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System, silver/white with dark blue and red markings.
#TP-352 Talking Viscount Plane, friction motor, battery powers speaker atop rear fuselage, in the following airline colors: Alitalia, Lufthansa, SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System (all as above).
Also: SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System, with opening cabin door, air stairs with passenger figurines mounted on conveyor belt, gear intermeshes with mechanism inside plane so passengers appear to board the plane.

TOMIYAMA and YONEZAWA JET AIRLINERS

Airliners, Jet:

E.T. Co started with jetliners early. Three sizes of the original DeHavilland Comet were in production by 1955, followed by a large, battery-operated Pan American Douglas DC-8 in 1959. An early, ambitious fantasy design for a rear-engine Super Sonic Jetliner with twin teardrop cockpits and a lighted nose cone appeared in 1960. Next came the early 1960s Tomiyama Caravelle, Comet IV and Douglas DC-8, refined friction toys that one could easily mistake for airline display models. Tomiyama’s trademark on these early ‘60s toys was a “cartoon mouse” or “Teddy bear” head. Yonezawa’s best 707 had a 20 3/4” wingspan and was sold under AHI Brand Toys. The Tomiyama 707s, such as the examples sold as Sears in “Intercontinental” and presidential transport liveries, were mostly plastic but well-modelled and featured retractable landing gear. Yonezawa's Boeing 733 supersonic transport, with its working swing wings, was a new toy in 1964. Yonezawa produced tin toys into the 1970s, and a 747 jumbo jet exists. Tomy issued some fine die cast metal toy models of the 747 and Lockheed TriStar - that is a different story indeed.

Boeing 707 #TP-310, 18” WS, battery, wing lights, grey plastic with tinplate upper body and tail fin, landing gear moves up and down by switch atop fuselage, Tomiyama, in the following colors:
Intercontinental, medium blue and red stripes on fuselage and on tail fin, “707” on tail, “Intercontinental” script on fuselage.
Lufthansa, medium blue cheat line with yellow trim, crane logo on tail fin, large italicized capital titles.
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System, dark blue and red markings.

Boeing 707, 20 3/4” WS, friction, transparent plastic jet pods with metal pylons, single or double wheels nose gear, white upper body, silver/red wings, white/red tail, light blue cheat line, "Jupiter N-707" on wings, "Super Jet" on body, Yonezawa.
Boeing 707, 20 3/4” WS, battery, opening cabin door, moving passengers in windows, transparent plastic jet pods with metal pylons, single or double wheels nose gear, white upper body, silver/red wings, white/red tail, light blue cheat line, "Jupiter N-707" on wings, "Super Jet" on body, Yonezawa.
Boeing 707, 20 3/4” WS, battery, opening cabin door, moving passengers in windows, transparent plastic jet pods with metal pylons, single or double wheels nose gear, silver overall, orange-red and dark blue markings, American Airlines, with air stairs, Yonezawa-AHI Brand Toys.
Boeing 707, 24” WS, battery, silver overall, lighted tin and plastic jet pods, orange-red and dark blue markings, American Airlines.
Boeing 707s with Jet Terminal: four small jets in set with triangular terminal building, ground equipment and play mat, short forward fuselages, grey plastic with metal upper bodies, red/white/blue airline colors for AA, Pan American, TWA and United, Tomiyama.

Boeing 727
Battery, tin with plastic fuselage underside, red transparent plastic upper parts for engines on fuselage, red plastic exhaust at rear of fuselage, grey plastic nose wheels, dark blue and yellow Lufthansa 60s colors with registration D-ABIF (No trademark seen-Described as Yonezawa)
16” WS, battery, red and green wing lights, metallic blue with red and black American Airlines livery, “AA” in circle logo on tail fin and wing, Yonezawa, see also NGS.
18” WS, #310, battery, lighted red engines, take-off and landing action, red button atop forward fuselage, plastic lower fuselage and wings, white/grey, TWA, red cheat line with large cabin windows, twin yellow globes, N775TW “Star Stream” (Yonezawa).
21” WS, battery, lighted engines, moving passengers in windows and opening door with stewardess, silver/white with dark blue All-Nippon Airways colors, DaVinci helicopter logo on white tail fin.
21” WS, battery, lighted engines, moving passengers in windows and opening door with stewardess, silver/white with medium blue cheat line, broken blue/red diagonal tail stripe, United titles in black.

Boeing 733 Supersonic, 22 1/2" L, battery, working metal swing wings, four red/grey plastic jet pods below wings near fuselage, grey plastic with tin upper fuselage, medium blue cheat line, red markings, Supersonic titles (Yonezawa).
Boeing 733 Supersonic, 22 1/2" L, battery, working metal swing wings, four red/grey plastic jet pods below wings near fuselage, grey plastic with tin upper fuselage, medium blue cheat line, Lufthansa italicized capitalized titles with blue/yellow crane logo on tail fin (Yonezawa).
Boeing 2707 Supersonic, 21" L, battery, lights on wings near fuselage and at tips, working plastic swing wings, grey plastic with tin upper fuselage, "2707 Boeing" in gold, white upper body, blue cheat line, atom design on tail fin, "Supersonic" titles (Yonezawa).
Boeing 747 #48-23115, battery, plastic with tin upper fuselage and tail fin, lighted red stencilled cutaway "BOEING 747" on wings, triangular red and green wing lights, lighted silver/red jet pods, moving control surfaces, silver/white with medium blue Pan American markings.
Boeing 747, small, friction, pointed nose, tinplate upper fuselage and wings, grey plastic lower fuselage, wings, jet pods and tail surfaces, United, blue cheat line, red and blue shield, "BOEING 747 JUMBO JET" in black on aft fuselage.
-As above, pale blue plastic lower fuselage, wings, engines and tail surfaces, tin upper fuselage only, United with additional pale blue stripe on central upper fuselage, red and white BOEING labels on wings.
-As above, yellow plastic, red/blue tin wing inlays with "BOEING" in large red letters.

DeHavilland Comet I, friction with sparking flints in engines, in the following color schemes:
"Speedbird," 9” WS, light grey upper fuselage and wings, blue lower fuselage, red cheat line, “Comet DH-106.”
"Speedbird," 9” WS, light grey upper fuselage and wings, pale blue lower fuselage, red cheat line, “Comet DH-106.”
"Speedbird," 9” WS, light grey upper fuselage and wings, yellow lower fuselage, dark blue cheat line, “Comet DH-104.”
"Speedbird," 9" WS, off-white upper fuselage, pale blue lower fuselage and wings, dark blue cheat line, red "Comet Jetliner" titles on fuselage, "Comet DH-104."
"Speedbird," 9" WS, off-white upper fuselage, yellow lower fuselage, dark blue cheat line, red wings, red "Comet Jetliner" titles on fuselage.
16” WS, off-white/silver/grey/pale blue1950s BOAC style livery, “Comet D.H.106” on wings.
16” WS, off-white overall, blue cheat line, “Comet D.H.106” on wings.
18” WS, off-white/silver/grey/pale blue1950s BOAC style livery, “Comet Jetliner” on wings.
18” WS, off-white/silver/grey/pale blue1950s BOAC style livery, “Comet D.H.108” on wings.
DeHavilland Comet IV, 10” WS, friction, scale model, silver/white, dark blue BOAC livery, G-BOAC in white on dark blue tail fin, white plastic wing tanks, blue plastic display stand, Tomiyama.
DeHavilland Comet IV, 14 1/2” WS, friction, scale model, silver/white, dark blue BOAC livery, G-BOAC in white on dark blue tail fin, white plastic wing tanks, blue plastic display stand, Tomiyama.

Douglas DC-8, 9” WS, friction, red plastic engines, DC-7 fuselage, silver/off-white, Yonezawa, in the following airline colors:
Pan American 1960s colors, medium blue cheat line and globe on tail fin, N900PA “Clipper Meteor,” also in airport set with TWA Lockheed 1649A Starliner.
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System, dark blue/red markings, “Dan Viking” in small letters on fuselage, SK-SAS on wings.
United 1950s colors, dark blue cheat line, red and dark blue horizontal stripes on tail fin.
Douglas DC-8, 13 1/2” WS, 14 1/4” L, conspicuous ridge joins fuselage upper and lower parts, large red metal jet pods, nose wheel strut, pointed nose, tapering tail fin, silver/white, blue cheat line, Pan American N801PA Clipper Meteor (Tomiyama)
Douglas DC-8, 14” WS, friction, scale model, plastic jet engines with white exhausts, switch on forward fuselage operates opening cabin door, moving passengers in windows, with or without blue plastic display stand, silver/off-white, Tomiyama, in the following airline colors:
Japan Air Lines (Suspected)
KLM, blue and aqua marine markings and diagonal stripes on tail fin, with red KLM Royal Dutch Airlines titles.
Pan American, medium blue cheat line and globe on tail fin.
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System, dark blue/red markings, SK-SAS on wings.
TWA #TP-24, Convair 880, red markings, N736TW, no opening door or moving passengers.
United, medium blue cheat line, red/blue diagonal broken tail stripe with black titles.

Douglas DC-8, 17 1/2” WS, battery, lighted transparent red plastic engine pods, single or double wheels nose gear, in the following airline colors:
American Airlines “707 Astrojet,” silver overall, orange-red and dark blue markings, white plastic antenna on tail fin, N142AA.
Pan American, silver/white, dark blue cheat line, italicized titles, white globe on blue tail fin, N801PA, with or without red plastic tail cone.
Pan American, silver/white, medium blue cheat line and globe on tail fin, black titles, N801PA.
TWA, silver/white with red markings.

SE-210 Caravelle, 14 3/4” WS, friction with battery lighted red plastic engines, Tomiyama, in the following airline colors:
SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System, silver/white with dark blue and red markings, “SK-SAS” on wings.
United, silver/off-white with medium blue cheat line, red/blue diagonal broken tail stripe with black United titles, N7014U.

Super Sonic Jetliner, 18" WS, friction, lighted battery nose cone, moving passengers, opening door with stewardess, silver/ off-white, medium blue cheat line, four engines near tail, twin clear plastic cockpits with 4 tin pilot heads, white plastic fin atop forward body, SR-649, 1960.
Super Sonic Jetliner, 18" WS, friction, lighted battery nose cone, moving passengers, opening door with stewardess, silver/orange, four engines near "T"-shaped tail, twin clear plastic cockpits with 4 tin pilot heads, white plastic fin atop forward body, SR-649.

TOMIYAMA and YONEZAWA BOMBERS

E.T. Co’s B-50 Superfortress toys entered production in the early 1950s. The most common variant has a 19” wingspan, and it is lithographed in various shades of pale blue with “S” inside a red triangle on the tail fin. All were fitted with flat, four-bladed metal props with rounded tips. In 1956, Tomiyama introduced a battery-powered Superfortress that was an early example of a toy plane with automatic spinning propellers. The tooling was used to make American Airlines “DC-7s” in blue for Line Mar Toys. The Convair B-36D #9000 was E.T. Co’s largest toy airplane, and it appeared in the catalog for only two years, 1956 and 1957, near the end of the real plane’s life. Six backward-facing “pusher” propellers and four jet engines distinguish this round-tailed, 26” giant. While the US Air Force euphemistically named its big plane “The Peacemaker,” E.T. Co bluntly referred to it as the “Conqueror Bomber.” The B-58 Hustler jet bomber toy was converted from the F-102 by adding four wing-mounted jet engine pods, while the later, 1967, Tomiyama jet bomber (tank buster) used tooling from the Super Sonic Jetliner. Though sold as a "Sears Exclusive," it also was made in Spain by Rico.

Bombers:

B-36D Conqueror #9000, 26” WS, friction, six 3-bladed metal props, jet pods with rubber turbines, in the following USAF color schemes:
Green plastic canopy and fuselage blisters, blue grey overall, silver engine panels, red control surfaces.
Clear plastic canopy and fuselage blisters, silver overall, red control surfaces.
Green plastic canopy and fuselage blisters, light grey overall, blue line atop fuselage.

B-50 Superfortress #31, 14 1/2” WS, friction, metal 4-bladed props with round tips, nose and tail wheel struts, silver/grey/pale blue panels, red details, "BK 027," "S" in triangle on tail fin, “Cragstan” lithographed under stabilizer.
B-50 Superfortress, 19” WS, metal 4-bladed props with round tips, nose and tail wheel struts, in the following USAF color schemes:
Friction, various shades of light blue, red details, "BK 250," "S" in triangle on tail fin.
Friction, silver and pale blue, “Boeing B-50” and “BK025” on fuselage, misprint “STETES,” 70530.
Battery, lighted pink plastic flight deck windows, deep metallic blue overall, “Boeing B-50A” on fuselage, “BS650.”
Battery, lighted pink plastic flight deck windows, silver overall, “Boeing B-50A” on fuselage, “BK520.”

Bombers, Jet:

B-58 Hustler, converted from F-102 Delta Dagger, friction with sparks, four tin jet pods, light blue and silver, US Air Force titles on triangular tail fin, red rudder, "FG-8517," Yonezawa.
SuperSonic Bomber, 18" WS, friction, same tooling as SR-649 Super Sonic Jetliner, "T" tail, single plastic canopy, black overall, "BK" on tail, "BK-02VF" on body and wing, US Air Force titles and insignia, with plastic bombs and spring loaded "exploding" tank, Tomiyama, also made in Spain by Rico, in red (named "Sæta") or black ("Sæta Negra").

TOMIYAMA and YONEZAWA: Fighters, Helicopters and Light Aircraft

Fighters

E.T. Co jet fighters were primarily US Navy jets from the Korean War and US Air Force jets in the early Cold War era. Grumman’s Panther and Cougar were similar in appearance, with the latter plane having swept wings. These toys featured highly detailed lithographed finishes with fine print that ensured their popularity both then and now. The small friction F-86 Sabre jets were featured in late 50s catalogues but the larger, battery-operated Sabre with opening canopy dates from 1963. The Air Force F-94 Starfires were made in three sizes. The F-100 Super Sabre, also available in three sizes, represents an early toy of these long-lived aircraft, while the white Lockheed F-104 Starfighter has proportions that are the most accurate of all tin F-104s. Most E.T. Co toy jets had visible lithographed jet engines behind plastic “windows” in the fuselages, and some could fire rockets.

Fighters:

Japanese Seaplane, 13” WS, friction, two large cream-colored metal pontoons with red chevrons, three-bladed plastic prop, lithographed pilots in cockpit, pale metallic blue-green overall, black cowling, yellow leading edges and fuselage band, large red sun insignia and Japanese characters on fuselage.
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 10" WS, friction, plastic 4-bladed prop, clear plastic canopy, same tooling as Daiya, Hishimo-HTC, Line Mar:
-White/red, white plastic prop, "P-47N” on fuselage, 1963.
-Black plastic prop, pale pink, Japanese insignia, green patches on wings and fuselage, 568 on wing in black.

Fighters, Jet:

Convair F-102A Delta Dagger, light blue and silver, red rudder, “FG-8517,” Yonezawa, also with four tin underwing jet pods as a “B-58.”

Grumman F9F-5 Panther
8 1/2” WS, friction, crank action folding wings, navy blue overall, light blue underparts, yellow wingtip tanks with red noses, US Navy markings “207,” “FR” “VF-127.”
8 1/2” WS, friction, crank action folding wings, gull grey overall, white underparts, pale blue markings, red/blue stripes, yellow fuselage band, yellow wingtip tanks with black noses, US Navy markings, “125” “Scorpion Jet” “XF” “VF-124.”
12” WS, friction, 6 plastic rockets, crank action folding wings, navy blue overall, navy blue wing tip tanks with red noses, US Navy “209” “PP” “VF-127.”
12” WS, friction, 6 plastic rockets, crank action folding wings, medium blue overall, US Navy “209” “PP” “VF-127.”
12” WS, battery remote control, black fuselage, red wings, black wingtip tanks with red light, yellow “B” on the tail fin, US Navy.
Grumman F9F-7 Cougar, friction, folding swept wings, same fuselage as small F9F-5 Panther, 6 tin rockets, navy blue overall, red wingtips, US Navy markings, Cougar Jet titles.

Lockheed F-94 Starfire
6 1/2” WS, friction, plastic windows in fuselage with visible engine, ivory and grey with red lines, USAF “FA-985.”
6 1/2” WS, friction, plastic windows in fuselage with visible engine, silver and pale blue with red lines, USAF “FA-985.”
6 1/2” WS, friction, plastic windows in fuselage with visible engine, silver and pale blue, yellow star, USAF “0944.”
Medium, friction, plastic windows in fuselage with visible engine, silver and pale blue, red lines, red tail fin, USAF “FA 983.”
18” WS, friction, plastic windows in fuselage with visible engine, silver and pale blue, red tail fin, USAF “FA-982.”
18” WS, friction, plastic windows in fuselage with visible engine, rocket pods, silver and pale blue, red tail fin, USAF “FA-982.”
18” WS, friction, plastic windows in fuselage with visible engine, sparking flints in nose window, silver and pale blue, red tail fin, USAF “FA-982.”

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, white overall, rolling action, “FG-956.”
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, black fuselage with Pierrot clown graphics, red wings, maybe Tomiyama.

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star jet trainer
Blue grey, two pilots under clear plastic canopy, “FA-756” “King Jet.”
Creamy yellow, two pilots under clear plastic canopy, “FA-756” “King Jet.”
Olive green, two pilots under clear plastic canopy, “FA-756” “King Jet.”

McDonnell F3H-2 Demon
7 1/2” WS, friction, plastic fuselage window with visible jet engine and sparks, shaded metallic blue, red markings, yellow trim, "Demon" on nose, "US Navy 25017" on tail fin, lithographed pilot.
7 1/2” WS, friction, plastic fuselage window with visible jet engine and sparks, black with red markings, US Navy markings, Jolly Roger and “Black Knight” titles on fuselage, “125764”" on tail fin, lithographed pilot.
7 1/2" WS, friction, plastic fuselage window, "Red Arrow" 172035.
10” WS, friction, plastic fuselage window with visible jet engine, silver with white underparts, US Navy markings, “13” “Demon” “NP” “133584.”
10” WS, friction, plastic fuselage window with visible jet engine, black overall, silver wingtip tanks, “BK-02” “Black Knight.”
10” WS, friction, lever action fires four rockets, black overall, red wingtip tanks, jet engine through the fuselage window, “BK-02” “Black Knight.”
10” WS, friction, lever action fires four rockets, wingtip tanks, metallic blue overall, US Navy markings, “112” “NP” “F3H-2M.”
10” WS, friction, lever action fires four rockets, off-white/slate grey, pale blue markings, dark blue trim, US Navy markings, '20' on nose, 'NP' on wing, “Rocket Shooting Fighter.”
10” WS, friction, lever action fires four rockets, bright green and yellow camouflage with red wingtip tanks.

North American F-86D Sabre
5 3/4” WS, friction with sparks, silver overall, red nose radome, USAF “FU-572.”
5 3/4” WS, friction with sparks, silver fuselage, white wings, red rudder, USAF “FU-572.”
5 3/4” WS, friction with sparks, black overall, “Black Knight” with skull, red details, grey flaps.
5 3/4” WS, friction with sparks, red overall, USAF "Red Arrow."
14” WS, battery, opening plastic canopy with pilot figurine, lighted jet engine, silver overall, USAF markings, chequered band on tail fin.

North American F-100 and F-100A Super Sabre
7 1/2” WS, friction, silver, red lightning bolts on tail fin, USAF markings, “FW-100.”
Jet Plane Base, 7 1/2” WS, battery/friction, blue and black, “FW-707,” with radar control tower.
Medium, friction with rolling action, light metallic blue, red air intake, red drop tanks, USAF markings, “FW-771,” “317055,” Yonezawa.
Medium, friction with rolling action, light blue overall, blue air intake, red engine panel, light blue drop tanks, USAF markings, “FW-771,” “317055,” Yonezawa.
9” WS, friction with rolling action, blue nose, red tail fin, white drop tanks, USAF markings, “FW-761,” “317045,” Yonezawa.
9” WS, friction with rolling action, battery wingtip lights, off-white with blue nose and rear fuselage, red trim, white drop tanks, USAF markings, “FW-761,” “317045,” Yonezawa.

Republic F-105D Thunderchief, 17” L, battery, moving wings, clear plastic canopy with pilot figurine, plastic underparts, red plastic underwing tanks, silver, red tail fin with diagonal lightning bolt and 54551, US Navy FH 551, Yonezawa.
Republic F-105D Thunderchief, 17” L, battery, lighted spinning turbine visible inside fuselage, moving wings, clear plastic canopy with ejecting pilot figurine, plastic underparts, Yonezawa:
-Sea green with red/white/green wings, yellow diagonal fuselage band, red plastic nose cone and underwing fuel tanks, Navy.
-Silver, US Air Force.
Rocket Shooting Fighter, 10” L, friction, mildly swept wings with tip tanks, single rocket in nose, four stars on tail fin, USAF insignia.
Spark Rocket Fighter, 7 1/4" L, friction, short wings with engine pods at ends, red plastic cutaway US insignia on sides near tail, cruciform tail surfaces with exhaust, inspired by Pyro plastic X-200 Space Ranger.
-Blue with red markings
-Green with red markings

Temco TT-1 Trainer, 9" WS, friction, opening clear plastic canopy with two pilot figurines
Blue overall.
Red overall.
Yellow overall.

Helicopters:

Bell 47, 13" L, friction, metal 3-bladed main rotor, two pontoons, plastic canopy with pilot figurine, cutaway fuselage cage, yellow fuel tank, white/red/dark blue, Sky Patrol.
Sikorsky S-51 #35, 13 3/4” L, friction, metal 3-bladed rotor, plastic windows, wire struts, light blue-green, "US Army H-12."
Sikorsky S-51 #35, 13 3/4” L, friction, metal 3-bladed rotor, plastic windows, wire struts, deep medium blue overall, "Marines HR-2."
Sikorsky S-55, friction, metal 2-bladed rotor, silver, red upper parts, "G-ALK" in yellow on fuselage, "WEST RAND" titles.
Sikorsky S-61 #312, battery with opening door and space capsule, 5-bladed plastic main rotor, clear plastic canopy with grey plastic pilot, dark blue with yellow and red markings, Navy, Yonezawa.
Vertical Liner SR-649, 18" WS, battery, spinning grey 4-bladed main rotor with jet tips, 3-bladed plastic props, lighted cockpit, retractable landing gear, off-white/silver, red cheat line, 2 tin pilot figurines in detailed cockpit, clear plastic canopy, Tomiyama, 1960.
Vertical Liner H.C.123, 8 1/2" L, 8 1/2" WS, metal four-bladed rotor with jets at tips, lithographed pilots at controls, silver wings, red/yellow fuselage and tail fins, Yonezawa.
Vertical Liner, battery, black/white/yellow, Police, Yonezawa.
VT-107, 13 1/3" L, battery, two 3-bladed plastic rotors, visible interior with moving hostess in aisle, white with dark blue and red markings, "Airport Airways" "UH-25."
VT-107, 15 1/2" L, battery, two 3-blade metal rotors, white with blue and red markings, lithographed Stratocruiser type nose windows, "Vertol Boeing," "Presidential Airport Airways," Yonezawa.
Westland, 3" L, friction, 3-bladed metal rotor, yellow forward fuselage, red/white striped rear fuselage, black three-bladed tractor prop fixed at tail, large thin wheels with beige tires, G-AMHK UK registration with Westland titles and USAF insignia on nose, Yonezawa.

Light Planes:

Cessna, high wing, friction, 2-bladed plastic prop, plastic windows, red/white/yellow/blue, white dove in blue circle near nose, Yonezawa.
Cessna, high wing, battery remote control, 2-bladed plastic prop, plastic windows, black/white “Cragstan Industries” Yonezawa (Suspected).
Gull Clipper, wind-up, two large pontoons, lightning bolt on fuselage, single prop.

[Tone]

TONKA
Tonka is most famous for its steel vehicles. Production began in the 1940s. The "Learjet" is marked 1979, and it was made in Hong Kong. Unlike real Lear Jets, it has swept wings. A Spanish firm called Juguetes Roman has copied this jet. The High-wing Airliner resembles a Nord 262 and was made in Japan.

Airliners:

High-wing Airliner, 6 3/4" WS, unpowered, two 3-bladed plastic propellers, tin and plastic, white/blue, chrome engine nacelles, red/yellow/blue stickers on upper fuselage with "Tonka" titles.
Executive Jet Airliner, 6 3/4" WS, unpowered, red metal body, black plastic bottom parts and tail, black windows, stickers on body, wings, and tail, "Tonka" "Learjet."
-Purple, "Federal Express."

Helicopter:

Two rotors, square cross-section fuselage, opening sliding door on side.

TOPURE - TPS
Topure, also known as "Toplay," had a hand trademark with the letters "TPS" which could stand for "Tokyo Plaything Shokai." The firm specialized in novelty toys with whimsical action features, and issued very few tin airplanes. In 1980 the firm also made a wind-up toy of the NAMC YS-11 airliner, but it is all plastic.

Helicopters:

Battery, plastic canopy, Police Highway Patrol N-317.
Ski patrol helicopter, 13 3/4" L, battery, yellow plastic 2-bladed rotor and skis, red overall, Fire Chief.
Super Flying Traffic Control Helicopter, battery, white plastic pilot under clear plastic canopy, 2-bladed yellow plastic main rotor, six lights on engine compartment, metallic purple/silver/pink/gold, "Traffic Control Helicopter" in red with shield, N-215.

Light Aircraft:

Happy plane, biplane, battery, caricature pilot figurine.

TOY
This Japanese maker's trademark is the word "TOY" with a delta-shaped figure.

Light Aircraft:
Cessna 210, friction with crank at center of wings, two-blade prop, metal wing struts, yellow-beige/red, "CESSNA 210-A" on wings.

TUCHER & WALTHER
This modern German company produces original tin toys intended as decorations or collectibles. There is at least one airplane, a biplane with three propellers that vaguely resembles a Boeing "80."

USAGIYA
Usagi is Japanese for "rabbit," hence this toy company used a bunny head trademark. Usagiya issued at least three toy airplanes. The 1920s-looking "Tiger" Monoplane and "Hurricane" Biplane share the same tooling, and they were part of the "old timer" nostalgia movement of the 1960s.

Fighter:

Single-engined Fighter, friction, 3-bladed plastic prop, two metal guns on wings, detailed canopy, silver, large black anti-glare panel, yellow upper fuselage/flaps/fuselage band, red cowling and leading edges, red/white/blue vertical stripes on tail, "Fighter F-100" on wings.

Light Aircraft:

Hurricane A25 Biplane, 7 1/2" WS, friction, plastic 2-bladed prop, black plastic radial engine, silver body with red/yellow cheat line, light blue wings with red/silver details and blue "Hurricane" titles, red/blue/yellow tail.
Monoplane, 7 1/2" WS, friction, black plastic radial engine:
-Eagle 11, plastic 3-bladed prop, pale grey with red/yellow markings, eagle in circle on left wing, V above M inside elongated diamond trademark.
-Tiger X15, plastic 2-bladed prop, red/yellow, green control surfaces, gold trim, "TIGER," tiger's head and "X-15" in black on wing.

USMAN
There is at least one brightly colored lithographed tin plane made in India, 1950s, with neither friction nor wind-up motor.

Airliner, Jet:

DeHavilland Comet #333, 6 1/2" WS, unpowered, small tin wheels, red/yellow/blue, "Usman" on fuselage and wings.

VEB PLASTICART
VEB Plasticart, Annaberg-Buchholz, DDR (East Germany) primarily manufactured plastic model kits in the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, the firm made the Ilyushin (Iliouchine) Il-62 Classic jet airliner in tin plate, along with a model of an unsuccessful 1959 German jetliner, the Baade 152, which had four engines housed in two pods on wings placed high on the fuselage. The Il-62 was a Russian-designed and built jet that was very sleek and featured four jet engines mounted at the rear of the fuselage, similar to the layout of Vickers' VC-10, and the VEB toy is an excellent scale model. The tin toys, marked "Made in GDR," proved successful and production was considerable.

Airliners, Jet:

Baade 152, 5 7/8" WS, friction, metal or plastic double jet pods, high wings with tip tanks, off-white with blue Lufthansa markings. N.B.: In the 1950s East Germany's airline was named Deutsche Lufthansa originally; the name later changed to "Interflug" to avoid confusion with Lufthansa.
-Painted green with stenciled red star insignia, engraved logo beneath port wing, said to be original version of toy, produced in USSR.
Baade 152, 5 7/8" WS, friction, metal or plastic double jet pods, high wings with tip tanks, off-white with red and medium blue details, "Orient Air Lines" titles.
Ilyushin Il-62 SG 2018, 13" WS, friction, metal or plastic jet pods, silver wings, KLM colors with aqua upper body and white tail fin, "PH-ILS" "62-741" on wings.
Ilyushin Il-62 SG 2018, 13" WS, friction, metal or plastic jet pods, silver/white, red tail and cheat line, blue titles, plastic engines, "CA-ILS” “62-741" on wings.
-Swiss cross in white on red tail fin.

VTI = VOHRATOYS (see below).

VISPA
Vispa was a toy maker from Argentina. The Boeing 707 is a copy of the Japanese Alps toys. The interesting triangular lighted panels seen on the 747 wingtips indicate that the firm used the tooling from Hong Kong’s Tai Hing (see). The panels could be red on both wings instead of the customary red on the port side and green on the starboard.

Airliners, Jet:

Boeing 707, 16" WS, friction, plastic jet pods, off-white/silver, medium blue cheat line, "Halcon" titles in script on fuselage, Argentine insignia on tail surfaces, see also Alps Shoji.

Boeing 747 Speeder, both battery and friction versions exist, tin and plastic with red triangular cutaways near wingtips, red/grey plastic jet pods, silver/white, "VISPA" in diamond molded under forward fuselage, crude "INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA" markings on upper fuselage near tail fin, in the following airline colors:
Aerolineas Argentinas, medium blue cheat line with "747" titles only, large black nose, two-tone blue "AA" label on plastic tail fin.
AeroPeru, red markings with Peruvian flag, yellow lower-case titles, red label with sun logo on plastic tail fin.
AeroPeru, light blue cheat line, red label with sun logo on plastic tail fin.
Alitalia red/green label on tail fin, light blue cheat line.
KLM, white fin with blue lettering, light blue cheat line.
LAN Chile (Lineas Aereas Nacionales), light blue cheat line, white/red/blue label on tail fin.
Lufthansa, blue label with crane logo in yellow circle on tail fin, blue cheat line.
VARIG (Viação Aereo Rio Grandense), blue markings with Brazilian flag, white label with compass logo on plastic tail fin.

Bomber, Jet:

8 1/4" WS (?), friction, swept wings with tip tanks and blue/white/red roundel insignia, streamlined fuselage with blue cheat line and rectangular red "cabin" canopy on top, silver/white, "Halcon" titles in script, see also Wimmer, Heinrich.

VOHRATOYS - VTI
Vohratoys was a toy maker from India. The trademark is "VTI" in stylized block letters inside an oval. The Boeing 737 and Lockheed JetStar were made using the tooling apparently similar to that of Japanese toys.

Airliners, Jet:

Boeing 737, 14" WS, battery, lighted plastic jet pods, rectangles in different shades of light blue, "Boeing 737" titles.
-Red wings and wide red upper fuselage stripe, white circle with red/blue triangles similar to CP Air logo on tail fin.
Lockheed JetStar, 12” WS, friction with sparks, rectangular plastic spark window on upper rear fuselage, two blue tin jet pods, red upper and yellow (looks off-white when faded) lower fuselage, red/yellow/green rectangular patterns on wings, “Indian Air Force V-68” on nose, “Jet Star” on tail fin. Possibly based on the Japanese Alps brand Jet Star.

VYATKA
In the 1970s or 80s a small toy airplane was made in the Soviet Union with this brand name in Cyrillic letters in a logo with two horse heads. It is a small and poorly-modelled supersonic transport, perhaps inspired by the Tupolev 144 Concordski. Sometimes sold as boxed set of 3.

Airliner, Jet:

Supersonic Airliner, 5 1/2" L, friction, flat delta-shaped metal slab sandwiched between upper and lower halves of tin wings/body, white or translucent plastic fin marked "CCCP" and three unpowered wheels:
Blue/off-white with Aeroflot titles and logo in red on wings.
Green diagonal stripes with Aeroflot titles and logo in red on wings.
Yellow/orange diagonal stripes.

WACO
The Waco trade name appears on a box for the battery-operated four-engine American Airlines airliner with wing lights. Though the artwork promises a realistic Lockheed 188 Electra, the toy is not a realistic model. It is identical to the Alps toy, see also Alps Shoji.

Airliner:

Four-engine Plane, 16 1/4" WS, battery, white plastic four-bladed props, red and green wing lights, 707 fuselage, silver with red and black details, American Airlines.

WAGNER, GEORGE
This toy importing firm used a globe trademark similar to SSS International (Suzuki) or United.

Fighter:

Sparking friction airplane, 9" L, friction, 2-bladed metal prop, visible engine, plastic canopy, swept wings, silvery-blue with red and dark blue USAF markings, 10859 on tail fin.

WAGNER, JOHANNES - JW trademark
The Caravelle, marked "Made in Western Germany," was made in the 1970s or 80s using Tipp Co tooling from the 1960s. It is more common than the Tipp Co Caravelles.

Airliner, Jet:

SE-210 Caravelle, 9 1/2" WS, friction, silver/white, 1970s blue Lufthansa markings, see Tipp & Co.

Helicopter:

Helicopter, small, red plastic 4-bladed main rotor, no tail surfaces, dark blue/white/red, Blomer & Schüler tooling.

WAKASUTO BOEKI
Trademark is a large W inside a circle together with TOY in smaller interspersed letters.

Aircraft, Jet:

Delta wing experimental plane, friction with sparks, lithographed pilot, black, red nose/cheat line and fuel tanks, yellow leading edges, all-red USAF insignia, X-75.

WELLS BRIMTOY - "Wells o' London"
This very old, classic British tin toy maker used a trademark that, quite literally, was a pair of wells. The single-engine monoplanes date from the early 1950s; the beautiful Comet jetliner, first transatlantic jet, debuted in 1958 and is the only tin toy version of this plane that was actually made in Great Britain.

Airliner, Jet:

Comet 4, 13" WS, friction, scale model, plastic fuel tanks on wing leading edges, silver/white, dark blue BOAC markings with red nose and intakes, G-BOAC.

Fighter, Jet:

Wonderjet, 7 1/2" WS, friction, delta wings, silver with red tail fin, silver and blue bars on wings.

Light Aircraft:

Single-engine Monoplane, 10" WS, wind-up, 2-bladed metal prop, light green with yellow cheat line, "301" on wings.
Single-engine Monoplane, 13" WS, wind-up, 2-bladed metal prop, tin wheels, tin pilot in open cockpit, silver, red tail and scallop designs on wings, "G-EOBT."

WIMMER, HEINRICH - HWN trademark
Wimmer used Louis Marx Co tooling for at least one tin toy, a twin-engine airliner resembling the Curtiss C-46 "Commando" that was being made in USA as a painted steel toy. Some German collectors refer to this toy, which Wimmer modified to include an opening rear fuselage hatch, as Rosinenbomber or "raisin bomber" in honor of the similar-shaped Douglas aircraft that participated in the Berlin Airlift of the late 1940s. Other HWN airplane toys were original designs. The chunky auto transport resembles a Noratlas military transport, although it lacks propellers. The Comet jetliner is stylized and inaccurate.

Airliners:

Air Transport Service Car Ferry #72, 13 1/2" WS, friction, twin booms and tail, jet-like engines (no props) with red plastic cowlings, clear plastic nose, silver/red, blue plastic Austin auto in "HO" scale.
Curtiss C-46 “Commando” Rosinenbomber, 10” WS, Louis Marx Co. tooling (pressed steel toy), wind-up mechanism fitted underneath, red metal 3-bladed props, large nose wheel, bright blue fuselage with opening rear hatch, off-white wings and tail surfaces, "HWN" scroll surrounded by "MADE IN US ZONE GERMANY" in circle on tail fin, 1940s.
Curtiss C-46 “Commando,” 10” WS, Louis Marx Co. tooling (pressed steel toy), red metal 3-bladed props, large nose wheel, dark blue cheat line, SABENA markings, corporate winged logos on wings with "HWN" in red, “Belgian World Airlines” titles in red.

Airliner, Jet:

DeHavilland Comet 4, 13" WS, friction, engines lithographed on wings near fuselage, silver/white, dark blue tail fin with speedbird, HWN G-71 on wings, "Airlines" titles.

Bomber, Jet:

8 1/4" WS, swept wings with wingtip fuel tanks, yellow "cabin" canopy above fuselage, engines lithographed on top of wings, white with red/yellow and blue markings, "HWN 105" the Vispa brand "Halcon" military plane made in Argentina is similar.

Fighter, Jet:

XC7, 11" WS, friction, red plastic window on rear upper fuselage, needle nose, metal wingtip tanks, red/white/blue, "Meteor" on fuselage, "HWN XC7" on wings.

Light Aircraft:

Cessna 150, 8" WS, red/white, "HWN-70."

YACHIO - YF trademark
Trademark consists of the letters "Y" and "F" superimposed in a circle. The Crusaders are superb models.

Airliners, Jet:

Boeing 707, 8” WS, friction, metal jet pods, silver, white upper fuselage, red and blue markings, red stripes on tail fin and red Pan American World Airways titles, N70700.
Douglas DC-8, 8” WS, as above, friction, metal jet pods, Pan American 1950s colors.
Hawker Siddeley Comet 4, 7 3/4" WS, friction, silver/blue/red, BOAC, with or without fuselage halves joined by a conspicuous ridge.
-BOAC, silver/blue/red.
-United, silver/white with dark blue and red 50s colors, "United Mainliner."

Fighters:

Vought F-8 Crusader
9 1/2" L, 5" WS, friction, retractable metal needle nose, silver overall, US Navy markings, #517.
9 1/2" L, 5" WS, friction, retractable metal needle nose, white/pale blue.
13" L, 8" WS, friction with sparks, retractable metal needle nose, silver, US Navy markings, #448.
13" L, 8" WS, friction with sparks, retractable metal needle nose, white/pale blue, US Navy markings.

Helicopter:

Piasecki YH-16, 9" L, battery remote control, two 3-blade metal rotors, silver with pinstripes, United States Air Force 01269.
Twin-rotor Helicopter, 16" L, battery.

YAGIKEI - KY
The futuristic, boxy 1970s helicopter is not based on a real design. It has some characteristics of toy spacecraft.

Helicopter:

Futuristic Helicopter, 16" L, battery, red plastic upper engine and tail piece, two 2-bladed plastic main rotors on a single shaft, red and green lights on main rotors, pale metallic blue, pilots lithographed on front and sides, Highway Patrol, "KY-51A."

YANOMAN
Though Yanoman touted itself as a "Famous Brand," it sold few airplane toys. The Japan Air Lines DC-7 is the same tooling as the "NGS" Four-motor Transport and a very similar, if not identical, toy bears the Asahitoy trademark. Perhaps the best-known plane is a graceful battery model of an early 707, with streamlined shape, short tail fin, and plastic jet pods. More interesting is the Cessna Skymaster, not as realistic a model as the Alps version, but with battery-operated props and lights.

Airliner:

Douglas DC-7/Four-motor Transport, 16" WS, friction, upright (not swept) tail fin, silver/white with red and dark blue Japan Air Lines markings, similar to or same as Asahitoy version.

Airliners, Jet:

Boeing 707, 13" WS, battery (with or without remote control), teardrop-shaped red and green wing lights, left and right fuselages joined with conspicuous ridge, large steerable tail wheel strut, red plastic jet pods, short tail fin, same tooling as Haji Pan American 707, in the following airline liveries:
Alitalia, silver/white, multiple blue cheat lines, titles in block letters on fuselage and wing, winged crossbow symbol on nose, green/white/red tail fin, I-DIWT "DC-8" (Also bears Dott GR trademark, per F Marchand).
-As above, friction with siren, "E & M Consorti" logo on box lid.
American Airlines, silver, pink wings, red and black markings, Pan American style lettering, with or without "Clipper" titles, N402PA.
Lufthansa, teardrop or oblong rectangular lights, silver/white with dark blue and yellow markings, italicized capitalized lettering.

Light Aircraft:

Cessna Skymaster, 15" wingspan, battery, blinking dome light, two 2-bladed plastic props, silver wings with black leading edges and red trailing edges, blue/yellow booms, blue/yellow/red fuselage with lithographed pilot and passengers, "Cessna N17062."

YONE-YA (Either "YONE" or SY trademark, inside a diamond)
The smaller of the two Comet 4s was also made in Spain by Rico, with painted BEA finish. The "F80" prop fighter dates from the 1960s and appears to be fairly common today. Yone-Ya used two trademarks, both of them different from Yonezawa's.

Airliners, Jet:

Boeing 707 (DC-8), 16" WS, friction, Pan American.
DeHavilland Comet 4, 8 1/2" WS, friction, two external flint wheels for sparks, silver/white, dark blue cheat line with gold and red trim, light blue tail fin and flaps, "BOAC" "Comet 4" titles on body and wings, "C-20AC."
DeHavilland Comet 4, about 12" WS, friction, two external flint wheels for sparks, silver/white, dark blue cheat line with gold and red trim, light blue tail fin and flaps, "ALAC" titles.

Fighters:

"F80" Prop Fighter, 7" WS, friction, plastic 3-bladed prop with red spinner, light and dark blue with red underside, 2 lithographed pilots, striped blue/white/red wings, chrome cowling, 2 machine guns, USAF, silver metal insignia on wing, 365 on fuselage.
"F80" Prop Fighter #568, 7" WS, friction, plastic 3-bladed prop, light and navy blue (almost black) with red underside, 2 lithographed pilots, striped blue/white/red wings, chrome cowling, 2 machine guns, USAF.
P-51 Mustang, 8" WS, friction, open cockpit, green camouflage.
Single-prop Fighter, 8" WS, friction, 4-bladed plastic propeller, open cockpit with pilot figurine and machine gun, light metallic blue with red and yellow markings, PF-256.

Fighter, Jet:

Delta-winged Jet, 9" L, "XV."

Helicopters:

Bell 47, 11 1/2" L, friction, 3-blade metal main rotor, clear plastic canopy with pilot, "solid" rear fuselage cage, white with red cross, "Ambulance."
H-15, 6 ¾” L, friction, 3-blade metal main rotor, red top, royal blue bottom, “Rescue” in yellow.
Sikorsky S-61, 9 1/2" L, friction, metal 3-bladed main rotor, white upper fuselage, medium blue lower body, red/blue dual cheat lines.
Sikorsky S-61, 9 1/2" L, wind-up, metal 3-bladed main rotor, plastic tail rotor, white upper fuselage with "CITY AIRWAYS" titles, red lower body, red dual cheat lines, navy blue lower cheat line with "Sikorsky" titles, N2111Y.

Light Aircraft:

Cessna, 7 1/4" WS, friction, high wing, red plastic cowling, 2-bladed plastic prop, yellow/red/medium blue fuselage, pilot's head in open cockpit, yellow wings with medium blue details, "CESSNA N4520" in black on wing.

YOSHIYA - KO trademark
This firm's most famous toy airplane is the jet fighter, McDonnell F-101 Voo Doo.

Bombers:

Bomber Pilot, battery, caricature single-prop plane, oversized pilot figurine at controls.
Martin B-26 Marauder, friction, 7" WS, two 3-bladed metal props, red/blue body with intricate Plains Indian warrior wearing feathered war bonnet, red/white striped wings.

Fighters:

Single-engined fighter "Grumman F8F," 5.25" L, 6.25" WS, friction, three-blade prop on nose, chrome cowling, twin engine nacelles on wings without props, twin tail wheels, raised cockpit, light green with red markings, Saturn planet graphics, "Gramman" (sic.) on fuselage and wings.
Twin-engined Fighter "P-51," small, friction, 2 metal props, red, green body, pink canopy, very early model.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, about 10" L, friction, silver, rubber wingtip tanks.
McDonnell F-101 Voo Doo, 16" L, friction, silver, red leading edges, FR-422.

ZZ trademark
In the 1990s this German company made a series of Christmas decorations that resemble old tin toys. These include the following aviation-related items: the Graf Zeppelin, a Dornier Wal Seaplane and a generic biplane with German crosses. All of these, and others, were later made in China and sold through Schylling, a firm based in Salem, Massachusetts.

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