Can you help me date these toys?

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    I got an old 16mm film called Christmas Eve's. The film stock code in 1928 or 1948, but that does not mean it was made then, since it is a dupe. The film had these toys in it. Can you help me date these toys to give me a better idea when the film was made?

    The toy guns shoot rubber suction tip darts at the target.
    The animal (cow?) tail whirls in a circle and head bobs.
    The train is a wind-up mechanical train.
    The wind-up airplane raises up on tail then down on nose.
    The other toy with long bar on top just whirls.

    Thanks!
     
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Looking at the hairstyle it could be 1940s.
     
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  3. NewEngland

    NewEngland Well-Known Member

    A Christmas porno film?
     
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  4. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    I am not familiar with your photo host, but my apple brand computer will not scroll through your pictures.
     
  5. Nudie Cutie = no sex
     
  6. They were uploaded here direct.
     
  7. I looked at the train again. It has a large wind-up key they put in the side.
     
  8. I will upload the film to the Internet Archive later today. You can see the toys in action if that helps. I was hoping the toys would be well known and easy to date.
     
  9. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Puts a whole new meaning into the word "Caboose" :)
     
  10. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    1948 would be right for hairdos.

    Debora
     
  11. Erstwhile

    Erstwhile Active Member

    The toy with the two airplanes flying around the tower might be the "Marx Skybird" tin wind-up, which dates to 1947.
     
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  12. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

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  13. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    It's possible my internet was going down yesterday, because the photos all loaded today. Thanks.
     
  14. Thanks for all the help!
     
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