I sometimes bring toys to this blog about which there is no information at all on the internet, basically because nobody cares about them. This is one of these cases, an early 90s plastic Unimog from China, produced by the unknown company CIBA Industrial Company, Ltd. This company was founded in Hong-Kong around 1985 and produced toys in Hong-Kong first, and then in China.
I have seen some toys from this company on auction sites, but nothing more: this friction motored Unimog in two decorations, a futuristic ATV operated by batteries and with exchangeable wheels and also a cable-controlled dinosaur.
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| All pictures: todocoleccion.net |
These kind of toys were sold in bazaars during the 80s together with radios, TVs, watches and other stuff from Japan, China and Eastern Asia. At the time they were very well received, since the electronic toys were still very expensive in Europe back then. Anything with sound, lights or cable/remote controlled was the top.
In Spain they were imported by Cosas Internacionales, S.A. located in Ibi (Alicante), the village where lots of other companies were also manufacturing toys of all kinds.
Anybody out there who knows more about CIBA? Maybe the company continued under another name?
FACTS AND FIGURES:
- Name: MERCEDES UNIMOG "CIRCUS" WITH SEAL
- Scale: Around 1:55
- Year: Around 1992
- Company: CIBA Industrial Company Limited (Hong Kong/China)
- Size: approx. 9 cm
No tengo más información, pero si poseo el mismo Unimog, en verde y con un elefante. Creo que tiene los mismos stickers.
ReplyDeleteInteresante, ese no lo tenía localizado. Por Internet hay otra foto de un unimog Ciba, pero no es el elefante. Gracias por el comentario.
DeleteCreo que todo es interesante, todo lo que se enseñe y podamos aprender, es positivo, gracias por enseñarnos estos juguetes que seguro gustan a muchos aficionados.
ReplyDeleteUn saludo!
Si, señor, yo soy de la misma opinión. Todo tiene su interés. Gracias por el comentario!
DeleteI was looking for this toy for a long time. It was a very nice and robust truck for how small it was. I don't remember well if it was friction or not, but what I do remember is that as it moved forward, the ring that the seal has in its snout rotated. I'm not sure, but I think mine had a spinning chimpanzee. Thank you very much for sharing this information. I live in Chile and this toy made a big impression on me. My skin crawls when I look at it. How many memories...
ReplyDeleteHola amigo, pues me alegro mucho de haber sido de ayuda, muchas veces escribo artículos de juguetes que nunca había antes había valorado, o que no habían interesado a nadie. Y, por casualidad, llega alguien que lo tuvo, y no sólo tú, si lees los comentarios, parece que también existe el juguete con un elefante. ¡Gracias por pasarte a leer mi blog y por dejar el comentario!
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