Monday, 4 November 2019

CHINESE TIN TOYS

Basic List And Origins Where Known.

There seems to be very little information available on Chinese tin toys. This is, initially, just an attempt to track down all the numbers and names of the toys produced in China. Many Chinese toys are original designs, others are copies or probably 're-manufactures' made using, mainly, Japanese machinery. With re-manufactures the metal pressing will be identical but usually the lithography will be entirely different. 

- Updated 29/12/2021

MF (METAL/FRICTION) FRICTION - FLYWHEEL OR SIMILAR.
MF 030 - Universe Rocket Express.
MF 032 - Animal Family Van.
MF 033 - East Wind Pick-Up.
MF 036 - Passenger Plane (International Express).
MF 046 - Sparkling Machine Carbine.
MF 074 - Tank.
MF 083 - Lucky Sedan.
MF 103 - Supersonic Jetplane.
MF 104 - Passenger Plane.
MF 107 - Air Plane.
MF 112 - Service Car.
MF 115 - Motorcycle.
MF 116 - Sparking Pistol.
MF 129 - Fire Chief (Estate car with opening bonnet/hood).
MF 129 - Internal Combustion Train.
MF 130 - Sight-Seeing (Bus marked SFTF).
MF 131 - Airport Limousine.
MF 132 - Ambulance (Marked SH 120).
MF 135 - Red Flag Convertible.
MF 136 - Double Decker Train.
MF 138 - Machine Carbine.
MF 139 - Sea Martin Sedan.
MF 141 - Cement Mixer.
MF 152 - Mini Sedan.
MF 155 - Air-Plane (F-0155 Air China).
MF 157 - Tricar.
MF 162 - Motorcycle (With pillion).
MF 167 - Fire Truck.
MF 171 - Convertible.
MF 178 - Luggage Van.
MF 183 - Fire Engine.
MF 184 - Coach.
MF 185 - Double Decker Bus.
MF 188 - Oil Tanker (Marked SFTF).
MF 191 - Open Car.
MF 198 - "72" Sedan.
MF 201 - Oil Tanker.
MF 204 - Fire Chief.
MF 206 - Panda Truck.
MF 207 - Convertible.
MF 211 - Racing Car (E-Type Jaguar).
MF 214 - Assorted Trucks (Cement Mixer).
MF 214 - Assorted Trucks (Tipper Truck).
MF 215 - The Milky Way Boat.
MF 218 - Directory Car
MF 226 - Highway Patrol.
MF 231 - Sedan With Siren.
MF 234 - Modern Sedan.
MF 235 - "Friendship" Coach.
MF 237 - Poultry Truck.
MF 239 - Tiger Truck.
MF 256 - Sedan (Ferrari).
MF 291 - Double Decker Bus. Yellow. With sparking mechanism.
MF 294 - Sedan (Mercedes 280).
MF 298 - New Style Travelling Car.
MF 334 - Helicopter.
MF 601 - Sparking Pistol.
MF 652 - Panda On Motorcycle.
MF 707 - Dairy Truck.
MF 710 - Stars-Landing Tank.
MF 712 - Locomotive (Marked ST-1 & 570)
MF 713 - Taxi.
MF 715 - Wrecker Truck.
MF 716 - Ambulance.
MF 717 - Dump Truck.
MF 718 - Fire Truck.
MF 721 - Light Tank.
MF 722 - Land Rover / Jeep.
MF 731 - Travelling Car.
MF 732 - Ambulance
MF 735 - Rocket Racer. Originally produced by Masudaya, Japan.
MF 739 - Travelling Car.
MF 742 - Space Patrol / Great Flying Boat.
MF 743 - Sedan (Karmann Ghia).
MF 756 - Pick Up Truck.
MF 761 - Dual Racer.
MF 763 - Racing Car.
MF 772 - Sports Car.
MF 773 - Taxi.
MF 774 - Crane Truck.
MF 779 - Sparking Tank.
MF 782 - Circus Animal Truck.
MF 787 - Lucky Open Car.
MF 798 - Patrol Car.
MF 799 - Tank Tank.
MF 800 - Racer.
MF 804 - International Express Locomotive.
MF 805 - Auto Restaurant.
MF 809 - Light Crane.
MF 812 - Touring Bus.
MF 813 - Small Flying Boat.
MF 817 - Sparking Gun (long gun with double barrel).
MF 837 - Radar Car.
MF 844 - Double Decker Bus (No. 48 with toy adverts).
MF 868 - Car Transporter.
MF 905 - Racing Car. Marked "7" & "Racer"
MF 910 - Airport Limousine (coach).
MF 923 - Torpedo Boat.
MF 936 - Yellow River Truck.
MF 972 - Wrecker Truck.
MF 974 - Circus Truck.
MF 951 - Fighter (Mig Jet).
MF 990 - Crane Truck.
MF 887 - Small Coach (Minibus).
MF 910 - Airport Limousine (Coach marked ST).
MF 936 - Yellow River Truck.
MF 951 - Fighter (Aeroplane, Mig).
MF 964 - Submarine.
MF 967 - Heavy Crane.
MF 976 - Tractor Trailer Truck.
MF 990 - Crane Truck.
MF 993 - Mini Tricycle.
MF 996 - Sedan.

Rocket Racer MF 735 (Friction).
Double Decker Bus MF 185 (Friction).

MS (METAL/SPRING) CLOCKWORK / WIND-UP MECHANISM.
MS 006 - Pecking Chicken.
MS 011 - Training Plane.
MS 014 - Single Bar Exercise.
MS 029 - Blue Bird.
MS 033 - Easter Egg.
MS 042 - Swimming Duck. Originally produced by Alps / Inakita, Japan.
MS 057 - Angel Fish.
MS 082 - Jumping Frog.
MS 083 - Jumping Rabbit.
MS 095 - Gosling.
MS 110 - Creeping Puppy.
MS 112 - Duckling.
MS 134 - Aircraft.
MS 222 - Lotus Racing Car (No 27). Originally produced by Aoshin, Japan.
MS 254 - 'Rabbit with Wheelbarrow'.
MS 268 - Broadway Tram.
MS 405 - Ice Cream Vender.
MS 505 - Jumping Zebra.
MS 565 - Drumming Animals / Drumming Panda.
MS 566 - Panda Drummer.
MS 568 - Sparrow.
MS 575 - Bear W/ Flashcamera / Bear With Flash-Camera.
MS 701 - Super Tank.
MS 702 - Motorcycle.
MS 709 - Motorcycle With Sidecar.
MS 710 - Tricycle With Bell.
MS 716 - Goose Driving Dog Cart.
MS 764 - Monkey Riding Horse.
MS 794 - Golden Fish.
MS 823 - Young Traveller.
MS 857 - Tractor (Rotovator).
MS 881 - Cruiser.
MS 887 - Small Coach.



ME (METAL/ELECTRIC) BATTERY OPERATED ELECTRIC MOTOR.
ME 005 - Electric Omnibus.
ME 059 - Goods Train Set.
ME 060 - Tank (remote control).
ME 062 - Sedan (Ferrari with working lights).
ME 084 - Sedan (Corvette Stingray).
ME 086 - Touring Bus.
ME 089 - Universe Car.
ME 090 - Universe Stunt Car.
ME 091 - Space Tank.
ME 420 - Sub Machine Gun.
ME 601 - Sub Machine Gun.
ME 602 - Machine Gun. Originally produced by Nomura, Japan 'X Ray Gun'.
ME 610 - Hen Laying Eggs.
ME 612 - Convertible (sports car).
ME 625 - Anti Airgun Truck.
ME 630 - Photoing On Car.
ME 632 - Helicopter (double rotor space toy)
ME 638 - Water Cart (truck).
ME 641 - Country Horse Cart.
ME 651 - 12000 Ton Press.
ME 660 - Puff-Puff Loco.
ME 679 - Dump Truck.
ME 687 - Good Harvest Tractor.
ME 699 - Fire Chief.
ME 701 - Tractor (remote control).
ME 735 - Truck.
ME 746 - Shanghai Sedan (remote control).
ME 755 - Animal/ Panda Cage Truck.
ME 756 - Anti Aircraft Tank.
ME 767 - Universe Boat.
ME 769 - Universe Reconnaissance Boat.
ME 774 - Tank.
ME 775 - Cartoon Dog.
ME 776 - Monkey On Elephant.
ME 777 - Universe Televiboat.
ME 794 - Cartoon Train.
ME 796 - Armoured Tank.
ME 801 - Lunar Explorer (Moon Car 12).
ME 821 - Cicada.
ME 853 - Baby Xylophone.



Machine Gun ME 602


WM 161 - Cabin Boat.
WM 173 - Fishing Boat.
WM 179 - Musical Wisdom Clock (with xylophone).

MM 702 - Kitchen Range.
MM 740 - Safe Money Box.

Pinterest Board for Chinese Tin Toys - Pictures and links to other pages with Chinese tin toys. Includes items for sale on auction sites etc.


14 comments:

  1. Very good list, i believe
    MS denotes Metal/Spring
    ME denotes Metal/Electric

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    1. Thanks, I'll be adding more toys as I see them. Info added above.

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  2. ME O62 FERRARI https://www.ebay.com/itm/CHINAS-FINEST-FERRARI-ME-062-TIN-TOY-LIGHTS-BLINK-AND-HORN-BLASTS/143646227451?hash=item2171fb7bfb:g:o8YAAOSwz-Be-7gt

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  3. For information
    MF291 Double Decker Bus - Yellow
    ME624 Travelling Bus - Green/Black/White
    Photos of my models available

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    1. Thanks, added MF291. I can't find any details or pictures of ME624 online.

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  4. MF 827 convertible ( in style of Ferrari)? Turquoise body, cream interior, thin candy apple folded hood line almost identical to sedan

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    1. i can't find MF827 but I have added MF256 (Ferrari?).

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  5. MF 241 Minibus - Picture of my model available if wanted

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  6. This is the first but of information i have found in ages that actually lists the different models, love that.

    I have a MF 980 shanghai tintoy in my possession, which is a red sedan model variant, but its not included on your list. You wouldnt happen to know anything about it? So hard to find information on this. Thanks

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  7. As a child, in Cuba of all places, I owned an MF-825 Atom Boat spaceship. Very hard to find today. I wonder if any reader owns one.

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  8. Since january 2023 tintoysofchina.com propose a non exhaustive inventory of china tin toys . 977 toys, 430 véhicles MF,MS,ME. Only for the pleasure of tin toys collectors.

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  9. New internet site : tintoysofchina. Nearly 1000 China tin toys created in the 60s, 70s, 80s
    indexed by mode of operation, number, category, estimated price and rarity.

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  10. New internet site tintoysofchina.com
    Nearly 1000 China tin toys created in the 60s, 70s, 80s
    indexed by mode of operation, number, category, estimated price and rarity.

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