This nifty little motorcycle came from the school yard of Terwilligar Elementary in Gainesville, Florida. I like it when the toy finds are a little different. This is my first motorcycle. Planes and cars I have plenty.
This is a little larger than a match box car but still in the same category. This one came from an elementary school yard in the heart of Gainesville, Florida.
With this car I had to find another box to store them in. The old box was simply too small.
It was late by the time I got out today and I did not get back to detect the turn-of-the-century yard I wanted to. Instead, I headed back to the school yard where I hunted yesterday because it was close. I thought maybe with the little time I had I could find another matchbox car. This is what I found: Yes, another match box car! Gosh, the little joys.
This afternoon my boys had a dinner to go to at our church. Now, I am just
not the church socializing kind, so while the boys were eating I went across the street to an elementary school yard. You know, when you have not swung a coil in over a week, three cars and a Kennedy is true happiness. I sure love them fifty-cent pieces. Instead of my CZ going beep on them it goes "BAM!" . . . Tomorrow, back to the historical society's 150-year-old-home sites. Gosh, I hope the weather holds out.
This truck is no larger than my thumbnail but made a whopping BEEP when I swung my detector over it. It was located at Kids Space, a mini park in Gainesville, Florida 1/11/98.
These two toy cars were together in the sand almost ten inches down at a local elementary school yard playground. Found 11/7/97.
I often wonder if kids bury their toys that deep so no one will find them? If so, they forget about them as evidenced by rust and deterioration.
LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! It's going to crash! Oops! Too late! It crashed into the Trenton, Florida elementary school yard under the swing set. Looks terribly beat-up, doesn't it? Probably been there a while, though, not too long ago. When did metal toy jets first start showing up?
Most of the cars and other toys I find are from school yards, especially elementary school yards. They are located around the swings and slides, some buried quite deep. This one is a match box sports car with Paris written across the hood.
Out of all the cars I find, most seem to be colored red. Makes me believe there were more red toy cars made than any other color.
This car looks to be a Pontiac LeMans.
I take that back about red cars. I should have said more cars and trucks are red than any other color. This truck came from a Gainesville, Florida elementry school yard.
Guess what? Yup! No wheels.
Not all match box cars are found in school playgrounds. This one was buried over a foot down at Cedar Key Beach, Cedar Key, Florida.
Cedar Key Beach is small but yields more than just toys. It is also a good beach for jewelry and coins.
Not all toys are cars, of course. Every once in a while you find airplanes, too. This one is no larger than my thumb.
Maybe soon I will have to start another collection box just for airplanes.
