Citroman Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Found this pictures on the web, aparently they were made by the employees of the philips radio factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 It is indeed, this is my example: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 Nice one, your's still has a bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Yes but it lacks one of the hood bows. I think my dad has an all complete one, he has a nice collection of 1945-1955 made tin jeep toys/models and hands the models he improved on down to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 (edited) Did find another 1945/46 jeep toy made in Holland. The company named "Victory Toys". I have found them on the web in cast iron, aluminium and brass. Mine is in aluminium wheels and all, you still see vague traces of the star on the bonnet. The underside has still some olive green paint. Hood, sparewheel and jerrycan are missing. Did not find the firm tough. I can imagine it was in the north of our province as there are/where several foundries . Edited August 26, 2018 by Citroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Found this: https://screenshots.firefox.com/8lpn39jhkLxSTQcT/get.google.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 (edited) These are mine, all aluminum too. I made the windshield- and topbows myself from a clotheshanger. My father has one in very good condition and also the motorcycle and a few figures from the same manufacturer, all cast in aluminum. Edited August 26, 2018 by earlymb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 The company also made a model of a B17 Flying Fortress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 (edited) Only snag is no-one knows the company Nice collection, could you tell me how high the front bow sits above the bonnet? Edited August 26, 2018 by Citroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 3 cm, but that's just how I made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Victory toys where supposed to be located near Maastricht . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 The newspaper article says its made by Alhaco Ltd. 2 for sale now in the Netherlands; https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1303654822 https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1303406501 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Found this on a website about the liberation of Eindhoven: Victory Toys made of cast iron Cast iron, army green color with handlebar. Bottom marked Victory Toys Holland Alhaco Ltd. Length 15 cm.The company NV Alhaco, Technical Trading Company, was established in Maastricht, the iron foundry Fonderie "Millen". Most probably they are Alhaco Ltd Holland. Before the war, the Alhaco watering can was already active. In any case, the NV "Industrie" in Vaassen, which had an ironworks and was then located in an old copper mill, made some 70,000 jeeps from waste material after the war, selling it for 2 guilders. start up completely again Leidsch Dagblad 24-10-1950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Yes, I wouldn't consider them rare or very valuable, but great examples of liberation toys indeed. Mine however are not cast iron but aluminium (non-magnetic) so I suppose they were made from whatever material was available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) Yes we are getting somewhere. Fonderie Millen must be it. They were located in Maastricht but since 1941 also in Stein. There is also a logo FM in a circle stamped on the bottom of the jeep. On the net i did find pictures 2 cast iron models, lots of aluminium ones in several colours and one in brass. Edited August 27, 2018 by Citroman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) In 1944 they made these kind of cast iron plaques for the liberation of maastricht, that were offered to allied soldiers it seems. Edited August 27, 2018 by Citroman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 I ran into to this one, anyone seen this before? Lenght about 6 cm cast metal probably aluminium. Nice detailed for such a small model. No makers marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I don't think I have ever seen this one before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 A nice tin version made in France. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Did buy a wooden example in Germany, MP colour scheme?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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