The Identification thread

[Damon]

That appears to me to be an older Sinclaire Petroleum Company Brontosaurus from the time period you described . It is similar to a marx Brontosaurus but has slight differences in posture and detail overall. They were generally given as prizes for purchasing gas at roadside stations or sometimes handed out at various events.

Funny, I just Finished looking at your post in the Sauropod thread of the forum and noticed you have the same one in brown. Thanks for the info on it. I have seen many of the  Marx Brontosaurus so I knew it was not that.
Cheers and thanks again!

[amargasaurus cazaui]

That appears to me to be an older Sinclaire Petroleum Company Brontosaurus from the time period you described . It is similar to a marx Brontosaurus but has slight differences in posture and detail overall. They were generally given as prizes for purchasing gas at roadside stations or sometimes handed out at various events.

Funny, I just Finished looking at your post in the Sauropod thread of the forum and noticed you have the same one in brown. Thanks for the info on it. I have seen many of the  Marx Brontosaurus so I knew it was not that.
Cheers and thanks again!

Correct and that is precisly how I was able to give it a name . Enjoy and cheers

[Libraraptor]

Damon, I really love that grey monochrome sauropod, although I do not know the company. Neither do I know the company of this guy, although I tend towards a Starlux knockoff. It´s made of rubber, soft rubber, and not the fragile material Starlux are made of. Under the base a weak imprint says "STA" and then fades away, two or three times. At one place I could even identify an "L". So, is this a Starlux Knockoff? Thanks!

[mnemosaurus]

That figure is definitely similar to the Starlux Struthiomimus, although the material you describe is very atypical, as you also pointed out. My Starlux Struthiomimus (made from the typical hard plastic) has a few STARLUX marks underneath. I guess the letters you were able to descipher are remnants of the word 'Starlux'.  I have never seen a rubbery Starlux figure, or a knock-off Starlux for that matter. I am intrigued 

Where did you find it..? 

[mnemosaurus]

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[Libraraptor]

That figure is definitely similar to the Starlux Struthiomimus, although the material you describe is very atypical, as you also pointed out. My Starlux Struthiomimus (made from the typical hard plastic) has a few STARLUX marks underneath. I guess the letters you were able to descipher are remnants of the word 'Starlux'.  I have never seen a rubbery Starlux figure, or a knock-off Starlux for that matter. I am intrigued 

Where did you find it..?

Wullewux found a box of them on a flea market in the neighbour village. It was so irritating because for the first time I could not help her at once. However, one she kept for her daughter, one she traded with me for Carnegie Mosasaurus. I know she has still some of them left. Contact her if you´d like to have one.

[Dikiyoba]

I just have a few dinosaurs in my collection that I can't identify because they lack a clear brand name on them.


These are clearly based on Jurassic Park (note the frill on the Dilophosaurus). They are marked with the genus name, the year 1996, and the letters PV inside a circle.


This is a glow-in-the-dark Triceratops. It's labeled with the name, the year 2000, and the letters TM inside a very broad oval (so it's probably not a weird trademark symbol).

[tyrantqueen]

Could PV possibly be short for playvisions?

[Dikiyoba]

Could PV possibly be short for playvisions?

Aha! That's it. The trio are from Play Visions.

(I have also have a Parasaurolophus from Play Visions that's made in a very different style, so I never would have guessed.)

[Takama]

Yes its deefeetly Playvisions.   Not there best looking figures aparently

That Triceratops looks like a common Chinasaur that was sold for a doller at Doller General in the early 2000s 

[thelordsgym]

Yeah those are the Play Visions habitat earth Dinosaurs, which are more common, and less detailed than the  Play Visions Natural History Museum line.....which are getting tougher to find these days.....

[sauroid]

the TM triceratops is Toy Major and from China

[docronnie]

the TM triceratops is Toy Major and from China

I second this, I've seen a lot of these Toy Majors lately.  They are hollow (some have glow in the dark versions) and dated.  I bought some for my daughter's collection.

[UK]

Hi does anyone have any information on this figure?

[Jetoar]

Wouw cool skeleton of Brachiosaurus. In the top right square I  read battat  .

[Seijun]

I am pretty sure battat made some skeletons and also some cheap dollar-store-style dinosaurs, in addition to the boston museum line.

[Seijun]

Can anyone ID this?


Its resin, about 4.5 inches long. No other info. It's not a piece I own.

[Dikiyoba]

One more.



This is a set of ceramics made in Japan. Google tells me they're probably rereleases (from a line in the 1950s?), but I have no clue as to the company or year rereleased.

Edit: Changed photo URL.

[celsius]

I dont know how to upload a pic...
BUT I just bought this:
Can you tell me if there are others in the set and what exactly it is:
I love the oldschool look...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140889747639?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=1237551&ppid=1122&image=621822854&images=621822837,621822854&formats=0,0&format=0

[SBell]

I dont know how to upload a pic...
BUT I just bought this:
Can you tell me if there are others in the set and what exactly it is:
I love the oldschool look...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140889747639?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=1237551&ppid=1122&image=621822854&images=621822837,621822854&formats=0,0&format=0

As it says in the auction title, it is AAA. As a company, they are from Asia and have produced animals and dinos for a long time (of varying quality and size).  There are several in the line, but it isn't an easy company to pin down--there is no particular site or store that lists them all, and the availability is always difficult to determine. They are usually sold as lower-end figures in toy stores and some museum shops.