Vintage 1940s Hand Made Folk Art Metal Flat Fender Toy CJ Willys Jeep & Trailer (SOLD)
“Andy’s Picks”
This one is already SOLD, but here is the link and some photos for record.
Sold for $183.50 but it had 25 Bids so not bad # of bids.
I will give the seller some credit on the quality and number of photos, it’s a really great find for someone to start or add to their collection.
Item description from the seller
This is the second toy from a collection of hand made folk art toys I bought from the original owners. This one is another incredible all-metal heavy gauge steel work of art. Very nicely done early flat fender style Willys Jeep and trailer. Amazing how someone fabricated and welded this thing together with such detail. Has a steering wheel but no actual steering. The hood opens nut no engine detail (forgot to take out a non-related tire in pics). All wheels roll fine. Trailer is just as impressive with heavy duty hitch and pin with safety chain. Weighs over 7 lbs!! Measures about 21″ long. Amazing one of a kind piece of folk art. Child owner wrote 1942 on trailer and 1947 on Jeep. I don’t normally place a reserve on my toys but I’ve got a reasonable one as I may want to keep it.
Are you sure this is folk art? Looks extremely well made to be home made. Not saying it can’t be, but if so…wow…
The wheels look like the ones on a 29s-30s Buddy L or Structo toy truck.
My dad had a couple when he was a child in the late ’20s, my sister still has them. I understand they’re worth fairly big money today.
So if they are one-off folk art, I bet the builder canibalized the wheels from a mass produced item.
Also, if they trailer was built in ’42 and the Jeep in ’47…why the matching paint?
And why build a trailer without a vehicle to pull it?