Peter Zobian

MOVING, MUST SELL! Price lowered to $11,850 for fast sale! Peter Zobian 805-927-5802, przobian@gmail.com

French made Le NIVEX Petrol Gauge in Gallons -- perhaps from a 1920's or early 1930's Bentley? Complete and it excellent condition except for a hardly noticeable small chip in the beveled glass face out by the bezel. Works well and includes the original mounting hardware with original nuts. I'm trying to retire and I'm cleaning out my garage. $695 + $10 priority mail. przobian@gmail.com 805-927-5802.

I believe this is the correct JAEGER CLOCK for a 1928 PACKARD 443. It is marked Jaeger NY and Swiss. It's in excellent condition and runs very well. $895 + postage. przobian.gmail.com 805-927-5902

Original clear Colorado title for a 1937 FORD COUPE issued 3/14/1939. $50 including postage. przobian@gmail.com 805-927-5802 PDT. Peter Zobian

This is an original Factory Spare Parts book - Edition C - for the Type 300SL "GULL WING" (ALLOY & STEEL). It is NOT one that was reprinted by the Gull Wing Group several years ago. This original Mercedes-Benz book is in English, contains 336 pages and is about 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. It was printed in Germany and it is complete and in good condition. I have listed this on eBay also, with a starting bid of $495 (check seller vintageautomobilia).. przobian@gmail.com 805-927-5802 PDT Peter Zobian

This is a large high quality French Car Clock with integral gas (ESSENCE) gauge and oil temperature (HUILE THERMO) gauge. The instrument is about 6 1/2 inches in diameter with mounting tabs that stick out about 3/4 inches on each side at 3 and nine o'clock. The face is ivory colored with black hands and numerals. It is a manual wind up and it works great. Because of the oil temperature gauge and the size of this clock, I think it probably came out of a very expensive French Car. Possibly Delahaye, Talbot-Lago, Hochkiss, or?. I'm asking $895 or near offer. For more info, please call me at 805=927-5802 PDT or email me at przobian@gmail.com Peter Zobian Cambria, CA

Here's a photo of the Turner Toy bus from the Antiques Road Show Archive. This helped identify my Turner Fire Engine.

Thanks Keiser31, your bus photo made me do more research and I was able to find a video of that bus in an Antiques Road Show Archive. The program aired in 2010 and showed noted toy expert Noel Barrett interviewing a man with this c. 1926 Turner Toy Bus. The video showed all aspects of the bus and the hood, front radiator, headlamps, front & rear fenders, running boards, and wheels were all the same as my Fire Engine. Barrett said it was a really rare toy and he had only seen three in his entire career. So, I guess my first thought that it might be a Turner, was right -- even though the wheels didn't look like most Turners I had seen. This Turner Toy Fire Engine has a special place in my pressed steel toy collection! Thanks to everyone who helped identify this toy! Peter

This Fire Engine is unaltered. All its parts appear to be original, with no evidence that anything has been added or changed. I've examined it with a magnifying glass and jeweler's loupe. Its size and the length of the hood are very evocative of the large deluxe Fire Engines of the 1920's and early 1930's like the American La France, Seagrave, and Ahrens-Fox. That why I bought it years ago. I learned to drive on a 1931 Chevrolet Hose Truck from Rescue Hook & Ladder Co. No.1 in Roslyn, Long Island, and years later I owned a 1956 Seagrave Anniversary V12 Canopy Cab Pumper that I purchased from the Lititz, PA Fire Department (they were the original owner). I love Fire Engines big and small!! Peter

Most Turner toys have a very Packard like radiator, with smaller high placed "headlamps". The Turner Lincoln is one of the exceptions -- it has a very Lincoln L radiator, but still has the higher small headlamps. My fire engine has a different radiator, neither Packard nor Lincoln. The quest continues. Peter

That sure looks like it. Can you ask your toy buddy about the length of that bus? My Fire Engine is 24 inches long and maybe the bus was made with the same wheelbase. I can't really see the wheels in your photo -- any chance of better photos? Peter

I'm stumped too! It is very well made and appears to be all original. Like I said in my initial post, I first thought it was Turner, but the wheels and radiator are wrong and it shows no evidence of ever having had the Turner flywheel motor. Some sources have suggested Kingsbury, but it doesn't resemble any Kingsbury I've ever seen, plus it is not wind-up like most Kingsbury toys. HELP!!!

Thanks, I'm kinda new to all this computer stuff. I will contact the guy you noted. Peter

I really don't think this is a Structo toy. The radiator shape is all wrong. Still trying to find out who made this toy? Peter

STILL AVAILABLE: PRICE REDUCED TO $12,500. I'M RETIRING AND MOVING TO VIRGINIA, SO MUST SELL przobian@gmail.com

Thanks for your response, but I don't think it is Structo. The radiator shape is wrong for Structo. Peter

The last picture in my previous post is a different fire engine -- I didn't know how to delete it. Peter

I've owned this very large Toy Fire Engine for several years and I'm still not sure who manufactured it. At first I thought it might be in the Turner Lincoln series, but then the wheels didn't look like anything by Turner. Then I thought maybe Cor-Cor, but the front view didn't look right for Cor-Cor either. This pressed steel toy is 24 inches long and looks to be all original. I'm stumped, can anyone help? Peter

SILVER PLATED "IBIS" (Crane) RADIATOR MASCOT WITH CAP. Very detailed bird standing on one leg, c. 1920's or early 1930's, probably bronze or brass. I've collected radiator mascots for more than 20 years and I've never seen this one before. Total height is 10 inches and the inner diameter of the threaded cap is about 2.75 inches. Lovely patina on a very unusual mascot. I'm 75 years old and I'm trying to retire. Asking $795 plus shipping. Peter Zobian, 805-927-5802 CA, email: przobian@gmail.com

SILVER PLATED "IBIS" RADIATOR MASCOT WITH CAP. Very detailed bird standing on one leg, probably bronze or brass, c. 1920's or early 1930's. I've collected radiator mascots for more than 20 years and I've never seen this one before. Total height is 10 inches, and the inner diameter of the threaded cap is about 2.75 inches. Lovely patina on a very unusual mascot. Asking $795 plus shipping. Peter Zobian, 805-927-5802 CA, email: przobian@gmail.com

FOR SALE: Isotta-Fraschini cigarette case. Original silver plated over brass. Has Isotta emblem on hinged lid. Good condition, asking $295. Peter Zobian 805-927-5802 (CA) email: przobian@gmail.com

Thanks Phil, really simple when it's explained! I'm almost embarrassed to say I own a '39 Zephyr, and hadn't figured it out. But then, I haven't needed the spare either. Peter

I'm confused regarding the spare tire mount on the 1939 Zephyr. When you fold out the spare on its mounting bracket, isn't the spare upside down? How do you unbolt the wheel from its carrier -- without lying down on the ground? Peter

Here's a shot of the interior of my 1939 Zephyr sedan. Hopefully a recast steering wheel is in its near future! Peter