A tin toy you can read

Daisuke Koda, owner of Glad Hand & Co. apparel company in Tokyo, is a retrophile, car enthusiast and toy collector. Here is his homage to a 1920s tin toy and collegiate jalopy.

I like this toy for its 1920s isms, but more so for the related songs I can hear on my Talking Machines. I received it this past week.

• Mamma Loves Papa, Papa Loves Mamma
• The Charleston
• Don't Bring Lulu
• Big Butter and Egg Man
• Thanks For The Buggy Ride
• Lily Of The Valley (a "Lizzie" is a Ford)
• Oh Baby
• Is Zat So
• Oh Boy
• So Is Your Old Man

 

As in "Tin Lizzie." According to Merriman-Webster, usage dates to 1915. The Model T was introduced until 1908 so didn't take long for the world to come up with a word for a small, inexpensive, run down car!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tin lizzie

Debora

 

That Debora, "she knows her onions"!
What about "Lizzie"?

 

I was much less of a show off before the internet. "Lizzie" was a slang word for horse or mule. (Same source.)

Debora

 

I'm always spouting odd tidbits of information. My coworkers sometimes doubt me, I just smile and say google it. After a while they will come to me and ask if I know what stuff is. Over time, I see their interest and knowledge grow.

 

So many people don't know anything about anything. Doesn't matter how one acquires information as long as one fills one's head with it. Just MHO.

Debora