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Revell Maxwell Auto Pull Toy Introduction The Maxwell Pull Toy was issued in 1950 by Lew Glaser's Precision Specialities in 1950 [Graham , p 9 ]. Revell was a brand name then. Only in 1952 was the name of the company changed to Revell Inc. [Graham, p 16 ]. Starting with 1949 Gowland & Gowland gave Revell (Precision Specialities) a licence to manufacure their line of pull toy designs [Graham, p 11 ]. First one was Champ, a dog that begged and barked. There also came Bill, a horse and rider, and Chu Chu, a train engine which both jumped, and Quacky Wacky, a duck that laid a marble egg (see sample picture, on Revell Inc. website). Some items of this line was also advertised on the top panel of the box (picture 5 ). The Revell Maxwell Auto pull toy was something different. It was more than a toy, it could also considered as an authentic model of an antique car in 1/16 scale, the parts of which indeed made up the Revell 1913 Maxwell "quick construction kit" issued in 1951. In 1950 or 1951 in 1951, Revell issued a line of five model-like pull toys in 1/32 scale. There was a provision to detach the pull cable from the radiator as decribed on the bottom of the box. This points that these antique cars were also meant to be displayed as static models. These founded the line of Highway Pioneers line of 1/32 scale classic car kits. In 1952 there was issued another pull toy antique car in 1/16 scale, the 1917 Model T Ford. The second and last one of this line of 1/16 scale cars. Action Features The cable of the Gowland /Revell pull toys was not a rigid one, just for pulling the toy along but was a bowden control which triggered variuos actions.  The action features as described in Revell's own words on the side panel of the box are the following: Squeeze the trigger and
the horn honks, the car bucks and he driver is tossed into the
air. Apart from the listing of Revell toys and the decription of the action features quoted above, I like to point out the following inscriptions found on the box: Designed by John Gowland, points to Gowland & Gowland origin. Made in Hollywood , both on the top panel (picture 5 ) British Patent No. 633439. U.S.A. and Other Patents Pending points to the British origin of the Gowland brothers (picture 7 ). There is no catalogue number on the box.
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