1958 TECHNOFIX TIN & CLOCKWORK NR. 290 2 TROLLEY TOBBOGAN. FULLY WORKING C~VIDEO

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HERE I AM OFFERING ANOTHER ONE OF MY ORIGINAL, TECHNOFIX, VINTAGE MODELS/SETS. THIS IS THE MODEL NUMBER 290 WHICH IS/WAS
THE FIRST (1ST) OF FOUR (4) MODELS MADE IN 1958
. THIS SET WAS MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY
AND IT IS KNOWN AS THE
"TOBOGGAN" OR WHAT WE REFER TO THIS AS IN THE STATES A "ROLLER COASTER".
THIS
TOBOGGAN
MODEL/TRA
CK
IS IN PERFECT WORKING CONDI
TION
!
THE BASE/TRACK LOOKS
LIKE IT WAS MADE EARLIER THIS YEAR! BUT, THIS IS AN ORIGINA
L EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE ITEM FROM MARKE/TECHNOFIX FROM WESTERN GERMANY.
THE
COLOR,
CONDITION, LITHOGRAPHY AND TIN
ARE
IN
EXCELLENT ALL AROUND CONDITION
AS IT HAS BEEN MORE TH
A
N WELL CARED FOR IN MY HEATED BASEMENT FOR MANY A DECADES NOW. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS IN M
Y PARE
NT'S HOME
IN MY OLD BEDROOM, STASHED IN AN OLD WALK IN CLOSET.
THE
BASE
IS
MADE FROM
SOLID TIN AND YOU HAVE NO PLASTIC FOUND ANYWHERE ON THIS TOBBOGAN SET
. ALL OF THE TIN LITHOGRAPHY LOOKS FACTORY FRESH AND IS BRIGHT AND SHARP! YOU HAVE NO RUST, DENTS, TWISTS, CREASES OR TWEAKS FOUND ANYWHERE ON THIS VINTAGE TIN ITEM.
WHAT
M
A
K
ES THIS MODEL/ITEM SO SPECIAL IS THAT
NOT ONLY
IS I
T I
N PERFECT ASCETIC CONDITION,
IT HAS THE ORIGINAL TWO (2) CLOCKWORK TIN TROLLEYS
WHICH ARE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION/ORDER AND EACH TROLLEY HAS WITH IT, IT'S ORIGINAL TECHNOFIX KEY WHICH IS NEEDED TO POWER UP THESE TROLLEYS TO RUN THE TRACK.  AN ADDED FEATURE IS THAT YOU ALSO HAVE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED! ADD TO THIS THAT THE YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX IN ALL AROUND DECENT TO GOOD OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE AND YOU HAVE SOMETHING NOT TOO OFTEN LOCATED HERE ON EBAY OR ELSEWHERE!
THESE TROLLEYS HAVE A STRONG CLOCKWORK MOVEMENT/ENGINE. THEY WIND UP NICELY AND HOLD THEIR TENSION WITH EASE. YOU HAVE NO SLIPPAGE WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE TROLLEYS. THE KEY TO BOTH OF THESE TROLLEYS IS THE CLUTCH MECHANISM WHICH STOPS DISCHARGING THE CLOCKWORK WHEN THEY ARE ON SOLID TRACK ... WHICH IS MOST OF THE TRACK THAT HAS NO GROOVES IN/ON IT. YOU DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SMALL SECTIONS WITHIN THIS TRACK WITH THESE GROOVES, THESE ARE KEY TO GETTING THESE TROLLEYS AROUND THE TRACK WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM YOU.
THESE CLOCKWORK TIN TROLLEYS ARE IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT ALL AROUND SHAPE/CONDITION (AS PICTURED). YOU HAVE NO MAJOR ISSUES AT ALL, BUT, ON OCCASION YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOCATE A SMALL DENT OR SOME SUPERFICIAL CORROSION HERE AND THERE. MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT NOT ONLY DO THE CLOCKWORK MOTORS WORK AND WORK WELL... THEIR CLUTCH MECHANISM WORKS PERFECTLY IN EACH OF THE CARS WHICH I CAN NOT STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS POINT ENOUGH......
AS YOU CAN SEE THIS SET HAS BEEN WELL STOR
ED OVER THE DECADES
. AS FAR AS THE
BASE
GOES, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE A BETT
ER EXAMPLE OF THIS. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE
,
IT IS LITERALLY AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS ONE COULD HOPE TO FIND. THE TIN TRACK HAS NO CREASES OR DENTS. ALL OF THE SIX (6) ARCHES ARE HERE AND ALL OF THEM HAVE THE ORIGINAL TAB WHICH LOCKS INTO THE BASE TO SECURELY HOLD THE TRACK IN PLACE AS THE TROLLEYS GO AROUND THE TRACK/COURSE.  KEEP IN MIND THAT I AM NOT REPRESENTING THIS AS NOS (NEW OLD STOCK), THIS WAS ONCE USED, BUT, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PICTURES ... IT HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY! IT HAS BEEN IN STORAGE FOR AT LEAST THE PAST FIVE (5) DECADES!!
TO USE THIS "TOBOGGAN
" ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW OR FEEL FREE TO KEEP ON READING .....
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CONTINUING .... LIE THE BASE ON A FLAT AND LEVEL SURFACE, YOU NEED TO LIFT UP THIS BASE AS IT HAS MULTI LEVELS AND THE SIX (6) ARCHS NEED TO BE SECURELY FASTENED TO THE TRACK. THE STEEP UPGRADE HAS A LONGER TAB WHICH SLIDES INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRACK. THE TOP PART IS TRICKY, BUT, LITERALLY SLIDES IN TO THE UPPER TRACK SECTION (AT ARCH NO.1). THE ASSEMBLIE OF THE TRACK DOES TAKE SOME TIME AND PATIENCE AND WILL MOST LIKELY NEED SOME TWEAKING HERE AND THERE AFTER IT IS FULLY ERECTED. YOU NEED TO GET THE TRACK LEVEL AND WITHOUT FLEXING FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE. THIS CAN BE DONE, BUT AGAIN, YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR TIME AND WORK ON IT. IT DOES GET EASIER AND GOES UP FASTER WITH PRACTICE AND TIME.
ONCE YOU HAVE MASTERED THE ASSEMBLY OF THE TRACK, YOU NOW GRAB ANY ONE OF THE TROLLEYS (AS YOU HAVE TWO (2) DIFFERENT COLORS) WIND-IT-UP AND PLACE THE FIRST TROLLEY ONTO THE TRACK ... I ALWAYS SELECT THE LONG DOWNWARD SLOPE WHICH IS RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST TURN ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED THE TOP OF THE STEEP INCLINE.... THIS RUNS FROM THE LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM REAR TO THE FRONT.  A SLIGHT PUSH IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED TO GET THE TROLLEY RUNNING.
THIS BEING A TWO (2) TROLLEY SET (AS TECHNOFIX DID OFFER A SINGLE TROLLEY SET) YOU CAN EITHER LET THE TROLLEY RUN IT'S COURSE OR PLACE THE SECOND (2ND) TROLLEY ONTO THE TRACK ... HERE TIMING IS IMPORTANT. IF YOU PLACE IT DOWN TOO SOON PRIOR TO THE FIRST TROLLEY PASSING, YOU MAY REAR END THE FIRST TROLLY. IF YOU PLACE IT TOO LATE, THE FIRST TROLLEY MIGHT REAR END THE TROLLEY YOU JUST RELEASED. IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMING AND WINDING!
NOW YOU GET TO SIT BACK AND WATCH THE ENGINEERING MARVEL THAT TECHNOFIX CREATED BACK IN 1958. BOTH TROLLEYS WILL DO 4-6 LAPS/ROUNDS, THIS DEPENDS ON JUST HOW MUCH YOU WOUND UP YOUR TROLLEY. I ALWAYS TRY TO UNDERWIND IT SLIGHTLY SO YOU DO NOT BREAK THE VINTAGE SPRING (CLOCKWORK DRIVE).... AGAIN, TRIAL AND ERROR WORKS BEST HERE.
AT ANY TIME, YOU CAN GRAB ONE (1) OR BOTH OF THE TROLLEYS AND RECHARGE THEM (WIND-THEM UP AGAIN) AND THEN RELEASE THEM BACK ONTO THE TRACK.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS "TOBOGGAN
" IS VERY OLD AND THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THESE CLOCKWORK VINTAGE TOYS/MODELS IS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN.
THIS IS A GREAT GAME/
MODEL/TRACK THAT WILL KEEP YOU AND YOURS ENTERTAINED FOR A LONG TIME! THIS NR. 290 TECHNOFIX TOBOGGAN WILL KEEP THE YOUNG MINDS NOT ONLY ENTRANCED BUT AGAIN, ENTERTAINED FOR HOURS ON END!
THE ORIGINAL BOX IS IN FAIR TO GOOD OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE AND
THE GRAPHICS ARE STILL SHARP AND BRIGHT. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS WAS PRINTED BACK IN 1957/58 IN WESTERN GERMANY! NO ADDED GLUE HAS EVER MADE IT TO THIS BOX, BUT, YOU DO HAVE A BUNCH OF ADDED TAPE (SEE PICTURES AND VIDEO FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THIS) ON THE BOXES LID AND BASE. I ALSO PLACED SOME CHIPBOARD STRIPS INTO THE BASE OF THE BOX FOR ADDED STRENGTH AND SUPPORT. THESE CAN BE REMOVED AND DISCARDED IF DESIRED AS THEY ARE NOT GLUED OR TAPED IN.
EVEN CONSIDERING THE ISSUES WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX AS JUST POINTED OUT, WITHOUT A DOUBT,  THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST WORKING AND MOST COMPLETE EXAMPLES AVAILABLE OF THE
TECHNOFIX "TOBOGGAN
"
MODE
LS/ITEM/TRACK
OFFERED HERE ON EBAY
.
ALL OF WHAT YOU SEE IN MY PICTURES AND VIDEO ARE ORIGINAL, NOTHING HAS BEEN ADDED
TO THIS LISTING.... ASIDE FROM SOME VINTAGE TAPE AND CHIPBOARD SUPPORTS AS NOTED ABOVE AND IN THE VIDEO.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY ITEMS/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!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AND MY SPECIALLY CREATED VIDEO AS THEY 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 DO THE REST!
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 (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. AS OF THIS LISTING, I AM NOW T/RATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AS WELL!
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 (IF USED). THIS
TECHNOFIX TOBOGGAN
NUMBER 290
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS PRIORITY MAIL AND WILL BE SENT FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-INS WITH SOME UNSCRUPULOUS FOLKS WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". SO IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR ALL, WHILE AFFORDING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION, I HAVE OPTED TO GIVE EBAY'S GSP A GO.
AS SUCH, PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO "NOT" CALCULATE NOR REQUEST ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR "IMPORT FEES OR DUTIES". THIS IS THE SOLE DOING OF EBAY WHO MAKES THIS REQUEST BASED ON YOUR GOVERNMENTS IMPORT REQUIREMENTS. SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME WHEN IT'S TIME TO LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS I HAVE NO MORE CONTROL OVER THIS THEN YOU DO!
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT, AS THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME AT THIS TIME WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX. I DO HAVE ANOTHER FULLY WORKING 2 TROLLEY TOBOGGAN WHICH HAS NO BOX AVAILABLE AND I WILL LIST THAT SET NEXT.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU.......
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.
I HAVE DOZEN
S
OF OTHER TECHNOFIX
, ARNOLD, SCHUCO AND MARX ITEMS. I WILL BE ADDING SOME OF THESE EVERY NOW AND THE
N, SO 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!
IN ADDITION, I AM TRYING TO ADD A VIDEO TO ALL OF MY NEW LISTINGS TO SHOW YOU THAT WHAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUYING IS EXACTLY AS IT IS LISTED AND IN PERFECT OPERATIONAL CONDITION/SHAPE.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
:
LASTLY
, PLEASE NOTE THAT IF EBAY DOES NOT DELIVER ITEMS/GOODS TO YOUR COUNTRY VIA THEIR GSP (GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM), I WILL CANCEL YOUR ORDER AND REFUND YOUR FUNDS 100%. DURING THIS COVID TIME, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I WILL SHIP ANYTHING INTERNATIONALLY .... NO EXCEPTIONS!!
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 CENTER OF THE PAGE 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
EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED COMPLETE MARKE/TECHNOFIX
NUMBER 290
,
2 TROLLEY
"TOBOGGAN" WITH ITS ORIGINAL BOX & A PHOTOCOPY OF IT'S ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
FROM 1958
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 (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU).
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO, THE DELIVERY HEREOF.