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Thanks for the explanation. Chris

Rumor has it that there will be an article on the Honest John in a forthcoming issue of the Journal This will be of interest even to us non-military collectors because this popular and relatively long-lived model has a variety of small variations and boxes. I believe the bubble box for it is relatively rare and I've seen postings by collectors (on other online forums, not here!) who did not even realize that one existed. The decline of traditional toy stores -- so many independently owned and with staffers whose lifetime career it was (rather than bored teenagers) -- is of course a big part of our nostalgia, and so sad ...

I recenty picked up the scarce white hub version of the Mercedes truck. I have the red hub version from when I was a child. The Honest John bubble box was a great find and it will be for my unboxed Honest John that luckily survived in near mint shape from childhood. The missile was fired off iong ago nto oblivion so I need to get a replacement. The box is crack free too. My mom got me the Honest John for me when I was 8 and it came from Five Corners Toy and Gift shop in Westwood NJ. Thiis store became known to me as the Dinky Store and they were also dealers for Corgi, Britains, Shinsei and Steiff. It was a lovely store that will always be remembered. Sadly it was destroyed by a fire in 1982.

If there is to be an article on the Honest John I don' want to intrude on it but here is my late version with the plastic rear tray, plastic wheels and gray missile in a bubble box. I'm not sure if this is an unusual combination but I haven't seen another one. There is a small label on one end which says 'Willis Sports Store $7.95 each'. and another label on the base which says 'MISSILE FIRING TOY Not recommended for children under 3 years of age'. I have no idea where the Willis Sports Store is, or even which country it is in. If the editor of the Journal wants to use these photos please go ahead. Chris.

Hi Chris, That is the same bubble box as mine. It also has the soon to be mandated everywhere then toy safety police decal warning childrens parents not to aim the missile at thier faces. Luckily I my parents instilled some common sense in raising me a kid then as I never aimed any of the firing toys I had at anyone. I have never seen a gray missile like the one you have shown and I like it better than the white.

New in the collection:Dutch catalog from 1937-06

Hoi Gerrit, welkom. Hi Gerrit, welcome to the forum! A lovely and scarce catalogue addition that is! Looking forward to seeing more contributions of yours, vriendelijke groet, Jan

Happy holidays to all members!

... and the same Season's Greetings from me to all fellow DTCA members! Kind regards, Jan

Jon & Jan Thanks so much for your very nice Season's Greeting scenes. They sure remind me of my Christmas Days in the 1950's, when some new Dinky Toys were always under the tree. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Best regards, Terry

Kia OraA very happy Christmas from New Zlande to all the DTCA members and a very healthy 2023 year.Jacques

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New Year. Jan Oldenhuis