Tin 707 circa 1962
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:31 pmCan you all with the tin knowledge help? I have the following request to ID a particular toy airplane from another collector-
Tom,
My father was Cincinnati based Line mechanic for American Airlines from 1951 - to 1965 when the maintenance base was moved to Tulsa. He then became chief of airplane operations at Proctor and Gamble. When I was a kid, he purchased several airplanes thru American. One was a DC-7, but the best was a Boeing 707. The 707 was battery powered. When turned on a sequence of events happened. The forward passenger door opened and a attendant appeared. The windows were white depicting an empty plane. Then the door closed, and passengers appeared while the engines started. Then the plane would taxi. The plane would then stop, engines off and door reopened. This was a very high quality airplane. Are you familiar with it, and if so, who made it? I want to find a very nice clean working example if possible. The plane was payroll deducted if the employee bought them. The limit was two, and Dad got two - one for me, and one for my best friend. This was around 1962- 1963 time period.
Many Thanks,
Tom Sanders
SANDMAN OVERHAUL
Tom,
My father was Cincinnati based Line mechanic for American Airlines from 1951 - to 1965 when the maintenance base was moved to Tulsa. He then became chief of airplane operations at Proctor and Gamble. When I was a kid, he purchased several airplanes thru American. One was a DC-7, but the best was a Boeing 707. The 707 was battery powered. When turned on a sequence of events happened. The forward passenger door opened and a attendant appeared. The windows were white depicting an empty plane. Then the door closed, and passengers appeared while the engines started. Then the plane would taxi. The plane would then stop, engines off and door reopened. This was a very high quality airplane. Are you familiar with it, and if so, who made it? I want to find a very nice clean working example if possible. The plane was payroll deducted if the employee bought them. The limit was two, and Dad got two - one for me, and one for my best friend. This was around 1962- 1963 time period.
Many Thanks,
Tom Sanders
SANDMAN OVERHAUL