Archive for Automobilia
Auto Care products
Here is a can of Western Auto Poli-Wax, Prestone Auto Body Cleaner, and some kind of squirt bottle shaped like an AC Spark Plug. I am guessing the squirt bottle was used to clean windshields back when the station attendant would actually come out and check the oil and wash the windows.
More Toy Trucks
Some more toy trucks. The Lazy Daisy Farms lift truck is from Mexico, I think. The Stucto cattle truck I played with a lot as a kid. I don’t remember the trailer.
Tonka Van-Pick Up Thing
A much loved Tonka truck from my childhood. I always thought these Cab-over-engine (COE) van-pick-up things were cool.
Tonka Toys-Tonka Farms Horse Trailer
The trailer isn’t as crooked as that last picture makes it look. Someone added a flame sticker to the top. I love the wheels and white-wall tires. I almost gave this away to the Salvation Army a while back. I’m not sure why I didn’t. If anyone is interested in it, let me know. Or pick up Collectors Guide to Tonka Trucks, 1947-1963
Paint thinner can from the 1950s
Tandrotine paint thinner can. Another photo from my grandfather’s garage.
Vintage Desert Water Bag
In the olden days, when cars had hood ornaments, when you drove across the desert in the western United States, you could keep your water cool. You would fill this bag with water, soak the outside of the bag and hang it on the front of your car. The evaporation and wind would keep the water cool. Very clever idea. This was hanging in my grandfather’s garage. He kindly let me have it to hang in my garage.
