Small plastic cowboy I.D. help

[SainthoodDenied]

Found this pic and remember this being a set that my friend and I had alot of, anybody remember the name or maker?
Thanks,
Chad

[David Lee]

Timpo made these originally and they were called Swoppits, however, in the general spirit of toys in the 70's these were knocked off very often... I have a case of unopened Cowboy and Indian sets from this time period, all unmarked. They came in large playset configurations as well as little boxed sets, which is where the stage coach would likely show up.

-Dave

[SainthoodDenied]

That's cool, thanks for the info. I might try to pick up a bag or two of them.
Chad

[SainthoodDenied]

Well now that I know what to look for there is actually quite a few on evilbay and by looking at this lot they are pretty popular
Timpo Cowboys Indians & Wagons - eBay (item 130225867259 end time Jun-02-08 15:26:13 PDT)

[misterdroid]

That's a Timpo Swoppet knock off. Several companies made swoppets in the 60s/70s. Mostly in England, although in the US we had pretty cool American Revolution swoppet sets called Men of '76 sold as a premium bagged at gas stations and carded during the bicentenial. They were slighty retooled timpo knock offs, but I LOVE them.
Almost all major swoppet manufacturers marked the figures. The big few would be Timpo, Elastolin, Britains and Cherilea. Almost all knock offs are just marked "hong kong"

Men of 76 pic... I love the Molly Pitcher figure

[SainthoodDenied]

I didn't realize there were so many brands and different series, but I do remember this type being our favorite.

Chad