Wooden toys have been found in Egyptian tombs since the third millennium B.C. This material dominated the toy world until the industrial revolution, when it was replaced by sheet iron. However, the wooden toy industry still exists today in the mountainous regions of Europe.
The global conflict in the middle of the last century forced the use of wood again in the 1940s, but the return in force of lithographed sheet metal and then plastic once again confined production to the valleys. However, there was a revival of interest in lacquered wood in the early 1980s.
In Germany
Two aircraft made from the Armator box
Fritzche, Carl Armator. Aircraft for mounting, Germany, from 1934
In Belgium
Twin-engine bomber on wire, Senia, Belgium, 1940s – 1950s
In Spain
Produced during the Spanish war
Polikarkov CM 10. Unknown manufacturer, Spain, 1937-1939
In France
« Stork” plane, Mécabois, France. 1940s – 1950s
« Stork” seaplanes, Mécabois, France. 1940s – 1950s
Fighter plane, Quiralu (Boislux), France, 1938-1940
Aircraft bomber, Silenco, France, 1945
Aircraft racing, Vilac, France, 1980s
Corto Maltese in Siberia, Aroutcheff, France, 2004
Not forgetting Aroutchef et les avions jaunes, published last July.
In Italy
Aircraft on military convoy, Zax, Italy, 1935
In Japan
Fighter Zero, Unknown, Japan, 1938
In United States
Superior Streamliner, Cass Toys, United States, before 1942
1021, Cass Toys, United States, 1945
Unknown Maker, États-Unis, 1942 – 1943, 48 x 35.5 cm