UNIQUE ART MFG.CLOCKWORK TIN HILLBILLY EXPRESS. FULLY WORKING W/ORIGINAL BOX

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY RARE, VINTAGE, BOXED UNIQUE ART MANUFACTURING CO., INC. "HILLBILLY EXPRESS" CLOCKWORK TRACK WITH IT'S ORIGINAL HILLBILLY TRAIN IN PERFECT SHAPE/CONDITION
COSMETICALLY
WITH NO RUST, CORROSION, TWEAKS, BENDS OR TWISTS, DIMPLES OR DIVOTS! THE BASES CLOCKWORK DRIVE IS STRONG AND YOU EVEN HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIN HILLBILLY TRAIN AND THE ORIGINAL BOX INCLUDED. MECHANICALLY THIS HILLBILLY EXPRESS ITEM WORKS AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS!
THE COLOR,
CONDITION AND
SHAPE OF THIS ENTIRE SET IS IN ALL AROUND VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION. ALL OF THE GRAPHICS ARE DONE VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY, SO THIS MEANS THAT THEIR HERE TO STAY! THEY ARE ALL STILL SHARP AND POP REALLY NICELY EVEN ON THE TINY TIN GRAVITY CONTROLLED HILLBILLY TRAIN ..... THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR THE BASE.
THIS WAS USED PRIMARILY BY MY PARENTS AS AN ITEM TO KEEP US (HER CHILDREN) ENTERTAINED WHILE WE WERE VERY LITTLE. THIS
"HILLBILLY EXPRESS" MODEL
WAS MADE AND BROUGHT HOME JUST AFTER MY BIRTH. PRIOR TO THIS HILLBILLY EXPRESS, WE HAD AT OR DISPOSAL THE "JET ROLLER COASTER" FROM WOLVERINE AND THE ALPS "OVER THE HILL" MODEL. AS THE WOLVERINE MODEL RETIRED THE ALPS MODEL AND THIS UNIQUE ART MODEL RETIRED THE WOLVERINE MODEL!
WITH THIS HILLBILLY EXPRESS, YOU DO HAVE SOME VERY FAINT AND SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES HERE AND THERE AS WELL AS SOME SIGNS OF PLAY WEAR AS THIS WAS USED OVER A HALF OF A CENTURY AGO AND PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I AM NOT REPRESENTING THIS AS NOS (NEW OLD STOCK), FOR I AM NOT! THE WEAR IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH IT'S AGE..... IN FACT, IT LOOKS FAR YOUNGER THEN IT IS AND STILL WORKS PERFECTLY!
HERE'S HOW THIS "HILLBILLY EXPRESS" WORKS....
TO OPERATE THIS, YOU SIMPLY PULL IT OUT (OR SLIDE OUT) THE BASE FROM THE ORIGINAL BOX. UNWRAP IT AND THEN PLACE IT DOWN ON ANY FIRM AND LEVEL AREA.
NEXT YOU WIND IT UP, MAKING SURE THAT YOU DO NOT OVER-WIND IT, ALWAYS START OFF EASY AND BUILD UP TO A COMFORTABLE SPOT. THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME AND SOME TRIAL AND ERROR TO GET TO THAT "SWEET SPOT".
NOW WHIT BASE WOUND UP AND PLACED BACK DOWN ON A LEVEL AREA, YOU THEN PLACE THE HILLBILLY TRAIN AT THE TOP OF THE INCLINE AND RELEASE IT. NO NEED TO PUSH IT, JUST LET GRAVITY TAKE OVER.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO ENJOY THIS MODEL!!
THIS
"HILLBILLY EXPRESS" HAS AUTOMATIC NON-STOP ACTION (WELL NON-STOP UNTIL THE CLOCKWORK DRIVE IS SPENT THAT IS...). ONCE THE HILLBILLY TRAIN IS IN MOTION, CHANCES ARE IT WILL RUN FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THAT STOP AS THE CLOCKWORK DRIVE ENDS. ON OCCASION, THE TINY HILLBILLY TRAIN WILL FALL OFF THE TRACK WHEN COMING BACK DOWN FROM THE PEAK. I FIND THIS TO BE NORMAL AS I HAVE A COUPLE OF THESE IN HOUSE AT HIS TIME AND THIS IS A COMMON FLAW.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, CLOCKWORK MODEL/ITEM AND NOT A REPRODUCTION THEREOF! IT'S OLD AND IT'S USED .... BUT, NEVER HAS IT BEEN ABUSED! AS A COLLECTOR, ONE MUST ASSUME THAT SOME LITTLE QUARKS MIGHT ARISE ON CERTAIN MODELS AND ARE CONSIDERED IN FACT, "NORMAL" AND SOMETIMES EVEN EXPECTED! YOU HAVE NO SUCH ISSUES WITH THIS HILLBILLY EXPRESS.
BUT,
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT WILL WORK PERFECTLY RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX..... EVERY TIME. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN ONE WILL NOT ARISE! AS YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TWEAK THE TRACK WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY BENT IN SHIPPING. I MUST STATE AND CLARIFY THIS BECAUSE EVERY NOW AND THEN SOME ROCKET SCIENTIST WITH WAY TOO MUCH MONEY WILL PURCHASE SOMETHING FROM ME WHICH IS 60 YEARS OLD AND HE WOULD EXPECT IT TO RUN LIKE NEW RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX! THEN HE COMPLAINS LIKE A TODDLE WHO HAS HIS PACIFIER WITHIN SIGHT, BUT SLIGHTLY OUT OF REACH WHEN IT DOES NOT DO SO! THIS IS FRUSTRATING TO ME, SO IN TIME, I'LL HAVE TO WRITE TWO (2) PAGES OF "WHAT IF'S" OR A HUGE DISCLAIMER TO KEEP THE POWERS THAT REIGN SUPREME AT EBAY AT BAY! AND EVEN THEN ..... IN THE END ..... IT DOES NOT MATTER !! ALL UNFORTUNATE ... BUT TRUE!
IN ORDER TO PROTECT MY INTEGRITY AGAINST THOSE WHO KNOW MORE THEN ME, THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER WILL APPEAR AS A "REGULAR" CUT AND PASTE FEATURE IN MOST OF MY VINTAGE FORTHCOMING LISTINGS! HAVING MY DAD AS A CO-OWNER OF A TOY DISTRIBUTOR IN NYC FOR CLOSE TO A HALF OF A CENTURY DOES NOT MAKE ME AN EXPERT, HOWEVER, HAVING THOUSAND OF UNIQUE TOYS BROUGHT HOME OVER THE YEARS WITH TOTAL AND COMPLETE ACCESS TO THEM (SOME OF WHICH YOU SEE LISTED HERE ON EBAY) SORT OF GIVES ME AN EDGE OVER THESE ROCKET SCIENTISTS! I AM NOT AN EXPERT, BUT, I AM A FAR DISTANCE FROM BEING A NOVICE!
WITH THIS BEING SAID, I WILL TRY TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME. I DO ASK THAT YOU TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE. IF, AT ANY TIME .... AND YES EVEN YEARS AFTER YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING FROM ME, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR ISSUES, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME HERE ON EBAY AND I WILL RESPOND ONCE I HAVE READ YOUR MESSAGE(S).
I HAVE SOLD MULTIPLE ITEMS TO MUSEUMS AND COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE, I AM ALWAYS AROUND TO HELP IF HELP IS NEEDED. I HAVE NOT EVEN REACHED 30% OF WHAT I HAVE IN HOUSE TO LIST AND I HAVE DUPLICATES OF MANY, MANY ITEMS, SOME LISTED AT THIS TIME AND MANY NOT YET LISTED. IF I LIST IT ...IT WORKS! I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM NOT THE CHEAPEST SELLER HERE ON EBAY, BUT, I ASSURE YOU THAT WHAT YOU SEE BEING REPRESENTED HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE....... PERIOD!
IN ADDITION AND PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND THAT THIS IS OLD TECHNOLOGY AND AS SUCH IT IS TEMPERAMENTAL BY NATURE.
ONCE YOU HAVE WOUND THIS UP A FEW TIMES, YOU'LL GET TO A COMFORTABLE LEVEL OF RESISTANCE FROM THE CLOCKWORK SPRING AND THEN YOU'LL KNOW WHEN A SAFE LEVEL IS REACHED.
I DID TAKE A PICTURE OF THE HILLBILLY TRAIN WHILE IN MOTION DURING ONE OF IT'S LAPS ....
.
THE ORIGINAL BOX IS HERE AND HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS. THIS BOX IS MADE OF A THICK CHIPBOARD AND IN TIME, THIS MATERIAL BECOMES BRITTLE AND CRACKS LIKE GLASS. HERE YOU HAVE NOT ONLY ADDED TAPE, BUT GLUE AS WELL. YOU ALSO HAVE THIS CRACKING OR WEAR ON MOST TO ALL OF THE SEAMS. ON ONE END YOU ARE MISSING BOTH OF THE LARGER FLAPS. THESE DISAPPEARED IN TIME AND I COULD NOT LOCATE THEM IN MY NEW HOUSE.GLUE HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE INSIDE OF THIS BOX AS WELL AND HEN IT WAS RE-GLUED. THESE BOXES RARELY COME UP FOR SALE AS THEY HAVE A
TENDENCY
TO SIMPLY CRUMBLE.
THIS BOX WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS WHY YOU DO NOT FIND MANY OF THESE BOXES STILL AROUND AS THEY LITERALLY BREAK INTO DOZENS OF SMALLER PIECES. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST!
I DO TAKE PRIDE IN MY ITEMS/MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE E-BAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE.
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD AND THOROUGH LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THEY DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY DESCRIPTION AND DO A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA E-BAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON E-BAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD T/RATED P~SELLER WITH OVER 8 YEARS OF THIS STATUS BACKING ME. I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND "
PORSCHE DESIGN
" ITEMS/ACCESSORIES.
I HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT WAY. I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING IT. ALL OF MY DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS WILL BE INSURED FOR THE SELLING PRICE. I ENTER THE SHIPPING DATA DAILY INTO BOTH E-BAY AND PAYPAL. THIS VINTAGE UNIQUE ART
"HILLBILLY EXPRESS" MODEL
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE SENT VIA EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP). IF YOU AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH USING THIS "PROGRAM" PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD RUN~INS WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS BUYERS WHO, BY THEIR VERY NATURE, DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS AND MAKE UP THE RULES AS THEY GO ALONG. BY UTILIZING EBAY'S GSP, IT HAS CERTAIN BENEFITS AND DOES OFFER SOME PROTECTION TO "WE THE SELLERS"FROM FOLKS WITH THIS ATTITUDE/OUTLOOK.
PLEASE NOTE
THAT EBAY WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR ITS SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR ITS SELLING VALUE. YOU CAN NOT DECLARE AN ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR 0.00, THIS IS SIMPLY JUST NOT POSSIBLE. HERE, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO THE, DELIVERY HEREOF. SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END!
IF YOU HAV
E ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS ITEM AS I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYER WHO DOES NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, YET TAKES THE TIME TO LEAVE BADLY PLACED FEEDBACK DU
E TO THEIR IGNORA
NCE!
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION, AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU.....
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON E-BAY) AND I DO TRY MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION.
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT.
I HAVE DOZEN
S
OF OTHER TECHNOFIX
, ARNOLD, SCHUCO AND MARX ITEMS. I WILL BE ADDING SOME OF THESE EVERY NOW AND THE
N, SOME LIKE MY "LOOP THE LOOP" ARE DUPLICATES. SO PLEASE, KEEP ME IN MIND
AS
IT IS MY INTENTION TO ADD
AT LEAST ONE MODEL PER EVENING UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I FEEL THAT I AM BURNING MYSELF OUT
. THIS PAST WEEK ALONE, I SOLD
A FEW
OF
MY NE
WEST LISTINGS , SO IT MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME TO GET AHEAD HERE!
BE SURE TO CHECK ME OUT OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT SEE THA
T SOMETHING
SPECIAL
WHICH MIGHT JUST FILL THAT VOID IN YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION!
THIS IS A TRUE ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME AT THIS TIME AS I HAVE ONLY THIS ONE UNIQUE ART
"HILLBILLY EXPRESS" MODEL
LISTED AT THIS TIME.
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT E-BAY OFFERS WE SELLERS TO USE (AT A FEE OF COURSE) AND THIS IS TO ASSIST YOU, THE BUYER, TO VIEW ALL OF MY OFFERINGS. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL "
RED
" DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN "
OPEN
" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON E-BAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN "MODEL CAR" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL POP-UP. ... IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S ... YOU GOT IT ... TYPE IN "ALBUMS" . I THINK YOU GET THE GIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. A NEW
CATEGORY
HAS BEEN ADDED WHICH IS "VINTAGE/ANTIQUE TOYS", BE SURE TO CHECK THIS OUT!
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
USED, BUT LOVED, UNIQUE ART MFG., CO., INC. "HILLBILLY EXPRESS" , TIN, VINTAGE, CLOCKWORK MODEL WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX
& HILLBILLY TRAIN AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
JOE
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
PLEASE NOTE
: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP). IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING, PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE HERE ON EBAY AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AND POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU).
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, IMPORT FEES, DUTIES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY OR TO ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO THE DELIVERY HEREOF.