AJAX and TIMMEE TOYS update 8/24/03

 

Ajax (Ajax Plastic Corp.) - Made in US 1949-71 This maker of cake decorations copied many molds from Archer, Beton & Barclay. The feeling is impressionistic rather than of realistic dinosaurs. The Brontosaurus,Triceratops,Tyrannosaurus look much like the original Timmee figures. The Ajax Brontosaurus,Tyrannosaurus figures have curled tails. The Triceratops has a jagged crest along the spine similar to the Timme mini tric.

Brontosaurus (Apatosaurus)

Dimetrodon

Parsaurlophus

Plateosaurus

Rhamphorhynchus

Stegosaurus

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

TIMMEE TOYS started about 1948 as a subsidiary of the Anchor Brush company through an idea to make toys to keep the machinery always in use. Figures were sold in bagged sets of varying sizes. They were mainly sold in grocery, drug and 5 & 10 stores. Timmee still exists as Processed Plastic and sells a few lines in Wal Mart and Toys R Us.  There were 3 groups of Dinosaurs the Original, Smooth and the mini series.  Often all 3 are sold together in play sets along with Marx and MPC recasts or copies.  The use of bright green, yellow and red plastics are a characteristic of the line.

 

Original 1960 Series   The feeling is impressionistic rather than of realistic dinosaurs.  The molds may not have been exclusive to any one company.  Copies can be found in painted hard plastic or hollow plastic.

Apatosaurus looking down

Apatosaurus looking back

Dimetrodon

Trachodon (Duckbill)

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

cavemen 

Mini Series there is a definitely a similarity in style to the 1960's figures.  These were used a premiums by the Sinclair company.

Palaeocincus (Ankylosaurus)

Apatosaurus

Dimetrodon

Plateosaurus

Seymoria ( Permian Reptile)

Rhamphorhynchus

Stegosaurus

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

 

 

The 1970s smooth series   the mammals have been added, there is now a Sinclair style Ankylosaurus.  The 4 new cavemen that look like Marvel comic book sub humans , a thin Stegosaurus, new Dimetrodon, Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops.  The Apatosaurus and Duckbill are more detailed.  More is effort is made to present realistic figures.  These figures are often sold in play sets with mountains and terrain extras. The play sets became more common as the Marx company stopped producing play sets.

 

 

 

Ankylosaurus

Apatosaurus

Dimetrodon

Duckbill (Trachodon)

Mammoth

Saber Tooth Tiger

Stegosaurus

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

Cavemen 

New Timmee style mini figures from a traveling play set.  These figures are all thumb nails size and seem to be based on the 1970's Timmee figures.

Apatosaurus

Dimetrodon

Ouranosasurus

Stegosaurus

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

Cavemen

 

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