Bing Tin Lithographed Windup Opening Touring Car with Lady Driver for Sale *SOLD*

Bing Tin Lithographed Windup Opening Touring Car with Lady Driver

We have a very unusual #19872 windup to share- Bing Open Touring with lady.  It is a desirable and scarce Gray version.  Then it also has the scarce lady driver in it.

Wheels adjust straight or to make circles.  Turning slots work and are on the front bottom of the car.

Bing often sent these to the US as an export, competing directly with Arcade Toys in cast iron.  This toy, though, is lighter and has a windup, it isn’t as durable though and ours is a great survivor.

Tin lithography is used throughout.  The lady is fixed in place.  The windup works.  The spare is removable and a replacement.  Bing Works is marked on the rear of the car.

Condition is lightly used but excellent with original lithography.  The detailed license plate is still there along with the delicate radiator cap.

 

 

A brief history of Bing Corp./Gebrüder Bing: 

  

Bing Corp. New York City, New York 

Operated between 1924 – 1935 

Founded by: John Bing 

Bing Corp. was a spin-off of their German firm, Gebrüder Bing. They mainly served as a jobber for their parent firm with mechanical boats, zeppelins, and steam engines. 

  

Gebrüder Bing Nuremberg, Germany 

Operated between 1866 – 1933 

Founded by: Brothers Ignatius and Adolph Bing 

Gebrüder Bing specialized in a wide range of spring-driven toys, cars, buses, and boats. Perhaps its biggest coup was a line of trains initiated in 1882. Bing went under during the crash of 1929; Karl Bub acquired the toy trains division and Fleischmann the toy boats. 

Other names known by: Bing Werke, Bing