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A small Hess auto, red and blue version, with flywheel friction mechanism and marked with a large “JLH” on radiator. Mid to late 1920’s production. This piece came with the tin trunk, probably not original, but coming to me this way. | |||
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Small Hess roadster auto, flywheel friction powered, marked with large “JLH” on radiator. Mid to late 1920’s production. | |||
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Just like the previous Hess auto, but in an orange and red version. Large “JLH” marked on radiator, Mid to late 1920’s production. This piece also came to me with the tin truck, which is not original. Flywheel friction powered. | |||
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Hess Roller Mechanism Patent, circa 1910 A patent drawing for the Hess “Roller” mechanism, dated 1910. To eliminate confusion, from 1912 forward, models equipped with this method of propulsion were renamed and identified as “Hess Roller” toys. |
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Hess Delivery Trucks, circa 1920 – 1930 I have only observed catalog reference for these two vehicles, never an actual production model. These two catalog listings, one in color and the other in black and white have different catalog numbers. The black and white image came from an actual Hess distributor catalog, a rarity in itself. Apparently these models were not popular and were discontinued in the 1930s. They appear to be about the same size as other small Hess Roller autos, marked with the large “JLH” logo on the front radiator.
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