As a kid, the Marx toy company produced my all time favorite action figures - the Best of the West.  Years later, I found out about their Safari line, produced in the very late 70's, and in an 8" scale.  I picked up the entire series as a collector, and happened to come across these cool tools.  The photo below shows the whole line (with the exception of the two boxed vehicles that are in a closet someplace) on the shelf.

Finding the actual tools used in the production of any figures is fairly unusual, since the plant will normally destroy them as part of the contract.  I have a set of four or five paint masking tools, of which I've pictured a couple here.

The first four photos show a masking tool for the crocodile's eyes.  Actually, this first photo shows the finished crocodile.  The tool in the second photo would be placed over the croc, as shown in the second and third photos, clamped down and sprayed.

This next tool was used to hold the crocodile in a single position for spraying the overall top of the body.  It fits nicely between the pegs, holding it up from the actual plate.

This next pair of tools is another example of a paint mask, this time designed to do both eyes on the rhino at once.  The first photo is a close up of said rhino.  In the next several photos, you can see how the two halves are clamped together so that the eyes can be sprayed.