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« on: November 10, 2010, 11:33:08 am »
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These were the oldest Die cast I found, in the same yard as the Oldest Tootsies.
I dug them out of an old "Sand Box".
There was a wind up steel mechanical Locomotive with them but it was in Very poor shape and my wife has her limitations as to what I can and cannot keep.
The barrel of the Tank was broken when found and "temp" replaced by me just for show.
All toys I found in the sand box were "broken" when found.
All "Manoils" Tank/Water transport/Fuel transport.
Note: Rubber tired Tank and Spoked wheel transport.

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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2010, 03:02:51 pm »
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Those do look old is there a date on them?

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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2010, 04:45:11 pm »
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The tank should date from the same general time period as the two "doughboy" soldiers.  It looks like it is supposed to be based on a French tank (probably the Renault Ft-17, which was probably the most widely used tank in the world between the end of the WWI and the start of WWII)

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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2010, 06:41:05 am »
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Thank goodness it was not made by Citroen. Have you ever worked on the old Citroen Palace? well if you did then you'll know all about changing the oil sender unit you know the one just there by the fire wall it takes a 36mm spanner or something like that and you don't have the space to fit a 13mm one in there  Grin not nice but they do have a great suspension.

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« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2010, 11:27:37 am »
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Those do look old is there a date on them?

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No.
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Manoil

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« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2010, 01:45:13 pm »
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So is there any way of finding out when they were made? does the manufacturer still exist? if they do perhaps they have an on line catalog that one could have a look at.

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Manoil was one of the major makers of lead toy soliders  in the 1930s through 1950s. The company was founded by Maurice Manoil and his brother Jack Manoil. The sculptor for Manoil was Walter Baetz. The company was founded in 1935. The first series of toy soldiers produced by Manoil were numbered from M1 through M128. Production was curtailed during WWII due to metal rationing but Manoil resumed production after the war was over. As plastics entered the market Manoil lost market share and went out of business in 1959.

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« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2010, 08:23:01 am »
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So is there any way of finding out when they were made? does the manufacturer still exist? if they do perhaps they have an on line catalog that one could have a look at.

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thanks X,
I Googled up a lot of site info on Manoil some time ago.
That is where I got the age range of them.
As far as finding those in particular I'm still looking for specific info.

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« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2010, 09:01:50 am »
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Yes all that I found on Manoil is that they made lead soldiers but nothing about them making toy tanks any how now we know that they can't be dated after 1959

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« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2010, 03:57:19 pm »
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 Where can I find some of them ? Very cool !
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