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SMC OVAL VW

Skandinavisk Motor Co. A/S (Scandinavian Motor Company, or SMC), located in Copenhagen, Denmark, was founded by the brothers Axel and Johannes Semler in 1917. In 1949 they became the general car importer for Volkswagen in Denmark and they currently still are. This dark blue ceramic Oval Window Volk...

Published in: SMC

SOAP BAR SPLIT WINDOW VW

A very nice period piece from the fifties, made in Germany by an unknown manufacturer. The bodyshape of the split beetle is very well captured with some details. It is evident that the soap was put into a mould to shape the bar. There is a clearly visible seamline. These soaps were used, so not man...

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SPIELE SCHMIDT KdF WAGEN VW

Schmidt Spiele was founded by Josef Friedrich Schmidt in Munich, Germany in 1905. The first game published was Mensch ärgere Dich nicht, a variant of Pachisi or Parcheesi, with a simplified rule set still popular today in Europe. The logo of the publisher used to be the initials of the founder plus...

Published in: SPIELE SCHMIDT

ST. HUBERT OVAL VW

St. Hubert's history is supported by a long tradition of innovation. This Léger's family restaurant first opened its doors in 1951 in Montreal, Canada. Their most notable innovation is without a doubt the introduction of free home delivery service, a first in Canada. At the forefront of their field,...

Published in: ST. HUBERT

STEHA OVAL VW V1

STEHA, the company of Steiner & Hausser located in Coburg. Soft blue or red rubber body with solid windows and fair details of the front hood and oval rear window. Metal axles and rubber wheels glued unto the body. The blue version was marked "Made in Germany US Zone", the red version was marked...

Published in: STEHA

STEHA OVAL VW V2

STEHA, the company of Steiner & Hausser located in Coburg. Soft red rubber shaped VW squeeze toy with sound. The body had solid windows and fair details of the front hood and oval rear window. Metal axles went through the chassis and rubber wheels attached to the axles. Marked "STEHA D...

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STOMO SPIELE V1 KdF WAGEN SPLIT VW

A solid piece of wood in the shape of a Volkswagen painted in 4 colors. They were game pieces used in a board game called Glockner Rennen produced by Stockinger & Morsack (STOMO), Vienna, Austria, The board game was issued in remembrance of the opening of the road o...

Published in: STOMO SPIELE

STOMO SPIELE V2 KdF WAGEN SPLIT VW

A solid piece of wood in the shape of a Volkswagen painted in 6 colors. They were game pieces used in a board game called LABYRINTH AUTO RENNEN produced by Stockinger & Morsack, Vienna, Austria. Box measures 38 x 28 cm and includes 6 VWs....

Published in: STOMO SPIELE

TOMS VW BUS

TOMS’ history dates back to 1924 when the two pharmacists Trojel and Meyer founded the Company. The growth of the business accelerated in the years after WW II. The groundwork was laid down for the TOMS Group in the mid-1950s by acquiring Anthon Berg, Penguin Liquorice in 1962 and Galle & Jesse...

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UNIVERSAL MATCH CORP VW BUS

The UNIVERSAL MATCH CORP was founded in 1925 by A.H. and S.M. Rosenberg. The Rosenberg family had already had a number of years worth of experience in match manufacturing and by 1925 had embarked on a venture of their own. The ensuing history of the Company is a tangled web of subsidiaries, mergers,...

Published in: UNIVERSAL MATCH CORPORATION

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