Group of Five Classic Guillow's Balsa Wood Flying Toy Airplanes, USA GRP-0110 For Sale

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Group of Five Classic Guillow's Balsa Wood Flying Toy Airplanes, USA GRP-0110:
$26.65

Lot of five balsa wood flying toy airplanes by Guillow's, your number one source since 1926. Includes:

#26 Eagle

#30 Jetfire Glider

#43 Bullseye Bi-Plane

#50 Sky Streak Motorplane

#55 Jetstream Motorplane

During WW II, most of the balsa wood was being diverted for military use in the production of rafts and life jackets, making it nearly impossible to acquire. Guillow served the war effort by supplying the armed forces with a number of drone aircraft to help U.S. gunners sharpen their skills.

Post war prosperity and the new plastic models caused a decline in the "stick and tissue" business. With plummeting sales in the kit business, Guillow concentrated on producing inexpensive hand launched and rubber powered gliders. A dozen new gliders and rubber band powered planes were merchandised in a large variety of attractive displays to suit the needs of all customers from the "mom and pop" stores to the larger department stores.

Those toy airplanes are represented here are still made in the USA, and perfect for hours of fun for aspiring pilots ages 8 and up.

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