Tiny Boats: A Fascinating Peek at Some Really Small Toy Boats - Pt 1 New Series

Generally, boats have been a staple here on Toys and Stuff for years now but quite frankly I've been remiss in the past few years in posting photos I had already taken, or taking photos of boats that have been floating around in The Cave for many years. Maybe this year I can rectify that a bit.

Our main subject for this next series are my tiny boats. While I don't have that many, a few managed to show up in The Hoard over the years, mostly the result of impulse buys. Some of these boats were cereal premiums, while others may have been bin toys, while others were included in bagged sets of toys. A few of these have been posted to the blog but most have not. There's not really that many so this will be relatively short series. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed

Here's what I've blogged so far:

Dillon-Beck PT Boat 4"L

Thomas Toy Battleship 6.5"L

Unk Mfr - Plastic Battleship (Cereal Premium?) 5.375"L

Thomas Toy Battleship - Green/White HP

The fleet of small plastic ships is growing with the addition of this nifty little battleship from Thomas Toy. The toy was probably made late '40s to mid-'50s but it's design harkens back to the Dreadnoughts of an earlier time as evidenced by those rounded off turrets on the ship sides. Maybe, with those single gun main turrets it could be a heavy cruiser. The toy measures 6 1/2" (16.51cm) L x 1 3/8" (3.49cm) W x 1 1/8" (2.85cm) H and probably would have had a nice bright white hull when new, but like so many white plastic toys of yore it has discolored to an off-white/cream. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina