« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"  (Read 3599 times)

myracles103

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 79
  • Karma: +0/-0
    • View Profile
Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« on: August 21, 2013, 11:27:58 am »
I have had this sitting on a shelf for years and today was trying to find another one just like it and realized it is stamped "John Deepe," instead of John Deere. I cannot find a single one like it anywhere and have been browsing for quite a while now. Anybody know anything about it? Is it an error or a knockoff? Is it valuable?

Thanks for helping!
Logged

myracles103

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 79
  • Karma: +0/-0
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2013, 11:28:51 am »
A close up
Logged

cogar

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3590
  • Karma: +41/-0
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2013, 06:00:41 am »
It is a repo or "knockoff".

The name of the maker/manufacturer is important to collectors ..... so repo'ers will copy the design but spell the "name" with one (1) letter/character being diifferent to prevent being sued for forgeries ..... and/or to fool the "newbie" and/or unsuspecting buyers into thinking it is an original..

I have seen ceramic pieces with the name spelled wrong. When we 1st started dealing in "collectibles" the wife bought a tall blue n' white pitcher which looked really great ..... except the "name" in the "mark" was misspelled. 
Logged

mart

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 19849
  • Karma: +122/-1
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2013, 09:47:56 am »
That being said,, there are a few collectors that specialize in fakes, forgeries, and errors !!
Logged

KC

  • Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11661
  • Karma: +93/-0
  • Forever Blessed!
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2013, 10:21:54 am »
Well given advice above!

Here is a good article on repro's or fakes
http://www.farmcollector.com/Tractors/Real-McCoys-among-Toys.aspx?page=2#axzz2ciNjWOSO
Logged
I'm from the South - but please don't mistake my Southern Manners/Accent/Charm as a weakness!

ayden2008

  • New Member
  • *
  • Posts: 44
  • Karma: +0/-0
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2013, 05:55:01 pm »
Yes it's a knock-off, John Deere makes the exact one with their name in it as well.  But Mart is right there about people specializing in knock-off and foreigns. It's a pretty big market now days and some people pay well for certain items. I specialize in vintage toys and when I get knock off Star Wars Figures they go faster than the originals!
Logged

tedsu

  • New Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1
  • Karma: +0/-0
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2016, 09:22:11 am »
even if the tractor was made in the 50's?
Logged

mart

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 19849
  • Karma: +122/-1
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2016, 06:34:17 pm »
No way to know when this one was made !!
Logged

Pelady

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 523
  • Karma: +29/-0
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2016, 12:47:59 pm »
It seems like the photos have stopped working on this Post.

 :-[
Logged
Plymouth, America's Home Town.

Jlsherf

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 252
  • Karma: +8/-0
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2016, 05:46:27 am »
I think the first time I looked at this was the day after it was posted and they didn't work then.  I thought it was just me!  Lol!   
Logged
I should have been born in another era!

KC

  • Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11661
  • Karma: +93/-0
  • Forever Blessed!
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2016, 07:27:31 pm »
This was originally posted in 2013.  It was sometime last year that we had a major hiccup/crash on the site and once it was fixed the older postings pictures were gone.
Logged
I'm from the South - but please don't mistake my Southern Manners/Accent/Charm as a weakness!

mart

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 19849
  • Karma: +122/-1
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2016, 08:57:16 pm »
tedsu posted the question about the one made in the 50`s on 4-25-16 !!  Thought he might have another one !!  But hasn`t returned !!
Logged

Jlsherf

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 252
  • Karma: +8/-0
    • View Profile
Re: Cast-Iron toy John Deere Tracktor stamped "JOHN DEEPE"
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2016, 06:37:41 am »
Explains it!  Thanks KC and Mart!  Should have looked at the date!  Lol!
Logged
I should have been born in another era!
Pages: [1]
« previous next »