UK child's rider

[wristpin]

This rider was new to me in 1947 and has done the rounds of children and grandchildren etc and is now back with me for refurbishment .
The maker's name stamped into the back of the chassis is Boltoy and the reason for posting is that there's just a chance that it may be of US origin.

Sorry, forgot that one cant add images directly to this forum, will post them to a hosting site and add later.

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[okie]

Hi Wristpin

All I can is me or my neighbours never had one like that. That has been around for a while.
I looked at the pictures and can't figure how it steers.

A little paint and a newer seat and you will be set for the great grand kids

Okie

[Franz]

Very well could have been US manufacture. In that era the US was probably the only country with an operational punch press that could have struck the main chassi.

I have some recall of a similar scooter that employed an oak or maple block at the back end of the jacking rod as a bearing on the bellcrank, and absolute crap rubber tires. Seems like most of them went to scrap for want of replacement tires.

Might be some good info in Popular Science or Popular Mechanics of that era. Problem is google only brings up articles and some pictures at this point, no advertisements, still you can enjoy thumbing through your childhood in the old magazines.