'Oskarr' the Educated Horse and Engine Performance Indicator.

I was very excited to find this unusual 'push up' puppet at a local Melbourne Bazaar!
This was produced in the 1950s for Australian Holden cars.
The pamphlet states "Do not regard Oskarr as a toy, he ensures economic driving" ! The push up horse is attached to the dashboard of your car and then into your manifold!
The aim is for Oskarr to stand up and wiggle if the engine is running well. Oskarr will start to wilt if the engine is not running smoothly! Brilliant!

 

 

Kohner Brothers Poster

Original 1949 Kohner Bros Press Action Toy advertising poster.

Doubles ready for a swap!

All the above push ups are ready for new homes! Would anyone like to suggest a swap! Just send me an email betheve@hotmail.com or post on here.

Classic Giraffes and mechanism variations!

Giraffes have always been a classic push up puppet!The group shot shows a mixture of Chinese, Italian, English, French and German puppets.

My small collection includes a Jan Staffani wooden giraffe from Germany, a little green TM TOYS giraffe and a plastic 1970s orange favourite.

Mechanisms variations

Most push puppets are controlled by a push up bottom, however there are a few variations.

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  button rocker puppet, press the tiny button on the rocker (fox in picture)
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  paddle action puppet, press the paddle at the sides (tiger in picture)
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  classic hollow base push up action puppet (cow in picture)

Swap Shop and Running with a Sandwich Cards!

Swap Shop! Here are my remaining swap options ! Hope to find new homes...

I found these fantastic cards in a local toy shop, produced by 'Running With a Sandwich' http://runningwith.com/

Swaps!

Every collector ends up with a few 'doubles' , I'd like my doubles/extras to go to a good home. If you can see a push up you would like then I'd be happy to swap, just let me know!

Snapshot of my collection!

Here is a snapshot of my some of my collection!

Kohner celluloid and plastic 1960s-1970s (mini and maxi)

Circus clowns and friends!

Plastic and celluloid animals 1960s-1980s (note paddle tiger 4th from right/front)

On the farm!

Wild animals!

Selection of celluloid/plastic characters from 1960s to present day.

Twin dancing puppets and bugs collection!

German(back 4 rows and front right), Italian and Czech (front left) mini puppets.

The tiny green giraffe and tiny little cats at the front are a mystery (white one is bakelite)

Tri-ang Dog English (left) Wakouwa champs (2nd left) Trix Dog USA (Middle left)

Howdy Doody flub-a-dub Kohner USA (middle left) Howdy Doody NBC Kohner USA (2nd right)

Kohner lamp-post man (right) all from 1940-1950s

Bands: The Wiggles, English Marching Band, Czech made Bug Band

Doggies! Including Snoopy, Brio classic and Pluto Gabriel .

Mixture of animals including Australian Emu and Koala!

Under the sea! I found the lobsters in San Fransisco!

French made quality including the excellent Vilac Noddy!

Merry Xmas!

Mixture including one of my first buys (english footballer centre) and one found in Canada.

Pinocchios, these were bought in Rome, large one on right was bought near St Peters Square.

2010 Japanese collection, these are plastic and stand at about 5inches!

Mixture including: Original Felix (1970s) In the Night Garden collection(2009)

Tate Artist Model (UK) ,Michellin man and Sailor from the SS Great Britain (Bristol UK)