Seaplanes
Automatic Toy Co. United States
End of 1930s - Early 1940s
Alclad® aluminum sheet
Spring mechanism
Rolls on the ground
33 x 23 cm
Automatic Toy Co.
United States
Early 1940s
Alclad® aluminum sheet
Wind-up mechanism
Rolls on the ground
33 x 23 cm
Bing
Germany
Mid-1920s
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
Rolls on the ground,
the propellers turn
40.5 x 35 cm
Chein
United States
1930 - 1935
Painted and lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
19.5 x 22 cm
Chein
United States
Late 1930s - 1940s
Painted and lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
28 x 27 cm
Chein
United States
Late 1930s - 1940s
Painted and lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
28 x 27 cm
Chein
United States
1930s–50s
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
19.5 x 22 cm
Distler
Germany
Ca. 1932
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
Hook for hanging
43 x 31 cm
Distler
Germany
Mid-1930s
Lithographed tinplate, painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
43.5 x 48.0 cm
Distler
Germany
1930s
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
43 x 41 cm
Dux
Germany
1930s
Painted tinplate
Seaplane construction kit
42.5 x 34 cm
Dux
Germany
Ca. 1935
Painted tinplate
Airplane construction kit
42.5 x 35 cm
Seaplane, 2
Einfalt (Technofix)
Germany
Ca. 1932
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
25.5 x 30 cm
Seaplane, 5
Einfalt (Technofix)
Germany
Mid-1930s
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
33 x 33 cm
Fischer, Heinrich
Germany
1910
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
Hook for hanging
12 x 18 cm
Fleischmann
Germany
Ca. 1927
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The large propeller turns
and drives the seaplane
on the water
29 x 31 cm
Fleischmann
Germany
1928
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
30 x 26 cm
Fleischmann
Germany
Early 1930s
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The large propeller turns
and drives the seaplane
on the water
26 x 32 cm
Fleischmann
Germany
1936
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The large propeller turns
and drives the seaplane
on the water
Hook for hanging
45 x 47 cm
Fleischmann
Germany
1936
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The large propeller turns
and drives the seaplane
on the water
Hook for hanging
45 x 47 cm
Gely
Germany
1929
Lithographed and painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The rear propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
25.5 x 25.5 cm
Günthermann
Germany
1928
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
37 x 33.5 cm
Günthermann
Germany
Ca. 1928 - 1934
Lithographed tinplate, painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
19.0 x 20.0 cm
Engine’s detail
Günthermann
Germany
Ca. 1930
Lithographed tinplate, painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
21.5 x 22.0 cm
Günthermann
Germany
Ca. 1930
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
26 x 28 cm
Günthermann
Germany
Early 1930s
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
19 x 21 cm
front view
Günthermann
Germany
Ca. 1931
Painted and lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
Hook for hanging
42 x 44 cm
Günthermann
Germany
1931
Painted and lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
18.5 x 21 cm
Günthermann
Germany
1932
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
Hook for hanging
34.5 x 34.5 cm
Günthermann
Germany
1932
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
30 x 32 cm
Günthermann
Germany
1932
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
37.5 x 36 cm
Günthermann
Germany
Ca. 1933
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The central propeller turns
and drives the seaplane
on the water
Hook for hanging
51 x 46 cm
Günthermann
Germany
Ca. 1936
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
Hook for hanging
51 x 48
Rear view
Front view
Günthermann
Germany
Ca. 1936
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
Hook for hanging
51 x 48
Günthermann
Germany
Seen in the 1938 Günthermann catalogue
Lithographed tinplate, wood(floats)
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
18 x 17 cm
Günthermann
Germany
Ca. 1938
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and drives the seaplane on the water
Hook for hanging
51 x 51.5 cm
Günthermann
Germany
Ca. 1938
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
51 x 46 cm
Günthermann
Germany
1939
Lithographed tinplate, painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
Hook for hanging
37.5 x 29 cm
Ingap
Italy
1933-1935
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
29 x 32.5 cm
Atlantico 1231
Ingap
Italy
After 1934
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
42 x 38 cm
1230
Ingap
Italy
After 1934
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
27.5 x 33 cm
JEP
France
1934
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
48 x 33.5 cm
JML
France
Ca. 1930
Lithographed tinplate,
painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
19 x 21 cm
JML
France
1935
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
Rolls on the ground
49 x 42 cm
Kellermann
Germany
Early 1930s
Lithographed tinplate
Friction mechanism
Rolls on the ground
17 x 18 cm
Kuramochi
Japan
Ca. 1935
Lithographed tinplate,
painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The central propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on
the water
24.5 x 23.5 cm
Kuramochi (under
Italian license)
After 1948, marketed by Alps
Japan
Manufactured from the mid-1930s
Lithographed tinplate
By reaction
13 x 14.5 cm
Masudaya
Japan
End of 1930s
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
Rolls on the ground,
the propellers turns
16.5 x 11.5 cm
Masudaya
Japan
Late 1930s
Painted tinplate, lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
Rolls on the ground,
the 4 propellers turn
34 x 24 cm
Mécavion
France
1931-1935
Painted tinplate
Airplane construction kit
Push toy
40.5 x 34 cm
Nomura Toys
Japan
Mid-1930s
Painted and lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
19.5 x 17 cm
Payá
Spain
1923
Lithographed tinplate
Toy to push with a wooden stick
insert in the tube on top of the body
A small hammer rang a bell
17.0 (h) x 29.5 x 33.5 cm
Payá
Spain
Ca. 1945
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
Rolls on the ground
43 x 37 cm
Payá
Spain
From 1945
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
Rolls on the ground,
the propellers turns
43 x 37.5 cm
Payá
Spain
1945
Lithographed tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
Rolls on the ground
29.5 x 33.5 cm
Payá
Spain
Ca. 1945
Painted tinplate
Rubber-band motor
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
20.7 x 18.3 cm
Plank
Germany
Ca. 1910
Painted tinplate, canvas, cardboard
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
Hook for hanging
18 x 22.5 cm
Perhaps Plank
Emil Hausmann catalogue
Germany
Ca. 1912
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
17 x 26 cm
Plank
Germany
Ca. 1912
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
Hook for hanging
17 x 27 cm
Rico
Spain
Ca. 1928
Lithographed and painted tinplate
Spring mechanism
Rolls on the ground,
the two propellers turns
24.5 x 27 cm
Rico
Spain
Ca. 1928
Lithographed tinplate
Toy to push
The propellers turn
15.5 x 17.5 cm
Rico
Spain
1934-1936
Lithographed tinplate
No mechanism
25.5 x 25.0 cm
Rico
Spain
Ca. 1955
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
An aquatic propeller
drives the airplane
34 x 25 cm
SCL
Germany
Early 1930s
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
An aquatic propeller drives the airplane
48 x 44 cm
Clipper
Wyandotte
United States
Ca. 1936
Painted tinplate
Push toy
22.5 x 16 cm
U.S. Navy
Wyandotte
United States
1938
Painted tinplate
Push toy
37 x 26 cm
China Clipper PAA
Wyandotte
United States
1937
Painted tinplate
Push toy
33 x 23 cm
Yonezawa
Japan
End of 1950s
Lithographed tinplate, plastic
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
32.5 x 26 cm
Manufacturer unknown
Germany
1920s
Painted tinplate Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns
and drives the seaplane on the water
18.5 x 28 cm
Manufacturer unknown
Germany
Early 1930s
Painted wood, metal
Box 3 x 13 x 18.5 cm
Seaplane
Brand unknown
Japan
Early 1930s
Painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
Rolls on the ground, the propellers turn
20.5 x 15 cm
Manufacturer unknown
Exported by E.T.Cº
Japan
1930s
Lithographed tinplate,
painted tinplate
Wind-up mechanism
The propeller turns and
drives the seaplane on
the water
17.5 x 18 cm
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