IND. ARGENTINA vintage treasures

For some time now, not too long, I have been researching vintage (and some contemporary) Latin American brands... And I have come across Argentina, where, in addition to the “Jack” figures, there is a production under the brand "Ind. Argentina" that manufactured several plastic animal figures in the 60-70s. Most of the molds come from Britains and Hausser-Elastolin. Here is a lot where you can easily recognize the molds from which they come. They are figures of a plastic with a particular touch... The details of the fur, for example, are very well cared for, but the paint finishes are strident (I love these kitch details).

The truth is that they have the perfect combination for my taste: vintage aroma, versions of the great brands of the past and a "very particular" color interpretation.
Special mention should be made of the brown bear, whose head is rotating. Undoubtedly, along with the hyena and the mandrill, it is one of my favorites of this batch.
In Paraguay this type of collection was also leaked... we will find out.

Great finds and very interresting topic Ricardo

Are the Hausser copies the same size as the originals?

Thanks Christophe :)
Yes, they are all to the same scale as the inspirational molds.

Very interesting! I knew there was an Argentinian company who made Britains copies, but I didn't know they also made copies of other brands. I like the brown bear cub in particular, it has a different charm from the original Elastolin.

Congratulations, a interesting catch for you :)

I love that you study deeply each brand and that you share with us. Most of the toy animal world is anonymous and I enjoy that you give voice to these companies.
INDstands for Independiente or Industrias?

Great finds Ricardo:D Of course the hyena is my favoriteXD It’s great to have some extra info and explanation on these figures. Even though they are copies they have their own unique style and charm, I’m very similar to you in taste, definitely loving these little guys.

what a great group! love the wolf.

@Roger IND comes from Industry. There was also a collection of figures marked "Industria Paraguaya" that manufactured, at least that I know of, versions of some of the Britains.
You know I have tried to appeal to Latin collectors (if they are anywhere, it would certainly be STS) but with little success. I have finally reached out to figures made in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina or Colombia through toy collectors in general. Not all have been good experiences and the economic costs in some cases are brutal, but in general it has been worth it (and still is worth it if I think of some sellers in particular).

@Mitsukuni, hyenas are our thing!
If the occasion arises to get some extra hyena, I'll let you know!

Thanks @Widukind @rogerpgvg
@Saarlooswolfhound It is a striped hyena (based on Hausser's compo mold). There are quite a few figures in this collection, here are missing moose, reindeer, camel calf, cobra, 2 peacocks, chimpanzee, white gorilla, beaver, raccoon... And a wolf (Britains copy) that, if I get it, I will upload in this post.

Could you please make individual pics for TAW ?

Kikimalou wrote:

Could you please make individual pics for TAW ?

Ok. Give me a little time to gather the figures of this brand and others of Argentine origin and I will expand the topic by attaching individual photos.

Stripedhyena wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

Could you please make individual pics for TAW ?

Ok. Give me a little time to gather the figures of this brand and others of Argentine origin and I will expand the topic by attaching individual photos.

I've been inviting Latin American collectors to the forum and often they open an account or just ask me to do it but rarely they turn into active members.
A forum is not an intuitive and friendly tool when someone is not confortable with the language of the discussions neither techologies. Social media groups have easier tools to translate, share pictures, etc. Obviously, all the rest is not so good and in a forum we work much deeper into a certain subject. There's also the postage thing, sure. Most of the Latin American countries have low sallaries and overseas postage is prohibitive. I've witnessed many North American collectors giving up about trades because of postage expenses and North American economy is much stronger than the Latin American economy.

Industria Argentina, is the same as Made In Britain, or Made In USA, so you probably have examples of more than one company above. And I say that not to play point scoring, I made the same mistake ten years ago and admitted it on my Blog! And I'd got it - as fact - from the 'old guard'. Where individual companies tended to ID themselves was on the packaging, one I know of is Oklahoma (Britains copies and cut-n-shuts), another is Plastix (hard polystyrene novelties/premiums), EG (Ezio Guggiari) used glossy paint, similar to Alni, who issued later/recently unpainted, while DSG are contemporary but don't do animals as far as I know. Another 'Industria Argentina is 'RM'; some small candy-coloured trucks in my collection. A good source for this stuff is;

https://soldaditossudamericanos.blogspot.com/

He covers lead, wood, plastic and other materials from Mexico, through central and all of South America, but only only military types, or civilian figures.

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Thank you very much for the info!
Yes, indeed it seems that not all the figures are from the same collection, in fact, not all are marked with "INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA". So, when I take the individual photos, I will try to specify the details (marking, type of paint, weight...) to see if we can shed more light on this issue.
I also know of an Argentine brand called EG TOYS that manufactured lead animals, many of them based on the Britains (although also other contemporary brands that manufactured metal figures). The curious thing is that in some of these molds they made small variations in the poses, the thickness of certain parts or the shape of the bases.
Recently I found some figures with the same EG TOYS mold but made in plastic... As I have time and the figures arrive to me, I will contribute more to this post.