Toby, Toby Toy and Toby Toys

(Oare, Faversham, Kent, England)

(England UK)

Toby, Toby Toy and Toby Toys. One manufacturer, or two, three or more? Toby Toys also used the names Toby Cars and Toby Railways, and were manufactured by Metal Pressings Ltd of Oare, near Faversham, Kent. Toby Toys was also a brand name of S Guiterman and Co Ltd, the four Toby Toys die cast vehicles being made by Marx for Guiterman. There was also a Toby Manufacturing toy maker in Santa Monica, California, known for cast metal racing cars, approximately 8 inches in length

Toby

The toys illustrated below are marked Toby.

Toby 331 Clockwork Platform Train
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Toby no. 9 Racer
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Toby Pendine Racers (no. 22?)

Toby Mechanical Roadster

Toby Mechanical Coupe

Toby Catapult Cars

Toby Miniature Farm Series Heavy Roller

'Toby' Toy jigsaw, Military Series

'Toby' Toy jigsaw, Military Series

Toby Toy (Marx/Guiterman)

The first toy illustrated is a channel toy railway, clearly marked A Toby Toy Made in Gt Britain, which may indicate a Marx connection. Prior to WWII, Marx toys were made in Dudley, Worcestershire, and marked Made in England. Post war production was in Swansea, and were marked Made in Gt Britain, rather than Made in Wales.

Toby Toy channel toy railway set, 11 inches wide by 21 inches long by 2 inches tall, marked A Toby Toy Made in Gt Britain

Box, marked Marx, for the four Toby Toy models, 861 - 864
Image credit Jeff Tomlinson

Toby Toys 860 Jaguar Saloon

Toby Toys 860 Jaguar Saloon (Repaint?)

Toby Toys 861 Jaguar SS (stripped and polished)

Toby Toys 862 Breakdown Truck, length 120mm, 4.7 inches

Toby Toys 863 Fire Engine. The tin ladder fits the holes at the rear

Toby Toys 863 Fire Engine, showing ladder in raised position
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Toby Toys (Metal Pressings Ltd)

According to Michael Foster's British Toy Trains, Book 4, the Toby Railways (one of the many Toby Toys) set illustrated below uses the same tooling as that previously used by Baxtoy, with the suggestion that Metal Pressings Ltd purchased the tools and stock of Baxtoys to introduce their Toby Railways range.

Toby Railways Remote Control Electric Powered Train Set

Toby Toys Loopline Mechanical Train Set

Toby Toys Loopline Mechanical Train Set
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As shown in British Toy Trains, Book 4

The set below, whilst not directly attributed to Toby Railways or Toby Toys, seems to have much in common, and is perhaps an earlier set by the same manufacturer.

Toby Railways Remote Control Electric Powered Train Set
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