Timpo

Timpo Toys Ltd. was an English toy company created in 1938 by Salomon[1] "Sally" Gawrylovitz (born in Frankfurt 1907, died September 28, 2000 in Zug, Switzerland), also known as Ally Gee.[2][3]

TIMPO figures: Crusaders

History

A Jewish refugee from Germany, Gawrylovitz started as Toy Importers Company known as TIMPO in 1938. The company manufactured various toys out of wood, bakelite and composition until the end of World War II.[4]

Following the war, Timpo made hollowcast metal toy soldiers; with soldiers manufactured in plastic from 1954.

The firm ceased operations in 1978.

Timpo Toys series

American frontier series – Cowboys

American frontier series – Native Americans

American frontier series – 7th Cavalry Regiment

Knight series – Crusaders: The swords, reins and the horse blanket are replicas

The assortment of Timpo Toys consisted of several figurine series, with the American frontier series and the Knight series forming the core of the product range. Since Timpo further developed the series in the course of production, some series could be divided into generations (e.g. there are four generations within the Cowboy series).

Overview of the series:

• American frontier series
  • Cowboy series[5]
  • Native Americans und Apaches series[6]
  • Union Army series[7]
  • Confederate States Army series[8]
  • Mexican series[9]
• Knight series[10]
  • Crusader series
  • Medieval Knights series
  • Vizor Knights series
  • Gold Knights series
  • Silver Knights series
  • Black Knights series
• Other series
  • Romans series[11]
  • Vikings series[12]
  • Arabs series[13]
  • French Foreign Legions series[13]
  • American Revolutionary War series[14]
  • Inuit series[15]
  • World War II series[16]
  • Farm series[17]
  • Guard series[18]

Picture gallery

The following pictures show examples for Timpo plastic figures.

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  American frontier series – Cowboys
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  American frontier series – Native Americans
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  American frontier series – Stagecoach
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  Soldiers of the Confederate States Army
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  Soldiers of the Union Army
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  Soldiers of the Union Army and the 7th Cavalry Regiment series
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  Soldiers of the Confederate States Army
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  Soldiers of the Confederate States Army
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  Soldiers of the Confederate States Army
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  Arab
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  World War II series – German soldier
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  Knight series – Black knights
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  Knight series – Timpo Medieval Knight
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  Knight series – Timpo Medieval Knight
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  Knight series – Timpo Medieval Knight
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  Knight series – Silver Knights
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  Knight series – Gold Knights
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  Knight series – Vizor Knight

References

Notes

1. "Große Jungs und kleine Männchen: Wie ich die Kult-Cowboys meiner Kindheit wiederentdeckte". stern (in German). 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
2. "The History of Timpo Toys". Timpo Artist website. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
3. Mike Forbes; Ralston, Andrew G. (2008). Plastic Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s: The Collector's Guide. Veloce. p. 10. ISBN 1-84584-125-5.
4. p. 257 Mitchell, K. Warren Timpo in Richard O'Brien's Collecting Foreign Made Toy Soldiers 1997 Krause Publications
5. "Timpo Artist - Cowboys". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
6. "Timpo Artist – Indianer". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
7. "Timpo Artist – Nordstaaten". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
8. "Timpo Artist - Südstaaten". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
9. "Timpo Artist – Mexikaner". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
10. "Timpo Artist – Ritter". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
11. "Timpo Artist – Römer". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
12. "Timpo Artist – Wikinger". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
13. "Timpo Serie – Araber und Fremdenleginäre". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
14. "Timpo Serie - Amerikanischer Unabhängigkeitskrieg". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
15. "Timpo Serie – Eskimos". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
16. "Timpo Serie – 2. Weltkrieg". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
17. "Timpo Serie – Farmserie". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
18. "Timpo Serie – Gardesoldaten". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.

Bibliography

• Brown, Kenneth Douglas (2003). The British Toy Business: A History since 1700. Hambledon & London. ISBN 1-85285-136-8.

Further reading

• Plastic Warrior Special - Timpo, Plastic Warrior magazine (accessed 2019-02-04)
• Maughan, Michael (2015). The A to Z of TIMPO. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 126. ISBN 9781514315040.