ARNOLD VERY RARE, FULLY OPERATIONAL, TIN CLOCKWORK TRACTOR & TRAILER W/BOX & KEY

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE, VINTAGE, TIN, CLOCKWORK, ARNOLD "TRACTOR AND TRAILER". THIS TRACTOR AND TRAILER WAS/IS MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY AND IS AN ORIGINAL, PERFECTLY WORKING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE & COMPLETE ITEM. YOU ALSO GET THE ORIGINAL HAND PAINTER TRACTOR OPERATOR, ARNOLD KEY AND BOX!
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THIS TRACTOR AND TRAILER IS PRETTY COOL TO OPERATE AND A BLAST TO WATCH! THEN, AS NOW, THIS CLOCKWORK DRIVEN TRACTOR WORKS PERFECTLY AND ALL OF THE FEATURES STILL WORK EFFORTLESSLY, TO INCLUDE:
1.) THE STRONG ORIGINAL CLOCKWORK ENGINE,
2.) THE "STOP/START" SWITCH,
3.) THE TRAILERS ABILITY TO TILT TO THE REAR (MANUALLY),
4.) THE PIVOTING TRAILER REAR DOOR,
5.) FORWARD DRIVE,
6.) REVERSE DRIVE,
7.) TURNING LEFT,
8.) TURNING RIGHT,
9.) QUICK TRAILER RELEASE (JUST LIFT UP),
10.) ORIGINAL DRIVER WITH ATTACHMENT PIN AND
11.) THE ORIGINAL BOX WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE INNER FLAPS.
THIS TRACTOR AND TRAILER HAS NEVER BEEN TAMPERED WITH NOR TAKEN APART
. IT IS COMPLETE AND STILL WINDS UP NICELY.... AND AS PICTURED, YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL "ARNOLD" KEY HERE AS WELL.
IT IS FULLY MADE OF TIN AND THE ONLY PLASTIC/RUBBER ON THIS TRACTOR WOULD BE THE HALF TRACKS, WHICH ARE ALSO ORIGINAL TO THIS TRACTOR. THE TRAILER IS ALSO MADE OUT OF TIN AND THE ONLY NON-TIN ITEM(S) WOULD BE THE FIVE (5) TIRES ... TO INCLUDE THE SPARE.
THE
TIN TRAILER SIMPLY SLIPS INTO THE RECEIVER LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO USE IT OR NOT.
THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER ARE MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF TIN. ALL OF THE GRAPHICS ARE APPLIED VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY. ON BOTH ITEMS (THE TRACTOR & TRAILER) IT SHOWS NO RUST, CORROSION, DINGS OR CREASES.
THE CLOCKWORK DRIVE IS STILL STRONG AND ORIGINAL TO THIS TRACTOR. THE "ON/OFF" SWITCH STILL WORKS AS DESIGNED AND HAS NO ISSUES.
TO OPERATE THIS TRACTOR AND TRAILER, YOU SIMPLY WIND IT UP AND PLACE THIS DOWN ONTO ANY HARD AND LEVEL SURFACE. PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THESE VINTAGE CLOCKWORK (OR BATTERY POWERED FOR THAT MATTER) ITEMS/TOYS OF THIS ERA WERE NOT DESIGNED WITH CARPETS IN MIND. SO PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU ARE SELECTING A SURFACE TO PLACE THIS ONTO. THIS TRACTOR WILL WORK WELL ON ANY PILE OF CARPET.
ONCE YOU PLACE THIS TRACTOR DOWN ... OR IF YOU CHOOSE, YOU CAN ADJUST IT SO IT WILL FOLLOW YOUR COMMAND (OR SETTING) PRIOR TO PLACING THIS DOWN. TO DETERMINE WHICH SETTING YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE, PLEASE REFER TO THE ORIGINAL BOXES INNER FLAPS AS HERE LIE THE INSTRUCTIONS TO DO THIS.
ALL OF THESE FEATURES WORK AND AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, WORK FLAWLESSLY! THE HALF TRACKS HAVE EXPANDED SLIGHTLY OVER THE DECADES, BUT THEY STILL WORK AND HAVE NOT BEEN ALTERED.
THE ORIGINAL BOX HAS NO ADDED TAPE, GLUE OR STAPLES. IT IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION. AS I JUST MENTIONED ABOVE, ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS RE CLEVERLY PRINTED ON THE FOUR (4) INNER FLAPS. YOU DO HAVE A FEW TINY TEARS ALONG THE SEAMS, BUT NONE OVER AN INCH IN LENGTH.
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES, AS THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME. IF YOU'D LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PHOTOS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME AND I'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.
BY MY STANDARDS AND POLICIES, I VERY RARELY DO NOT TEST WHAT IT IS I AM OFFERING HERE ON E-BAY.... THIS IS ONE OF THOSE EXEMPTIONS!  AFTER ALL JUST HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TEST A MODEL? ALL ONE NEED DO IS TO TOSS IN A FEW BATTERIES AND GIVE IT A GO, OR A SIMPLE PUSH TO SEE IF THE FRICTION DRIVE IS WORKING!  I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE SELLERS WHO WILL EVER SAY "THIS MODEL IS UNTESTED AND AS SUCH IT IS SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION" OR , "I HAVE NOT TESTED THE WIND-UP MECHANISM (CLOCK-WORK) AS I DO NOT HAVE A KEY, SO THIS WILL BE SOLD UNTESTED AND AS IS". THIS ARNOLD MODEL NUMBER "820" IS FULLY
TESTED AND WORKS PERFECTLY AND EFFORTLESSLY.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY 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.
ALL-IN-ALL YOU WILL BE VERY, VERY HARD PRESSED TO EVER LOCATE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE ARNOLD SEALS IN ANY SHAPE/CONDITION, LET ALONE ONE THAT IS FULLY FUNCTIONING AND YOU HAVE A NO BRAINIER HERE!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THEY DO BECOME AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MY DESCRIPTION AND DO A FAR BETTER JOB SHOWING YOU THE EXACT SHAPE AND CONDITION OF THE BOX AND MODEL THEN I COULD DO HERE.
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 6 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 COOL, VINTAGE, TIN, CLOCKWORK TRACTOR AND TRAILER
WILL BE SENT VIA
THE U
SPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED
.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS ITEM WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD A FEW RUN-IN'S WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS BUYERS, WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS. BY UTILIZING EBAY'S GSP THIS OFFERS "WE THE SELLERS" SOME ADDED PROTECTION FROM BUYERS WITH THIS STATE OF MIND.
IN ADDITION, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DECLARE THIS ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR IT'S ACTUAL VALUE, SO PLEASE, DO NOT ASK IF I WILL LOWER IT'S DECLARATION VALUE.
PLEASE NOTE
:
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MIGHT BECOME DUE OR MAY BE ACCESSED BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO, THE DELIVERY HEREOF, SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES PERTAIN 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 AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO LIST ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT MODELS EACH AND EVERY DAY (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE), OR UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I GET BURNT OUT FROM DOING SO. IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN AND IF I WILL OFFER THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT WILL ROUND OUT OR COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!
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 JIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I HAVE JUST ADDED A NEWER CATEGORY "
ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS
" TO HELP KEEP SOME OF THESE MODELS SEPARATE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS HERE.
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
EVER SO LIGHTLY USED,
TIN
, VINTAGE, CLOCKWORK, ARNOLD TIN MODEL NR. 820 TRACTOR AND TRAILER WHICH IS STILL HAS
IT'S ORIGINAL KEY, OPERATOR & BOX AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
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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 PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU), WHILE STILL OFFERING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDED PROTECTION.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED AND/OR OWED TO ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO, THE DELIVERY HEREOF.