Jan’s Victory Toy Jeep

Jan contacted me about a toy his father picked up in Maastricht (Netherlands) at the end of WWII. He didn’t know the history of the toy and asked if I knew. I didn’t know either, but after some research, I learned this toy was called a victory toy and made in the Netherlands following their liberation in WWII. However, what’s not clear is who manufactured these toys. Was it “Victory Toys” or were these ‘victory toys’ made by a manufacturer not of that name?

Victory Toy jeeps and soldiers from the Netherlands. These were part of an auction in 2011. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18798/lot/1090/

You can learn more information at these links:

• Here’s a post with a variety of photos that suggests this is a Victory Toy jeep: http://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=60&id=89324&Itemid=0
• This post also suggests these were made by Victory Toys in the Netherlands http://gobidnow.blogspot.com
• I found a pic associated with that post thanks to google, but the pic no longer shows up on the post: http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=141270

Here are a couple more jeeps