Although I have seen some accessories with the Tiny Tigers that I believe were original to them, those are most likely nice homemade leads for charging batteries.
@usedtoolman did a write up a while back on some he did using the tool handle dip stuff. They came out really nice and resembled the originals pretty closely.
They don't run long with a load on the Gen. Somehow people thought they were perfect for emergencies or camping. Now we have ultra quiet Honda and Ryobi gens that run hours and almost powerful enough to power a house slightly larger than the Tiny Tiger.
Got to remember in the 60's Japanese goods were considered junk(astigmatism of WW2). Not until the 70's did the younger folks start seeing the quality and low cost in the Japanese products especially from Sony, Panasonic, Toyota and Honda. Lol Top Gear.....cool show. We get it here on BBC America. Even had an American version for awhile.
Please excuse the pervious post. Tried to reply and it copied earlier response.
Understood that it was considered junk, kinda like Chinese today, but there is a growing enthusiasm towards earlier Japanese items, especially the tin lithograph toys. I pick up old Japanese transistor radios (pre 1970) occasionally, and it amazes me that 90% of the time, I stick a 9 volt in the darn thing and it sounds like new! The ones that don't wok are corroded and were not stored correctly. And some of these go for big bucks!
The Honda E40 (40W) & E300 (300W) generators were available by the mid 1960's, they are indeed much quieter and the one I've seen several times at engine shows was very reliable too.
The E300 would certainly have been in direct competition with the Tiny Tigers.
David
Wow, and those things are going for big bucks! The more Japanese things that I see like this, makes me think that they are the best engineers in the world. After all, I'm on my 14th Toyota truck since 1985 and have never taken one back to a dealer due to mechanical failure. The build quality is next to nothing. Don't get me wrong, I love vintage American stuff, but have you ever seen the guts of a mid 1970's high end Pioneer stereo?
Well, you have to understand that I have taught Wallfish almost everything that he knows! Actually, we've done great favors for each other. My thought process was to buy the best that I could afford. In just about every collecting type hobby, the best examples are more likely to hold their value. Not to mention, I was competing against less vultures!
One other thing that I'd like to say, it's great to see newcomers inject some interest on the forum. This actually helps create more interest. And then to have the local guru, well, across the pond, makes it even better!
Yeah, after looking at your photos, the tan spare parts were quite a bit lighter in shade. That's definitely an oddball. My favorite and very rare saw is all chrome with the later style starter.
I'll get him one
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Although I have seen some accessories with the Tiny Tigers that I believe were original to them, those are most likely nice homemade leads for charging batteries.