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This piece was marketed and sold by Tippco. The cannon is undoubtedly designed and produced by Tippco. The tractor is an exact mechanical copy of the Hessmobil 1047 tractor. Hess ceased production in 1934 and I believe that Tippco picked up some of the Hess factory tooling, including this tractor. Tippco also marketed and sold another Hessmobil tractor, the 1039, renaming it the “Tippmobil Tractor”. Hess could have also sold this tractor to Tippco while still active, as they did to other toy manufacturers. | |||
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Hessmobil roadster, circa 1905, L 8.625” (22 cm) W 3.5” (9cm) H 5” (12.7 cm) Hess, like many other German toy manufacturers made great efforts to keep up with the style of the day. This roadster portrays well the current style of autos in the early 1900s. A matching touring car was produced which is also shown on this site. |
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An early Hess small auto, flywheel powered, unmarked. |
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