pre-Playmobil geobra toys

[Macruran]

http://ludoplaymo.pagesperso-orange.fr/historique.htm

You can see faces of the distant ancestors of klickies in the corner of one box!

[cachalote]

do you know the dates of these adds macruran?

[Rhalius]

Its possible that Hans Beck worked on that too since he was already working at the company before being tasked with inventing Playmobil.

"Build me an army of clickies, worthy of Geobra" instead of "build me an army worthy of mordor." 

[Rasputin]

nice, thanks for the pictures of the phones and tool toy. I had heard about the phones forever but have not seen them, especally new in box. Looks like real wire as they were actuall working phones from what I remember

[Tiermann]

Forgive me for taking over your thread, but here are some photos of pre-Playmobil Geobra  I took on my trip to Germany 2014.
Keep in mind they worked in tin / sheet metal prior to switching to plastics in the 1950s.

From the museum in Zirndorf:
Zirndorf Museum May 11 2014 Geobra Toys by Tim, on Flickr

Zirndorf Museum May 11 2014 Geobra Toys 2 by Tim, on Flickr

Zirndorf Museum May 11 2014 Geobra Toys 3 by Tim, on Flickr

I would totally love to have one of these shop sets

Zirndorf Museum May 11 2014 Geobra Toys 4 by Tim, on Flickr

One of the things I find coolest is when they made something in other materials decades ago that they have since produced in Playmobil like this tower crane:

Zirndorf Museum May 11 2014 Geobra Toys 5 by Tim, on Flickr

[Tiermann]

From the displays in the upper level of the HOB Center at the Funpark in Zirndorf

The hula hoop was their first big hit in plastic, they were the first to produce it in Germany in the 50s

Funpark May 10 2014 no57 by Tim, on Flickr

Funpark May 10 2014 no58 by Tim, on Flickr

Funpark May 10 2014 no59 by Tim, on Flickr

Funpark May 10 2014 no60 by Tim, on Flickr

Funpark May 10 2014 no61 by Tim, on Flickr

Funpark May 10 2014 no62 by Tim, on Flickr

Funpark May 10 2014 no63 by Tim, on Flickr

Love this display - the recent glider showing an old version they made in plastic and then a really old version they made in wood

Funpark May 10 2014 no65 by Tim, on Flickr

[Tiermann]

Just a couple from the Speyer exhibit

Speyer Playmobil Tour no11 by Tim, on Flickr

Speyer Playmobil Tour no12 by Tim, on Flickr

I think that's all I have

[Rasputin]

wow, thanks Tim, I have never seen most of those 

[GrahamB]

Thanks for sharing, macruaran and Tiermann. I find that early Geobra logo (children's faces) really interesting- I wonder if Hand Beck was inspired by the simplicity of those faces when he designed the first klickies?
Anyone have more images of Geobra's pre-PM offerings?

This might be Geobra (sorry if the ebay link has expired by the time you read this):

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Vintage-Playmobil-Geobra-Tricycle/331576624001?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D31488%26meid%3D95e1ba65631d471fb94271403a63c9f2%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D321777073668

I can't find it in Produktarchiv or anywhere else!

[Macruran]

do you know the dates of these adds macruran?

I don't, I'm sorry. I don't even remember how I stumbled on that page, as I don't know French!

Thanks for the excellent pictures Tiermann! I find it interesting how many of their "toys" were actually accurately detailed, functioning versions of adult items.

I find that early Geobra logo (children's faces) really interesting- I wonder if Hans Beck was inspired by the simplicity of those faces when he designed the first klickies?

I would be willing to bet that he deliberately used those faces as The Klicky Face, due to their having been the official logo of geobra. I mean, there's more than just a resemblance, it's an almost exact copy.