Brand Identification topic

Gosh, that one is... hmmm unusual

I never saw these before, but they are called mungo's on that website, and the only information says Jungle kingdom.
But you can mail the seller there, maybe he knows more about them...

Meerkat wrote:

I've gotta have them for my collection, but they look like a German equivalent of Kinder Surprise. I have no German connections, not can I read it!

I am a german, and i will help you (your connection), but i can after saturday. It is a mongoose.

Yes Andreas, mungo's are mongoose in another term.
That is the species that throws eggs against a stone to crack it...

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Yes Andreas, mungo's are mongoose in another term.
That is the species that throws eggs against a stone to crack it...

I LOVE mongoose, - or I think I do, I have never met one
When I was a child my dad used to read Kiplings stories loud for me, - that was HEAVEN, because my dad was the old fashioned kind, who was convinced that children were the concern of women
So Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was MY HERO

PS : Now I just googled the story, and to my surprise I see that the story is not fit for children, - so much for my dad as a paedagog

PPS : Gosh, you got up early today, Willy, - 4.45 !!!!

SUSANNE wrote:

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Yes Andreas, mungo's are mongoose in another term.
That is the species that throws eggs against a stone to crack it...

I LOVE mongoose, - or I think I do, I have never met one
When I was a child my dad used to read Kiplings stories loud for me, - that was HEAVEN, because my dad was the old fashioned kind, who was convinced that children were the concern of women
So Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was MY HERO

PS : Now I just googled the story, and to my surprise I see that the story is not fit for children, - so much for my dad as a paedagog

PPS : Gosh, you got up early today, Willy, - 4.45 !!!!

Oh I love that story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi too Susanne my dad used to read it to us kids as well

Thank you for the replies, everyone! I found some of the other animals from the series listed on ebay (Not my country, though..) but none of the meerkats I guess I'll keep looking.

Thanks, Widukind! I'm actually gonna PM you a question, soon.


And I remember Rikki-Tikki-Tavi! I saw the cartoon movie when I was little. :) It was adorable (Except the cobras)

I also loved that frisky mongoose! I have read the book a few years ago. My favourite story was the one with seals and Steller's sea cows.

Wildheart wrote:

I also loved that frisky mongoose! I have read the book a few years ago. My favourite story was the one with seals and Steller's sea cows.

I can`t remember that one , how horrible

Perhaps the library has it here...or perhaps I should see if I can buy it, this time in English I never read Kipling in English

Me neither.

The model is made like a meercat(standing upright with their little paws on their belly), which is part of the big mongoose family of course.
In that time, most people didn't knew the difference between meercats and mongoose...

So I don't know if anyone can be of help, but does anyone know of an animal figure line from the mid sixties, with animals about the size of Safari WW's series, I remember having a lion, hippo, elephant and giraffe?

Unpainted ?

If so it could be Marx

No they were painted. I had them in the late sixtires, early seventies.

:) :)

Full color..?

Lion yellow....elephant greeen or gray.........giraffe blue.....?

The lion was tannish yellow, the hippo dark grey, elephant grey and the giraffe was spotted brownish and yellow.

I am getting really curious now
Hopefully you will find out about them, I would really love to see them

I barely remember them, but they were cool! They were sturdy, yet rubbery.

I can't remember such series of animal models Balti...
But the Safari Series you mentioned are quit big, and i always saw models in 1:32, 1:24 or even smaller then the 1:32 models in that time...

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

I can't remember such series of animal models Balti...
But the Safari Series you mentioned are quit big, and i always swa models in 1:32, 1:24 or even smaller then the 1:32 models in that time...

Marx made some bigger models like this elephant( repainted of course )

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And there was a rhino, hippo, lion, tiger, giraffe, kanguruh... In this unpainted serie

:) :)

Of sixties years, I have this zoo collection. but I do not know if is that you search.


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I become this animals.Have anyone a idea, which brands are this different animals:

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Like I said they were larger softer and rubbbery. I wish I could remember more.

I do have several models of the pangolin, they are mostly made in Hong Kong in the 1970's, but no known maker.
I can't see the other 2 figurines properly.
The swordfish and the tuna are made by Marx USA in the 1950's. :)
I do have the shark from that series.

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These are the complete series

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But there are copies to, mostly more painted

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Those are nice animals to Landrover, i specially like the monkee!