GKN AKA: G. KOHLER OF NUREMBERG TIN CLOCKWORK COWBOY W/LASSO AND KEY! WORKS WELL

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE VINTAGE G. KOHLER OF NUREMBERG AKA: "GKN",
FULLY TIN AND CLOCKWORK HORSE WITH A RESIN COWBOY STRAPPED IN WITH A REAL TWINE LASSO. THE KICKER IS THAT HERE YOU GET THE ORIGINAL KEY AND YES, IT WORKS LIKE THE DAY IT LEFT THE US ZONE OF GERMANY (WHERE IT WAS BUILT), WELL OVER A HALF CENTURY AGO!
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AT ONE TIME I HAD A HUGE COLLECTION OF THESE G. KOHLER CLOCKWORK TOYS. THIS ONE HERE AND THE ONE WHICH WILL FOLLOW WERE MY PERSONAL TOYS WHILE GROWING UP AS A CHILD.
DECADES GO, MY DAD WORKED AND BECAME A PART OWNER OF A SMALL TOY DISTRIBUTOR OUT OF NYC BACK IN THE 50'S- 90'S. THIS DISTRIBUTOR SPECIALIZED IN EUROPEAN MODELS OF THE TIME AND G. KOHLER OF NUREMBERG WAS ONE OF THE LINES THEY OFFERED AND SOLD.
HAVING HUNDREDS OF MODEL CARS AND TOYS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON EBAY. 90% OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS GHK COWBOY WITH HIS LASSO AND MECHANICAL TIN HORSE IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
I REALLY ENJOYED USING THESE TOYS AS A CHILD! THE CLOCKWORK DRIVE IS SO STRONG AND WORKS WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT!
TOSS IN THE FACT THAT THIS IS A 100% METAL (OR TINPLATE) CLOCKWORK HORSE AND YOU HAVE YOURSELF A COOL TOY TO PLAY WITH AND OCCUPY YOUR TIME. NOT TO MENTION THE HAVIC ONE CREATES WITH "COWBOYS AND INDIANS" GOING AT IT.
ON OCCASION YOU'LL SEE ONE OR TWO OF THESE LISTED HERE ON EBAY, MOST OF WHICH LOOK LIKE THE TOYS I THREW AWAY 50 YEARS AGO! YOU'LL ALWAYS SEE SOME HAVE EARS MISSING, THE LASSO GONE .... RUST THROUGHOUT IT'S BODY OR THE COWBOYS ARM OR WHOLE BODY MIA. ON RARE INSTANCES, YOU'LL EVEN SEE ONE POP-UP WITH THE ORIGINAL BOX. I RECENTLY SOLD MY BOXED ITEMS OFF. THESE STILL SHINE LIKE NEW AND FOR GOOD REASON!! THEY WERE CHERISHED AND NOT ABUSED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE COWBOY FIGURE IS MADE OUT OF SOME SORT OF PLASTIC OR RESIN. AS A CHILD, YOU DO PUT THESE COWBOYS AND INDIANS THROUGH HELL AND AS A RESULT, THE LEGS ON THIS COWBOY CRACKED. I DO NOT RECALL IF THEY BROKE OFF COMPLETELY, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE CRACK IN THE LEGS (AS PICTURED).
THESE COWBOYS AND INDIANS SLIDE OFF OF THE HORSES AND I DO RECALL TOSSING THESE AROUND AS A CHILD IN AN EFFORT TO "GET THE EDGE" ON THE ENEMIES! IF I ONLY KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW..... DAMN!
THE MODELS (COWBOYS ONLY AS SOLD OUT OF THE INDIANS) THAT I HAVE REMAINING, I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. SOME OF THESE, LIKE THIS COWBOY WITH HIS LASSO, THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYED WITH, BUT STILL WORK PERFECTLY AND DISPLAY NICELY.
I DO HAVE ANOTHER COWBOY WITH A SIX-SHOOTER AS HE RIDES HIS HORSE IN AN ATTACK MODE. THIS OTHER MODEL IS LIKE NEW AND WAS NOT PLAYED WITH. IT WAS PLACED ASIDE BY MY MOM AND FORGOTTEN ABOUT FOR A FEW YEARS ... WHEN REDISCOVERED, I MOVED ON FROM THESE KINDS OF TOYS.
I DO TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE EBAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING THEM AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS!
ALL-IN-ALL YOU WILL BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE ANOTHER GKN MODEL HORSE WITH A COWBOY AND HIS LASSO THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WORKS LIKE THIS BABY ADD TO THIS FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL KEY AND NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING WORTH COLLECTING!
UNFORTUNATELY, THE BOX NEVER MADE IT THROUGH MY CHILDHOOD.
AGAIN, I CAN NOT STATE AS A FACT THAT THIS IS THE ORIGINAL LASSO, BUT, I DO KNOW THAT I HAVE OWNED THESE (AND THE OTHER COWBOY WHICH I RECENTLY SOLD) SINCE NEW! IT IS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER UNLIKELY, THAT MY DAD HAD SOMEONE (OR HE DID HIMSELF) ADD THIS REAL TWINE TO GIVE THIS COWBOY A REAL WESTERN IMAGE! IT'S JUST PERFECT FOR THE COWBOY!
THIS VINTAGE TIN/PLASTIC COWBOY AND HORSE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL
AND OF A TIME THAT HAS PASSED US BY!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THESE DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY DESCRIPTION AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND I WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE!
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON EBAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (AND  YES ... NOW ON THIS ACCOUNT AS WELL!!) A GOLD/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 EBAY AND PAYPAL. THIS TIN & RESIN COWBOY AND HIS HORSE
WILL BE SENT VIA
THE US
PS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE SENT VIA EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP) AS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A FEW UNSCRUPULOUS BUYERS HERE ON EBAY WHO DO NOT PLAY BY THE ESTABLISHED RULES AND I HAVE FOUND THAT EBAY PROTECTS "WE THE SELLERS" BETTER IF YOU PLAY WITHIN THEIR DESIGNATED PLAYING FIELD.
PLEASE NOTE
THAT I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR ITS SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR ITS SELLING VALUE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, IMPORT FEES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT. SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END!
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON EBAY) 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 AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND LISTING BY ME.
IT IS MY INTENTION
TO ADD AT LEAST ONE VINTAGE
/ANTIQUE MODEL CAR A DAY OR UNTIL SUCH A POINT IN TIME THAT I GET BURNT OUT
IN
DOING SO! I HAVE CREATED A NEW
CATEGORY
IN MY STORE HERE
ON EBAY AND TO SEE AN EASIER WAY TO ACCESS THIS, PLEASE READ BELOW!
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT EBAY 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
" OR "
BLUE
" 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 EBAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, IN THE MIDDLE 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 JIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. A NEWLY CREATED "ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOY"
CATEGORY
NOW EXISTS! THESE ARE TO THE LEFT ONCE YOU ENTER MY STORE.
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS USED AND PLAYED WITH GKN COWBOY WITH LASSO AND TIN CLOCKWORK HORSE WITH IT'S ORIGINAL KEY 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 MY DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU), WHILE STILL AFFORDING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FROM LOSS.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, 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.