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2. Schuco Modell - Wikipedia

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   Tin toys were larger scale – in the neighborhood of 1:24 to 1:18. During the 1950s there was a shift to plastic (especially for larger scales) and diecast metal, introduced in the Piccolo series in 1958, became commonplace for models in the early 1970s. Model types were varied and continued to include remote control and wind-up toys.

3. Wind-up toy - Wikipedia

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   European toy makers created and mass-produced the first wind-up tin toys during the late 1880s. [citation needed] Over the next 60 to 70 years, more manufacturers created more intricate designs. The trend stopped with the introduction of the small and inexpensive Alkaline battery in the 1960s, which allowed motors to run without a wind-up ...

4. Pullback motor - Wikipedia

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   A pullback motor (also pull back, pull back and go or pull-back) is a simple clockwork motor used in toy cars. A patent for them was granted to Bertrand 'Fred' Francis in 1952 as a keyless clockwork motor. [1] [2] Pulling the car backward (hence the name) winds up an internal spiral spring; a flat spiral rather than a helical coil spring. When ...

5. The Marx Toys story: Iconic toys once made in Erie and ... - AOL

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   Their Big Wheel trikes, model trains, wind-up toys, and toy soldier sets were among Marx Toys bestsellers worldwide. Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots even got movie cameos, as vintage toys in "The Santa ...

6. Darda (toy) - Wikipedia

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   Darda, German toy car. Darda is the name of a German toy car racing set (and related items) which was most popular in Europe and the USA throughout the 1980s and '90s.. The unique selling point of the sets is the special Darda Motor, invented by Helmut Darda in 1970, which propelled the cars (similarly sized to Matchbox or Hot Wheels) at speeds of up to 30 mph (50 km/h).

7. Wind-up toy (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   A wind-up toy is a toy powered by a clockwork motor. It can also refer to: Wind-up doll joke, a type of joke that imagines a celebrity as a wind-up toy; Wind Up Toys, a 2007 album by Capdown; Wind-Up Toy, a 1991 song by Alice Cooper