Joe K. Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 .Woolworth's Christmas catalog cover and interior page:The 1940 copyright date appears on the inside front cover:Close-up of the wind-up Rocket Racer and description & the Database photo:A link to more info and photos of the rare box:http://www.grandoldtoys.com/toydb_Detail.php?id=1302&S_keywords=car,tin litho,wind-up&Search.x=0&Search.y=0Here's it's listed as a 1935 toy. This may be true, since this is the first sighting I've made here on Alphadrome.The Rocket Racer is 16" long and cost $0.25 (twenty-five cents)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 It turns out that the Rocket Racer is definitely from 1935 . Here's an advertisement in the Hagerstown Daily Mail in December 1935. There's no trace of it before Winter 1935. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 It was still being advertised for sale as seen in this 1939 Montgomery Ward Christmas catalog: 16 1/4-In. Rocket Racer Biggest Made for 25 cents The recently ended catalog listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Merry-Christmas-Montgomery-Ward-Catalog-1939-Toys-Ornaments-and-so-much-more-/143413449333?hash=item21641b9275%3Ag%3AMysAAOSwc5xdp7iY&nma=true&si=v9m9znqphYNdIsyAZXBgNFFTBNQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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