Indian Chief Canoe #974
This is a ten inch canoe from the 1950s. These canoes came in several different color hulls and the birch bark hull. The birch bark hull came both in silver…
Author: Derrick Clow
Avid collector of wooden Keystone toys.
Wind up Tug From #985 Set
This nine inch wind up tug is from the #985 set. It came with a six inch green barge attached by a string. The set appears in the 1950 Keystone…
Mechanical Tug & Trailing Barge #985
This set of tug and barge are 9″ and 5.5″ respectively. The tug has a wind up motor. These boats appear in the 1950 catalog. From my private collection.
Early Jacrim Boat
This boat started as a mystery. I believed it to be a Jacrim but was not completely sure. I conferred with another Jacrim collector and we both believe that it…
Flying Yankee #73
This Flying Yankee is larger at 25″ long bow to stern. As you can see it has a wind up motor. The label on the deck makes this a slightly…
Admiral Chester PT Boats #4
These boats seemingly prove a rumor. The rumor was that Chester Rimmer continued to make wooden boats after the closing of Keystone Wooden Toys. While not definitive proof these boats…
Four Sailboats #100
Here are four NOS sailboats. They are 9″ long. These are in the 1957 catalog. The last year Keystone produced wood toys. From my private collection.
Tooting Tug Boat #359
This Tooting tug boat first appears in the 1954 catalog. It is 10″ long. The plunger behind the stack is missing a spring and a wooden ball top. When pushed…
Exploding Fort #519
This exploding fort is 12″ by 6″. When the red target is hit with the projectile from the tank a mouse trap like mechanism snaps and all of the upper…
Three Barrel Rocket Ship
This is a unique ship in that it has three barrels instead of the usual two. When the three missiles are locked in pressing the trigger releases all three at…