23
Early Painted Windup Boats
Estimate:
CA$200 - CA$300
Sold
CA$150
Timed Auction
Toys | Featuring the Phil Barnett Collection
Size
Steamboat: 5" x 10" x 2.75". Motor boat: 4" x 8.5" x 2".
Category
Description
Unknown. Likely 1920s/1930s. Both boats may be attributed to toys made by the Arnold Co. Marked, "OHMS" at front on both sides of larger steamboat. Smaller motor boat is unmarked.
Condition
Steamboat hull appears to be an early overpaint. Some active flaking to the paint. Tested and working. Motorboat shows some corrosion and oxidation to the surface and some loss to the edge. Cabin is loose. Steering wheel and windup crank are missing. Mechanism is not functioning.
Medium
Tin, metal.
Provenance
From the Phil Barnett Collection.
Quantity
1