Timpo

Timpo Toys was an English toy company created in 1938 by Sally Gawrylovitz (born in Frankfurt 1907, died September 28, 2000), also known as Ally Gee.[1][2] A Jewish refugee from Germany, he 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.[3]

Following the war, Timpo made hollowcast metal toy soldiers with soldiers manufactured in plastic from 1954. The firm ceased operations in 1978.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "The History of Timpo Toys". Timpo Toys. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ p. 257 Mitchell, K. Warren Timpo in Richard O'Brien's Collecting Foreign Made Toy Soldiers 1997 Krause Publications

Bibliography

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