Mark Gregory Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) I am wondering about the popularity of these cars as they really are not a precision built Model Toy. I was told that they could be bought for a dollar at the Dealership in the day. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/VTG-Slush-Toy-Diecast-Car-Kansas-Novelty-Co-60-1931-REO-Royale-Victoria-Green/402050965051?hash=item5d9c1ade3b:g:NtMAAOSwc2ZeK9~L Below is a Model Toy of my 1931 Reo Royale Victoria the seller wants $80 US for it. Is that a good or bad price ? http://www.slushtoycars.com/Slush_Toy_Cars/Slush_Mold_Cars.html Fam Barclay, Best Toy & Novelty Factory, Kansas Toy & Novelty Company, Lincoln White Metal Works, C.A.W.(Charles A. Wood), Mid-West Metal Novelty MFG.Co. Edited February 6, 2020 by Mark Gregory (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) That is quite a rare one, I believe. The tires look to be new replacements, maybe. Edited February 6, 2020 by keiser31 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I have may one of those lying around. Let me look and see. By the way, I agree with Ed...this one has replacement tires. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Mark, the Reo is a slush cast toy, and the tires are new. These cars were toys available usually from the 5 and 10 cent store. If the car does not have any stress cracks, it is a good buy. Promotional models were around from the Twenties, but the first popular promotional was the 1934 Studebaker President Land Cruiser. It was available at the Chicago Worlds Fair from the Studebaker Pavilion . The car was slush cast, and was sold there for Twenty Five Cents, and came with a box commemorating the occasion. It was made by The Banthrico/National Products Company, a Chicago company which produced toy banks. The Land Cruiser promo was such a big hit with visitors of the Fair, that Studebaker had Banthrico/National Products make promos for them for the next several years. With the success of the toy Studebaker, many other car companies had promos produced for dealers to give away as gifts to potential buyers. They were, along with brochures, a very effective way of selling cars.Promotional models could be bought at the dealers. The Reo is a nice piece. Good luck. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I was unfamiliar with the term "slush casting". Here's a link to a Wiki article on the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_mold_casting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim Skelly Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Besides the Studebaker Land Cruiser, National Products also made '34 Chrysler and DeSoto Airflows, Hupmobile and Graham. All of these were 4-door sedans. Banthrico bought out National Products in the late 1940s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) A 1934 DeSoto Airflow in my slush mold collection.... Edited February 8, 2020 by keiser31 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/6/2020 at 12:39 PM, Mark Gregory said: Below is a Model Toy of my 1931 Reo Royale Victoria the seller wants $80 US for it. Is that a good or bad price ? It is just like your car and the guy wants what a quart of paint would cost. I bought a Corgi 1964 Buick Riviera with a prism that makes the headlights and taillights glow. Probably close to forty years ago and I have no idea what I paid for it. When you buy good stuff you forget prices. When you don't buy something you remember the exact price forever. Bernie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 There are quite a few of them for sale, but the seller usually doesn't give a make or model. Need to look them all over if you're searching for a particular model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I would check Ebay "completed items" on the left column of the Ebay page. See what they have sold for in the past. The green money amount is a sold item. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=slush+mold+toy+car&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Complete=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 55 minutes ago, keiser31 said: The green money amount is a sold item. In earlier years of Ebay the green was for sold items and red was for unsold. That was also for "Reserve Not Met" It got so your monitor screen looked like it was hemorrhaging and they changed "unsold" to black to be more tasteful. Well, maybe not tasteful, less shocking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 You are right John they look to be replacement tires on the Green Reo at the top comparing it to this picture. The price is $20 less also. I would say this a more original car. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Kansas-Toy-60-1930s-Reo-Royale-Sedan-Original/324096688247?hash=item4b75ab0077:g:gRsAAOSwqqJeZFnZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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