Schoenhut made a series
of "Builder" toy that required assembly.
Some of these are shown here.
ca 1930
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Diane Dustir
Aeroplane Builder The airplane looks like, but is not identified as, Lindberg's
Spirit of St. Louis.
ca 1930
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Diane Dustir
Dirigible Builder The German airships were a developing form of transportation in
the 1920s until the Hindenburg disaster in 1937.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Diane Dustir
Train to Build ca 1930
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Diane Dustir
Hollywood Home Builder ca 1930
There were six different homes sold in this series.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Diane Dustir
Little Village Builder There were five village building sold in this series - Church,
School House (not shown), House, Railroad Station, and R. R. Freight
Station.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Diane Dustir
Community Store Builder ca 1930
There were at least eight different stores sold in this series. The
Theater, Drug Store, and Grocery Store are not shown here.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Diane Dustir
The store fronts are lithographed paper on cardboard.