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AMERICAN WILD WEST TOY SOLDIERS, FIGURES AND ITEMS FOR SALE

Tim-Mee and Processed Plastic were both founded in 1948 in Aurora, Illinois. The presidents John Baumgartner and Ross Bergman knew each other and shared many sources of raw materials. It is believed that they may have had an agreement to not make competing products. Tim-Mee made plastic toy figures while Processed Plastic made plastic toy vehicles. The only vehicle that Tim-Mee might have made was an army jeep with cannon (cannon also made with spoke wheels for American Civil War sets). Key personnel left Tim-Mee in 1961 and we believe Baumgartner approached his old friend Ross Bergman for help and that Processed Plastic may have made some vehicles (Atomic Cannon & Rocket Launcher) for Tim-Mee in 1962. Eventually in the summer of 1964 Processed Plastic took over Tim-Mee to help get ready for the Christmas season sales rush. Officially for legal and tax purposes the take over was January 1, 1965. Tim-Mee was kept as a separate division and some of both Tim-Mees figures and Processed Plastics vehicles were sold by the other division resluting in many different packaging styles and names which has caused some confusion in today's collector market.

American Wild West Figures and Items

ORIGINAL BAGGED SETS FOR SALE

- 15.00 0561 Tim-mee (PPCo) Cowboy Indians (2 IN STOCK)

- 1235 Processed Plastic Wild West, NONE IN STOCK.

- 18.00 150 Realistic Indians, 29 cent grab bag with six figures, circa 1950s.

10.00 Later sealed bag MISSING header card about 20 piece including Bergman canoe with paddler. (1)

WESTERN VEHICLES

It wasn't until Processed Plastic took over Tim-Mee in 1964 that the western sets started to include vehicles. Vehicles were Processed Plastic's specialty and this was very beneficial to the Tim-Mee line.

This mold was sent to Mexico where it remained in production into the 1980s. The Mexican wagons do not have rubber like vinyl harnesses like the original USA production wagons. Also the USA wagons used the Series 3 "Medium" horses as the Series 1 horse mold had bent sent to Mexico a few years before the wagon set was produced. The Mexican wagons used the "turning" Series 1 horse as seen in the picture above.

40.00 Original wagon, cream body & hitch, red top, wheels , side boxes and hitch cross bars, two series 3 "medium" horses + 2 nice reins, or one in the rev erse color. (2)

40.00 Original wagon, One horse and hitch have factory rivets. Both rein pieces are mint. Has two 3rd series 70mm "Medium" horses.

35.00 Original wagon, One horse and hitch have factory rivets. One rein piece split at tongue connection spot. Has two 3rd series 70mm "Medium" horses.

20.00 Original wagon, NO horses or reins.

THE "WAGON" WESTERN FIGURES

Early sets had a mix of yellow and redbrown figures but that quicly was changed to yellow only.

Figures for sale are yellow unless otherwise noted.

7.00 Woman holding baby; NONE, (3.00 rough yellow).

7.00 Seated wagon driver; 2 yellow.

7.00 Seated woman; 7 yellow.

7.00 Boy walking with bucket; 3 yellow, (2.00 RECAST 1 yellow) .

7.00 Kneeling with rifle; 7 yellow.

7.00 Eating with plate and spoon; 2 yellow, (3.00 Missing spoon yellow).

8.00 Kneeling with meat on stick; NONE IN STOCK, (3.00 MEAT ON STICK BROKEN OFF; 3 yellow).

Last style wagon marked Processed Plastic first made in 1978. They did away with the pesky reins piece that was/is always breaking. The wagon was made in brown or yellow and was also sold without a top as either a western buckboard or as a farm wagon

The wagon driver was the last 3 inch figure made by PPCo 1980.

20.00 Platform disply playset with wagon and maybe 8 -10 farm animals; 2 yellow.

16.00 Oregon Trail wagon; 1 yellow.

15.00 NO sticker, may have been sold that way; 1 yellow.

15.00 Wagon with driver, no top "farm" version; 1 brown

5.00 Wagon driver with peg butt; 1 carmel.

Also first made about 1978 was the popular Processed Plastic stagecoach. Like the wagon it was sold in yellow/brown color variations. It was likewise sold as a platform display playset but with about six cowboys and Indians instead of farm animals. In later years the stagecoach was made in solid brown. The hand brake was also eliminated at some point.

15.00 Loose complete with brake, yellow body with brown doors.

12.00 Loose, tongue attachment peg partially gone, not bad really, brown doors.

In 1980 as part of an exclusive for the Kroger grocery chain Processed Plastic made a red Kroger delivery wagon which was sold in a playset with a covered wagon and a stagecoach. Also sold individualy 1in 1983 for Kroger's 100th anniversery. In 1982 the same piece made a comeback in brown and tan as SIERRA JACK's Mining, Household Supplies and Medicine Supply wagon. These are not easy to find.

30.00 Sierra Jack Wagon with mule team.

25.00 Sierra Jack Wagon with mule team, 1/2 connector pin broken but still holds together.

40.00 Kroger Wagon with brown mule team.

Circa 1948-57 the Series 1 horses are about 70mm in size and need separate saddles or blankets for their riders. These are among the nicest plastic horses made, and are quite popular with collectors. The running full stride (upper left in photo) and turning (lower right in photo) horses are much more common than the other three poses.

5.00 Running right front leg straight; 20 white/cream, 14 tan/butterscotch, 5 redbrown, 5 black.

8.00 Bucking; 1 cream/white, 2 redbrown, 1 silver, 1 black.

8.00 Stopping; 1 tan, 1 redbrown.

5.00 Front legs forward, turning or rearing; 13 white/cream, 16 tan/butterscotch, 13 redbrown, 3 black, 1 silver.

8.00 Running right front leg bent; 1 cream/white, 1 silver.

1.00 Saddle with split buckle.(10)

Series 2 Horses

Circa 1954-57 these 70mm horses are the same poses as four of the Series 1 horses but now with integral saddles added to the mold. They were sold primarily as "bin" toys with a western rider and are not common. The mold still exists and is in production by Western Toys of Texas. Photo courtesy Wild West Toys.

8.00 Running front right leg straight; 1 redbrown.

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8.00 Running front leg bent; 1 redbrown.

Here is a picture of 1/2 of the Series 2 horse mold. It has survived all of these years and is now owned by Wild West Toys in Texas. They have made reissues and you can buy them from their web site - http://wildwesttoys.com. Once you are at their web site click on the link to playset items to find the horses.

Series 3 Horses

About 1957 Tim-Mee phased out the Series 1 & 2 horses and replaced them with smaller horses that used less plastic and help saved on production costs. The Series 3 "Medium" horses were a only a bit smaller but much thinner than the series 1 & 2 horses. They were used mostly with the; Cavalry, Civil War & Rodeo figures. The Cowboy and Indian bagged sets made after this time sets used the smaller Series 4 horses and the Indian blanket for the larger mounted Indians was phased out as it was no longer needed. The new high pommel saddle was made to go with these Series 3 "Medium" horses.

5.00 EACH Series 3 "Medium" Horses

Walking; 10 white/cream, 3 black, 7 redbrown, 10 tan/butterscotchs, 1 red.

Stopping; 2 tanbutterscotch, 3 white/cream, 1 black, 6 redbrown, 1 red.

Both front legs forward; 2 tan/butterscotch, 2 white/cream, 1 black.

Series 4 Horses

These horses were made from about 1957 to 1975 and were designed for the new smaller 54/60mm western riders. The new mounted Indians that were made now had to ride horses with saddles as "Indian blanket" horses were no longer made. These smaller horses and mounted figures replaced the larger 70mm horses and mounted figures in all western bagged sets except the Rodeo sets that got two series 3 and two series 4 horses with appropriately sized cowboy riders. The stopping horse was made with two slight variations of tail length as seen above but we can see from the picture of the mold that each of the eight riders was made with a horse. This has resulted in a number of small variations in saddle decoration. Based upon the numbers we have seen perhaps five of the eight figures were made with a walking horse and three with a stopping horse, but we are unsure if this is correct.

1.00 EACH Series 4 "Small" horses

Walking. (59)

Stopping. (17)

The mold that made the series 4 horses also makes the early 54/60mm western riders. Each horse has a rider next to it in the mold. Like the Series 2 horse mold this mold is also owned by Wild West Toys in Texas. We are unsure if they will make reissues. Photo courtesy Wild West Toys.

Series 5 Horses

About 1975 the Series 4 horses were phased out and new "small" horses and riders were made by Processed Plastic who had taken over Tim-Mee in 1964. These new horses and figures have better detail and were made from about 1975 to 1995.

1.00 Series 5 Processed Plastic Horses

Circa 1976-96.

These Series 5 horses come in tan/butterscotch, black , redbrown and cream/white. If you have a color preference please list it with order and we will do our best to try and supply it.

TM234 Bucking. (21)

TM235 Stopping. (3)

TM236 Walking. (5)

TM237 Running. (6)

"70mm" Mounted Figures

Most of the Timmee "60mm" mounted figures are actually closer in size to 65-70mm.

Like the foot cowboys and Indians Tim-Mee added new figures over the years. The Cowboy waving the hat in all likelyhood was part of the Rodeo Cowboy mold. The Indian shooting the rifle was probably made for the 1956 Cavalry/Apache bagged set. As the large mounted Indians were phased out by 1958 this Indian pose has become the hardest Tim-Mee western figure to find by today's collectors.

4.00 Chief with tomahawk and shield; 1 darker green, 2 flesh, 2 red.

4.00 Indian w/ tomahawk and lance; 1 darker green, 1 lighter flesh.

3.50 Indian w/ tomahawk and lance (WITH SPLIT IN LANCE); 2 dark flesh, 3 flesh, 6 red, 5 redbrown, 1 tan.

4.00 Indian w/ knife and rifle; 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green, 2 redbrown, (3.00 1 redbrown with slight crimp on knife).

4.00 Indian shooting bow; 1 redbrown, 3 yellow, 6 red, 2 tan, 1 green.

20.00 Indian shooting rifle; NONE.

Add $10 for a horse and Indian blanket to any mounted Indian figure you buy.

4.00 Cowboy shooting rifle; 12 red, 13 light flesh, 4 yellow, 5 redbrown, 4 green, 3 dark flesh, 1 tan/butterscotch.

5.00 Cowboy w/ lasso; 5 red, 2 flesh, 2 redbrown.

2.50 Cowboy w/ lasso, 1 rope split; 3 red, 1 tan , 1 light flesh, 2 yellow.

4.00 Cowboy mounted with pistol, 11 red, 1 cream/white, 1 light flesh.

5.00 Cowboy mounted waving hat; 1 light flesh, 1 redbrown, (2.00 Crimp on hat brim, tan or nosepug & hat scuffs redbrown).

Add $9 for a horse and intact saddle to any mounted Cowboy you buy.

The Tim-Mee cavalry were made in response to the popular TV show Rin Tin Tin about 1956. To avoid paying any royalty fees advertising used "includes the famous cavalry dog" instead of Rin Tin Tin.

Cavalry

3.00 Famous Cavalry Dog (AKA Rin Tin Tin), tans. (5)

7.00 Cavalry with flag and pistol. (6)

2.00 same flag gone and pistol chewed.

5.00 Cavalry with bugle.(5)

5.00 Cavalry with sword and binoculars. (9)

3.00 Same with slight sword chew or hat scuff. (2)

8.00 Cavalry shooting rifle downward, blue. (NONE).

20.00 Cavalry shooting downward, gray.(1)

15.00 Cavalry shooting downward, graygreen. (1)

Add $8 for horse and saddle to any mounted Cavalry figure you buy.

Pioneers

6.00 Mtd holding rifle and powderhorn; 2 gray, 3 light flesh, 1 medium flesh, ( 4.00 rifle tip chew yellow).

10.00 Mtd holding pistol and knife; 1 flesh, ( 8.00 VERY LIGHT CRIMP on knife gray).

4.00 Mtd holding pistol and knife; SHORT PISTOL, 1 light flesh.

15.00 Mtd shooting rifle; NONE IN STOCK.

5.00 Mtd shooting rifle SHORT TIP; 1 redbrown.

Add $10 for a horse and saddle for any mounted pioneer you buy.

54/60mm MOUNTED FIGURES

These figures were produced form 1958 to about 1975 and they replaced the larger mounted Indians and started to replace the larger mounted cowboys who stayed in the Rodeo set for a few more years.

3.50 EACH Mounted figure + horse from above.

Cowboy shooting rifle downward; 4 black, 3 white/cream, 5 tan/butterscotch, 8 redbrown, 3 red, 1 gray.

Cowboy with pistol and rope; NONE

Cowboy with lasso; 1 tan, 3 black, 4 cream/white, (SPLIT LASSO; 3 cream, 1 redbrown, 1 tan).

Cowboy with two pistols; 7 tan/butterscotch, 5 cream/white, 2 black, 2 redbrown.

Pioneer shooting pistol; 9 cream/white, 7 redbrown, 1 red, 1 tanbutterscotch, 8 black.

Indian with tomahawk and rifle; 24 tan/butterscotch, 20 white/cream, 1 gray, 8 redbrown, 18 black, 1 red.

Indian shooting bow; 7 black, 6 whitecreaam, 1 gray, 1 tan/butterscotch, 1 redbrown, 1 bright red, (string split $2.50 tan or gray).

Indian Chief w/ bow, drawing arrow; NONE, (1 redbrown & 2 creamwhite w/ split string), 1 gray NO BOWSTRING.

Processed Plastic made new smaller 54/60mm mounted figures about 1975 which were used up through at least 1995.

3.50 EACH Figure + Horse from above

Chief w/ bow, drawing arrow; 5 tan, 2 cream, 3 black.

Chief w/ tomahawk & shield; 5 black, 4 cream/white, 3 tan/butterscotch.

Indian shooting bow; 1 tan, 2 black, sting split; 1 tan, 1 cream.

Indian w/ tomahawk and rifle; 2 black, 4 tan, 2 cream/white.

Cowboy w/ lasso; 3 black, (2.00 1 ROPE SPLIT below hand; 2 tan/butterscotch).

Cowboy w/ rifle x waist; 1 cream, 4 tan.

Cowboy shooting pistol; 1 cream, 1 tan, 2 black .

Cowboy shooting rifle; 1 black.

, 1 tan

PIONEERS

18.00 Pioneers, 6 in all 6, earth tones; 1 redbrown, 4 gray, 2 tan/butterscotch.

15.00 Pioneers, 6 in all 6 poses; 4 green, 3 red or color mix from below.

Individual Pioneers $3.00 EACH Earth tones, $2.50 EACH red, green or yellow.

Pioneer kneeling shooting rifle; 4 red, 4 redbrown, 4 green, 1 yellow, 5 tan, 2 gray.

Pioneer kneeling shooting pistol; 7 red, 8 green, 8 redbrown, 3 yellow, 9 tan/butterscotch, 1 gray.

Pioneer with rifle, scouting; 1 gray, 6 tan, 5 green, 4 red, 1 yellow, 3 redbrown.

Pioneer walking with rifle x waist; 7 tan, 5 green, 9 red, 1 gray, 1 yellow, 1 redbrown.

Pioneer standing shooting rifle; 2 tan, 4 redbrown, 4 green, 1 metallic green, 3 flesh, 1 yellow, 2 gray, 1 red.

Pioneer clubbing with rifle; 6 green, 3 redbown, 5 red, 1 gray.

FIRST SERIES TIM-MEE 70mm FOOT WESTERN POSES

Set #156

Early cowboys were made in tan gray, redbrown and black but red green and yellow became to color used most often by 1955. Blue and white examples are not easy to find and perhaps were made after the military navy figures were run and some of the blue or white plastic was still in the machine.

Early indians were made in redbrown but red,green and yellow some became the colors used.

Cowboys

15.00 All five first pose cowboys; 4 black, 2 gray.

3.00 EACH EARTH TONE OR ODD COLORS

Standing shooting rifle; 3 grays, 5 black, 1 redbrown, (1.00 slight rifle chew redbrown).

With lasso; 4 grays, 1 graygreen, 3 tan/butterscotch, 1 black, (1.00 rope split blue).

Kneeling shooting pistol; 6 tan/butterscotch, 8 black, 1 blue, 2 redbrown, 1 metallic green.

Advancing with rifle; 1 redbrown, 1 tan, 1 gray, 11 black.

Sheriff with 2 pistols; 6 black, 1 gray, 1 tan/butterscotch, 2 blue, 1 redbrown.

7.00 8 First Series Foot Cowboys in all 5 poses; yellow (13), red (20), green (5), color mix (3).

Indians

12.00 8 First series Indians in all 5 poses, redbrown.(8)

7.00 8 First series Indians in all 5 poses; red (11), yellow (8), green (16), color mix (3).

1.50 Kneeling shooting bow, no splits. (8)

ADD ON FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES

It seems Tim-Mee constantly made slight changes and additions to their western line. The figure molds seem to have had as many as 18 cavities son new additions probably only got 1 cavity such that the Indian mold might have; 1 canoe, fire, sitting maiden, dog, one each add on Indians and 2 or 3 each of the original pose Indians.

Early 1950s add ons

5.00 TM49 First version "tippy" canoe; 9 yellow.

3.00 TM50 First version Paddler feathers apart; 20 yellow, 4 green, 7 red.

3.00 TM51 Fire, red, green, or yellow.

5.00 TM64A Camp dog, test shot colors; 1 army green, 2 cream, 2 dull pink.

4.00 TM64A Camp dog, earth tone colors; 1 red brown, 5 black, 4 darker gray, 7 lighter gray.

3.00 TM64A Camp dog, bright colors, 15 red, 4 green, 8 yellow.

3.00 TM48 Indian girl sitting; red, green, yellow or redbrown.

3.00 Calf, test shot colors; 6 army greens, 3 butterscotch, 2 dull pink, 1 cream with pink.

2.00 Calf, earth tone & older colors; 4 black, 4 lighter gray, 4 redbrown, 1 dark green, 2 drk red.

1.00 Calf, bright colors 7 red, 7 yellow, 7 green.

Early to Mid 1950s add on Indians

3.00 TM53 Indian with club; 12 green, 16 red, 3 yellow.

3.00 TM55 Chief with spear; 10 green, 7 red, 1 washed out red poor color mix at factory.

2.00 TM55 Chief w/ spear, tip chew, green or red.

3.00 TM56 Indian with knife x chest; 10 red, 4 yellow, 1 redbrown with slice on base, 13 green.

Mid 1960s add on cowboys

2.00 TM76 Cowboy about to draw; 11 red, 6 yellow, 2 green.

2.00 TM77 Cowboy turned to the right shooting pistol; 6 yellow, 11 red, 1 washed out red, 2 green.

SECOND SERIES 70mm WESTERN "RODEO" FIGURES

Rodeo Cowgirls

12.00 TM15A Mtd Cowgirl waving hat; 1 green, 2 red.

10.00 TM15B Cowgirl waving; 2 yellow, (3.00 MISSING HAT red),(2.00 RECAST 1 green)

8.00 TM15C Cowgirl with rope and pistol; 13 red, 4 yellow, 2 green, (1.00 RECAST; 1 green, 1 yellow).

18.00 TM15D Cowgirl with harness; NONE, (12.00 slight nose pug, green).

Rodeo Cowboys

8.00 TM15E Cowboy drawing two pistols; 7 red, 4 yellow, 2 green, (1.50 RECAST 1 red).

8.00 TM15F Cowboy walking with saddle; 5 red, 3 green, 2 yellow, (1.50 RECAST 1 yellow.

8.00 TM15G Cowboy about to draw one pistol; 2 red, 2 green, 2 yellow, (1.50 RECAST 1 red).

8.00 T15H Cowboy playing the guitar; NONE, (2.00 RECAST 1 yellow).

3.00 T15H Cowboy playing the guitar, has scuffs, red.

TM110 Second version canoe, yellow. NONE IN STOCK

TM111 Second version Padder feathers together; NONE IN STOCK.

THE FINAL SERIES OF 70mm FOOT WESTERN FIGURES

In 1970 Processed Plastic made a new mold of 70mm Cowboys and Indians. The older molds were all phased out over the next few years.

15.00 All 12 last version poses. Cowboy with two pistols will have damge. (4)

1.00 EACH 2nd Series Cowboys and Indians all poses except Cowboy with two pistols or Indians with bows.

2.00 EACH 2nd Series Indians shooting bows.

2.00 Cowboy with two pistols.

LARGE ABOUT 5-6 INCH FIGURES

BASES MARKED TIMMEE TOYS DIVISION OF PROCESSED PLASTIC

Using the same masters for the new "60mm" cowboys and Indians a series of 6inch figures was also produced.

6.00 Cowboy about to draw pistols; 1 red. 1 yellow.

.50 Fence section, cream. (26)

1.50 Fence section 7 tan, 15 red, 3 yellow.

About 1998 the original Timmee western figures were phased out of the small buckets they were sold in and replaced by copies of Airfix cowboys and Indians that are made in China. Like many other US companies toy production has moved at least partially to China to help maintain the business. Still it was sad to see the old Timmee figures go.

8.00 Wild West Tub, 30+ pieces (colors and pose assortment may differ from above photo). These were from the last production run. (8)

25.00 Later bag with Hong Kong parts.