$550
ANTIQUE AMERICAN MODEL SHIP " ORKIN CRAFT" MAKER CALWIS INDUSTRIES, CALIF, KEY-WIND TOY YACHT, 1:Red and white. Key wind toy boat of tin and brass, Celluloid windows and life-preservers. Yacht - cabin cruiser, with front deck inserted seats. Helmsman cabin has a rotating ship's wheel, inner moving gears; ship's compass with ball balance, brass, glass. Original paper label. Embossed upon the stern-back in relief "Orkin Craft made in U.S.A, by Calwis Industries Ltd, Beverly Hills, California, Pat. App'd for". Underneath there is a moving brass propeller which rotates. The keel is permanently fixed. Some paint loss underneath. Wire antenna hangs off the stern. Forward hatch cover at bow. Original paint and original metal parts & celluloid.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2006-09-15
