Meet me at the Turnpike

I've said before that the Sears Bandai line are some of the most beautiful times toys ever.

I mean look at the cruising lines of these Turnpike trucks. They're so Thunderbirds! 

Do you like them? Got any?

WHO IS THE MASTER OF THE TANTALOUS VASE?

I enjoyed oggling over this old auction mixed lot. There's something for everyone in there! One thing that caught my eye was the boxed Mysterious Tantalous Vase by Peter Pan Playthings, bottom centre in the lower box.

Now that's a toy I've not seen before. Just what is a tantalous vase? Anyone know?

Looking again, what is the green thing just above to the left and what is that brown action figure just behind the Tantalous Vase next to the Coffin Bank?

Over to you readers?

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Addendum:

here's some of the thing's readers have ID'd so far:

The Sutcliffe Comet

The Wells Brimtoy Cinderalla and Prince Charming Waltzing Figures

I've spotted this tin Dutch Sight Seeing Bus from 1972

and the magnificent Bandai Moon Mobile Rocket Launcher, a Sear Exclusive [Mark Bergin Toys site]

The green thingy remained stoically anonymous but lo! ....!

It's the Triang Loch Ness Monster!

SEARS TURNPIKE WRECKER

 Similar to Will Osborne's Cragstan Moon Mobile, here's Sears Exclusive Turnpike Wrecker. The Sears Turnpike Line and the Cragstan tin were all related and branded Exclusive Toy on the box front.

Anyone got any Sears Turnpike Line toys or Bandai or Cragstan Exclusive Toys?

photos; live auctioneers

Sears Moon Mobile Scout Wagon Explorer

Hi Woodsy

Sending you a piccy as requested by Wotan. Here's a photo of one I found in an antique shop here in Finland. Missing bits and pieces like one railing and the little green figures from the deck, but I still find it pretty decent.

Cheers

Arto

THE SEARS MOUNTAIN MOVER SHOVEL

Over the past year or so I've begun to notice this beautiful toy.

The Mountain Mover Shovel.

 The box art is a masterpiece.

And the toy. 

I mean, wow!

It was a Sears exclusive like the Moon Mobile Rocket Launcher and the Turnpike Van Trailer and many more in a staggeringly gorgeous series of tinplate toys, which seem to sum up the future in their sleek angles and big ideas.

I don't have any, I didn't know about them as a kid but I adore them now. 

And the Mountain Mover Shovel is one of my faves.

This example was on Worthpoint.

Were you or are you lucky enough to own a Sears exclusive?

You can see more clicking on the labels below.

THE TURNPIKE LINE

I love the American Sears Turnpike line of toys from the early Sixties.

They could have come straight off the set of Thunderbirds!

Have you got any of these trucks or the big crane?

jeff j's apollo saturns: project sword and sears rocket base

Pictures courtesy of Jeff J for Moonbase readers to enjoy.

Anyone else got any toy rockets like this?