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  • Member since
    November 2005
Any resources for kit collectors
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 12, 2005 12:53 PM
Hi folks

Does anyone have any suggestions for online resources for kit collectors? Any book recommendations?

I have acquired a model kit from 1945 that is a box of wood that had to be carved to complete the model. I read somewhere (FSM I think?) that hand carved wooden models were popular in the wars years because wartime resources were so limited. The models could also be donated to the military for recognition purposes for troop training. This kit is for a series of Totem Poles however that must be carved and painted. They were manufactured in Chicago by a company called Totem Industries. I has a price tag on it ot $1.95 fro Marshall Fields. That's all the info I have on it. I was looking for more trying to learn a little bit about the kits and whether or not there is any value in it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Third rock from the sun.
Posted by Woody on Saturday, March 12, 2005 3:02 PM
Hello Bullseye, First let me welcome you to the forum. John Burns is the guy who puts out the definitive price guides and collector magazine. I have tried to look up the company you mentioned but it wasn't listed. I would suggest you drop John an email and see if he has heard of them. cheersjwb@aol.com

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 12, 2005 6:06 PM
Thanks Woody I'll drop him a note and hopefully he can help. It's kind of neat to look at this old stuff and see how things were "back then".


Thanks again.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 12, 2005 6:23 PM
I didn't think of it before but here's a picture of the kit.

Thanks again.

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