Vintage Wind Up Toys

Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet

Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet

Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet
SCHUCO OFFERED THIS "SOLISTO" IN MORE THEN A FEW CHARACTERS TO INCLUDE THIS SWISS SOLDIER. I CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT THIS IS AN ORIGINAL "985/3" WHICH IS IN PERFECT OPERATIONAL SHAPE/CONDITION AND IS IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX AND IS CONSIDERED TRUE NOS (NEW OLD STOCK). NOS IOBWOK = N EW O LD S TOCK I N O RIGINAL B OX W ITH O RIGINAL K EY. 9 5 % OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS SCHUCO SOLISTO FIGURINE IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!

THIS SWISS SOLDIER IS MADE FULLY OF TIN AND HAS A FELT LIKE COAT WRAPPED AROUND/ONTO IT. THE CLOCKWORK DRIVE IS THE SAME MECHANISM THAT THEY USE IN THEIR MANY OF THEIR POPULAR MODEL CARS TO INCLUDE THE POPULAR WENDE-LIMOUSINE MODEL NUMBER 1010 (ONLY I N A SMALLER VERSION) AND THEIR MICRO-RACERS SERIES.

EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON THIS SWISS SOLDIER IS ORIGINAL AND STILL FACTORY ATTACHED. THE FEET, HAIR, HAT, DRUM STICK, SYMBOLS, ETC ARE 100% ORIGINAL AND UNALTERED. IT SIMPLY DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THEN WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU HERE! TRADITIONALLY, YOU WILL HAVE SOME FADING OF THE FELT MATERIAL... SOMEWHERE, OR THOSE DARN BUGS TOOK A FEW MOUTHFULS OUT OF THE PANTS OR SHIRT/JACKET.

WITH THIS SOLDIER, YOU HAVE NO SUCH ISSUES! AS STATED ABOVE AND IN THE HEADING, THIS SWISS SOLDIER HAS SPENT IT'S ENTIRE LIFE IN THE INCLUDED ORIGINAL BOX AND IS TRUE NOS (NEW OLD STOCK). THIS SWISS SOLDIER DISPLAYS WELL AND WORKS EVEN BETTER! ALL OF THESE SOLISTO'S AND HOPSA'S ARE ALL DESIGNED WITH BASICALLY THE SAME MOVEMENT AND THAT IS THAT THEY SPIN AROUND IN A FULL 360 DEGREES AND AT DESIGNATED INTERVALS, BOTH ARMS WILL DROP DOWN ALLOWING THE TINY DRUM STICK(S) TO HIT THE SURFACE OF THE TIN DRUM AND HERE THE SYMBOLS TO MEET AND THEN THE ARMS LIFT UP AGAIN GETTING READY TO REPEAT THIS CYCLE. SOME MODELS (HOPSA) HAVE A BABY WHILE OTHERS HAVE A CERAMIC BEER STEIN, ALL WITH THE SAME BASIC MOTION.

ALL THE WHILE THE FIGURINE IS MOVING ABOUT AND SPINNING AROUND, OCCASIONALLY CHANGING IT'S ROTATIONAL DIRECTION, BUT, CONSTANTLY MOVING IT'S ARMS UP AND DOWN. THE BOX HERE WAS USED FOR MOST OF THEIR POPULAR SOLISTO'S AND HOPAS'S FIGURINES (AS IT'S GENERIC) FOR THE COMMERCIAL MARKET AND NOT NECESSARILY FOR RETAIL APPLICATION.

ON MOST OF THE RETAIL BOXES THEY SHOW A CLOWN, MONKEY, KANGAROO, BOY, GIRL, ECT.... HERE ON THIS BOXES TOP LID YOU HAVE A HAND STAMPED NUMBER SHOWING YOU WHAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE BOX AND IN THIS EXAMPLE YOU HAVE "985/3" WHICH IS THE FEATURED SWISS SOLDIER. ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS BOX YOU ALSO HAVE HAND STAMPED "MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY".

I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING THEM AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS! ONC E AGAIN, THIS SC HUCO CLOCKWORK SWISS SOLDIER WORKS P ERFECTLY AND HAS NO ISSUES.

IT WORKS AS DESIGNED AND HAS THE ORIGINAL BOX & THE ORIGINAL BROWN SCHUCO KEY. THIS KEY IS NOT NUMBERED, AS IT'S AN ORIGINAL COPY.

IN THE LATER YEARS SCHUCO DID START TO NUMBER THEIR KEYS AND THIS KEY WOULD BE THEIR NUMBER 3 KEY. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, CLOCKWORK MODEL/ITEM NUMBER 985/3 AND IT IS NOT A REPRODUCTION THEREOF! IT'S OLD AND IT'S NOT USED! PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN WINDING IT.

THESE MAINSPRINGS DO BECOME BRITTLE OVER THE DECADES AND ARE KNOWN TO SNAP (BREAK) IF OVER WOUND. HERE, I WOULD JUST GIVE IT A FEW FULL TURNS TO BE SAFE AND TO VERIFY THAT IT DOES WORK! I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE'S RECKLESSNESS AND DISREGARD OF THE NORM. WITH THIS BEING SAID, I WILL TRY TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME. I DO ASK THAT YOU TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS.

I HAVE NOT EVEN REACHED 35% OF WHAT I HAVE IN HOUSE TO LIST AND I HAVE DUPLICATES OF MANY ITEMS, SOME LISTED AT THIS TIME AND MANY NOT YET LISTED. ALL-IN-ALL YOU WILL BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL SWISS SOLDIER FROM SCHUCO IN THE CONDITION WHICH APPEARS BEFORE YOU, LET ALONE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WORKS LIKE THIS ONE DOES! ADD TO THIS THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX AND THE ORIGINAL KEY AND NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT ANY COLLECTOR WOULD BE PLEASED TO ADD TO THEIR OWN COLLECTION. AND IN THIS CASE, YOU DO HAVE A TRUE NOS (NEW OLD STOCK) 985/3.

I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND. I HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT WAY.

I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING IT. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-IN'S WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS FOLKS WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME WHEN IT'S TIME TO LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS I HAVE NO MORE CONTROL OVER THIS THEN YOU DO! THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT.

I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU.... BE SURE TO CHECK ME OUT OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT SEE THA T SOMETHING SPECIAL WHICH MIGHT JUST FILL THAT VOID IN YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION! THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.

IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL. DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. NOW JUST MY LISTED SCHUCO ITEMS WILL POP-UP. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S...

I THINK YOU GET THE GIST OF THIS NOW! I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. A NEW CATEGORY HAS BEEN ADDED WHICH IS "VINTAGE/ANTIQUE TOYS", BE SURE TO CHECK THIS OUT!

ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS NOS (NEW OLD STOCK), VINTAGE AND FULLY TESTED CLOCKWORK SOLISTO SWISS SOLDIER FROM SCHUCO IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX WITH IT'S ORIGINAL KEY AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST..... The item "SCHUCO NOS 985/3 WIND-UP SOLDIER DRUM & SYMBOLS WITH ORIGINAL BOX & KEY. SWEET" is in sale since Friday, January 1, 2021. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Wind-up Toys".

911" and is located in Coventry, Rhode Island. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Gender: UNISEX & COLLECTORS
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • LOCATION: DRAWERS
  • SCHUCO ITEM NO.:: 985/3
  • THIS 985/3 WAS/IS:: MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY.
  • Year: CIRCA 1940'S~ 1950'S.
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Age Level: 3-4 Years
  • Brand: SCHUCO

Schuco Nos 985/3 Wind-up Soldier Drum & Symbols With Original Box & Key. Sweet