Pre-War sleds anyone?!

[Oldbikes]

Does anyone else collect sleds, or am I an anomoly? I love streamlined pressed steel toys and ride on stuff. Here is my most recent sled find, pretty scarce from what I can tell, and the few I've seen do not have the lettering intact.

 

[ridingtoy]

That one really has a streamlined look to it. A couple of the collector books I have shows catalog pics of sleds. The name on this one sounds familiar. I'll have to look it up later today.

Dave

 

[robertc]

Oldbikes,

I don't think you are an anomaly. Here is a sled I picked up at an auction for $15 in 2010. I had seen some like it in antique shops for upwards of a $100. Although I am not a sled collector for $15 I jumped on it. The sled looks really neat setting under our Christmas tree with a stuffed bear on it. I believe it may be German or Swedish made.

 

[Oldbikes]

That one really has a streamlined look to it. A couple of the collector books I have shows catalog pics of sleds. The name on this one sounds familiar. I'll have to look it up later today.

Dave

Thanks, Yeah, I really dig the streamlined stuff! Please post it if you find something in the lit.

 

[Oldbikes]

Oldbikes,

I don't think you are an anomaly. Here is a sled I picked up at an auction for $15 in 2010. I had seen some like it in antique shops for upwards of a $100. Although I am not a sled collector for $15 I jumped on it. The sled looks really neat setting under our Christmas tree with a stuffed bear on it. I believe it may be German or Swedish made.

Sled collector or not, I too would have picked it up for 15 bux! Nice. Yeah, they make for great decorator pieces too

 

[ridingtoy]

Couldn't find a single sled looking streamlined like this one. The sled name that sounded familiar is called a Flying Arrow from a 1932 catalog page. Possibly the same maker as yours, but yours being into the streamline era of the later 1930s.

Dave

 

[Barkeep]

I have a pre war snow king and am trying to pick this up...

http://houston.craigslist.org/atq/2762332979.html

 

[Oldbikes]

Good luck! Any pics of the Snow King?

 

[Zephyr]

Neat sled. I've seen some for sale in my area but I can't seems to find room for one more collectible. They are great looking tho.

 

[bricycle]

Does anyone else collect sleds, or am I an anomoly? I love streamlined pressed steel toys and ride on stuff. Here is my most recent sled find, pretty scarce from what I can tell, and the few I've seen do not have the lettering intact.View attachment 34991View attachment 34992

Very nice indeed!