1979 insects

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Hi! Here are a few insects that I have that seem to be from the same set. They all are made with two pieces (top and bottom) that are snapped together. These insects are all marked "1979, Made in China". Does anyone know what brand made them, please?

Mor lovely oldies

SUSANNE wrote:

Mor lovely oldies

Thank you, yet I still wish to know what brand made them...

With the red eyes i think a unknown chinese maker.

widukind wrote:

With the red eyes i think a unknown chinese maker.

Of course, it's unknown! This is why I want to know who made them!

Bowhead Whale wrote:

widukind wrote:

With the red eyes i think a unknown chinese maker.

Of course, it's unknown! This is why I want to know who made them!

I believe chinese makers was always no names at this time or better we will never find out the names

Is there a S.H. underneath the insects? I found a beetle that also has red eyes and looks similar in quality.
Mine has the letters S.H.
Could it be this brand: Shing Hung TAI

I'll check when I get home.

They are marked CE. Does anyone know what brand is CE?

Bowhead Whale wrote:

They are marked CE. Does anyone know what brand is CE?

Maybe you are seeing a mark very common in toy animal figures and not a brand mark. Scheck Wikipedia page.

Bowhead Whale wrote:

They are marked CE. Does anyone know what brand is CE?

I'm not sure CE is a brand. It's a mark brands can put on their products, not necesseraliy being animal figurines.

Google wrote:

By affixing the CE marking to a product, a manufacturer declares that the product meets all the legal requirements for CE marking and can be sold throughout the EEA. This also applies to products made in other countries that are sold in the EEA.

Oh! Gosh! That means I'll probably never find who made them...

I am still curious about these figures, have you tried to ask Blaine? Unlinkely he will find this topic, pm him, I am sure it is also of his interest.

Roger wrote:

I am still curious about these figures, have you tried to ask Blaine? Unlinkely he will find this topic, pm him, I am sure it is also of his interest.

That is worth trying... I will write to him tomorrow.

So, I have had these figures, but for the life of me I do not know where they are. They are not in my current collection inventory for some reason. Too bad I liked them (need to hunt them down).

I do not think my versions ever had a manufacturer and they are sold generically. They are clearly copied and rebranded but I do not know the original source.

In addition to your lucanid (probably Lucanus), carabid (too generic), and melolonthine scarab (again, too generic), there was also a chrysomelid beetle. They are sometimes sold together with a large Allimyrina dichotoma, which is solid PVC and not a hard shell on top of a rubbery base like these.

I see. That probably means I'll never know for sure what exact brand made them... It's sad, because I would have liked to put them on Toy Animal Info.

I will put them om TAI as unknown China figures until someone find it out. I dom't want anyone sad om forum.

These are now on TAI, you can find them under Unknown maker China If we ever find what they are exactly, once they are copyrighted 1979, it could be all renamed.

Thank you! Yet I may have preferred putting them there myself... well, at least, I know where to put the other Made in China models that I have.

Bowhead Whale wrote:

Thank you! Yet I may have preferred putting them there myself... well, at least, I know where to put the other Made in China models that I have.

I also prefer when the author of the pictures is the direct editor on their respective pages. Although I am always ready to upload other's pictures when needed. Next time I will take it in consideration before uploading one of your pictures.