MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

As always, some wonderful new finds, oldies but goodies and special requests. Click on the photos and links.

First up, an interesting little made in Japan toy, featured in a previous auction at SeriousToyz;  we don't know what we like better--the fan or the graphics on the box! Here are the details: "Baby Electric Fan", 1950s, Japan, 6", tin w/u w/ oscillating action, NM in C8.5 box w/ insert; a ‘cool’ & unusual tin toy, wind-up....It's followed by request for an oldie but goodie---some repros of the houses from the Dolly Toy Co.

While most cardboard Christmas houses a.k.a. putz houses were made in Japan and or Germany, the Dolly Toy Co. here in the U.S. did produce a line of houses (among other things)--that have become collectible today.  YOU CAN READ MORE HERE bit.ly/1OJnkMT

Fast forward----putz artisans Howard and Lynn put together patterns including the doors and windows for the Dolly Houses--so the more adventurous among us can make our own true to the original copies. Read more at the link below--you can get the templates and windows there too----GO TO http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1006

AND  https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1826&start=30 for starters.....

Adding some curtained windows from a 1920's drapery catalog here as well that might prove helpful in any putz house building....

And finally a great throwback article on Audie Murphy from our friends at Westerns Italiana.

Again click on the photos and links.

The full Audie Murphy article is here.
 
AND SOME MORE ITEMS YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN:

BY SPECIAL REQUEST; YES THE LINK IS STILL LIVE! A free paper model of Ralphie’s house from A Christmas Story. SEE IT HERE

Video Christmas trees---flocked!  MORE HERE.

ALCOHOL INKS/A video that shows you assorted tips—we believe that these inks might be useful for reproducing the effects on hacienda houses

A friend keep experimenting--we'll let you know--SEE IT HERE 

AND FROM TOYS & STUFF: Sunday, January 17, 2021--A GIANT of the Toy Industry - My Favorite Toys as a Kid (Kid = 1950's to present)--Bet you thought it was Marx right? Not this time :-) Over the past several years I have been buying - and occassionally photographing - toys made by Giant Plastics Corp of Hong Kong as well as clones made by YF, Lucky Clover, and unbranded offerings - all of them most likely using the original Giant tooling. Helen of Toy was also a big player in the HO scale market and some of their offerings were all new tooling and differed from Giant's designs. Marx did have an excellent line of miniature playsets as well, however, their figures were 30mm which is larger than HO scale. Toy collector's tend to not know the difference or simply choose to ignore the size differences. READ AND SEE MORE AT http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-giant-of-toy-industry-my-favorite.html

“Town House” COOKIE GIFT BOX TEMPLATE FROM MARTHA STEWART; with some modifications, this could be adapted to a putz house bit.ly/1ozRHLJ 

BY SPECIAL REQUEST - A TUTORIAL FROM PAPER GLITTER GLUE--HOW TO USE CRACKLE MEDIUM https://paperglitterglue.com/how-to-use-crackle-medium-for-your-papercrafts/

A RECENT--NOT HIGH-RES--BUT YOU GET THE IDEA--VIDEO OF PAUL'S OUTDOOR RAILROAD IN THE SNOW; CLICK HERE

NEWS FROM PETE--REMOTE CONTROL PUTZ HOUSE LIGHTING IS NOW AVAILABLE...

NORTH POLE VILLAGE--Steve's 2021 project https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1969

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