Timpo

Timpo Toys Ltd. was a British 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]

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

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 and Apache 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 of Timpo plastic figures.

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

References

Notes

^ "Große Jungs und kleine Männchen: Wie ich die Kult-Cowboys meiner Kindheit wiederentdeckte". stern (in German). 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "The History of Timpo Toys". Timpo Artist website. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
^ Mike Forbes; Ralston, Andrew G. (2008). Plastic Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s: The Collector's Guide. Veloce. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-84584-125-6.
^ p. 257 Mitchell, K. Warren Timpo in Richard O'Brien's Collecting Foreign Made Toy Soldiers 1997 Krause Publications
^ "Timpo Artist - Cowboys". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Artist – Indianer". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Artist – Nordstaaten". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Artist - Südstaaten". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Artist – Mexikaner". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Artist – Ritter". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Artist – Römer". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Artist – Wikinger". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ ^a ^b "Timpo Serie – Araber und Fremdenleginäre". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Serie - Amerikanischer Unabhängigkeitskrieg". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Serie – Eskimos". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Serie – 2. Weltkrieg". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "Timpo Serie – Farmserie". Timpo Artist (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
^ "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.