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Mid Century Tin Litho Mechanical Clockwork Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous working tin Litho toy skier by the Chein toy co. C1945. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Toys

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Tin

Artistic Vintage American Bear.
Located in Delray Beach, FL
American bear from the 20th century , the bear is nicely hand made with old fabric and have revealing its great use. the bear wearing kind of accessories included mother of pearl b...
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20th Century American Toys

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Cotton, String

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll Top Hat Tail
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll Top Hat & Tail A great example of an early 20th century English hand carved folk art articulated jigger doll. With a brilliantly shaped body and hand painted detail and carved top hat and tail gentleman’s outfit. Stood on a wire stand...
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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Toys

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Pine

Original Brown Painted Wood Rocking Horse on Green Rocker, Sweden circa 1900 s
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the worn look that creates the wonderful appeal of this original painted and carved rocking horse from Sweden. The brown/brick paint has been distressed (some missing, see photo of direct front). Note also the cracked leather ears, carved and painted black mane and leather bridle with brass accents. Real horse hair was used to create the tail. Sold in used vintage condition. Solid, stable on original green painted rocker...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Country Toys

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Leather, Wood, Paint

Vintage Toy Car, Schuco Patent 2001625, Made in Germany, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Patent 2001625 car is a vintage toy made in Germany in 1950s. Schuco Patent 2001625 model. The clockwork works, even though it is a bit slow. Original key not incl...
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Mid-20th Century German Toys

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Metal

Early Original Paint Decorated Children s Shovel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful original painted snow scene shovel has a metal blade with the original wood handle. Great just in time for the holiday season. Wonderful wall ornament. Fantastic patin...
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1930s American Vintage Toys

Vintage Toy, Schuco 1750 Car, Made in Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco 1750 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made in Germany, between 1938 and 1960. Working clockwork, non original wheels. Original key not included. Very good overal...
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Mid-20th Century German Toys

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Metal

Mechanical Bank "Pelican, " Made of Cast Iron, circa 1878
By John Gerrard
Located in Incline Village, NV
The Pelican Mechanical Bank is made of cast iron and was manufactured by The J. & E. Steven's Manufacturing Company, in Cromwell, Connecticut in 1878. It was, however, created by John Gerard of the Trenton Lock & Hardware Company in Trenton, New Jersey. This is probably the best example I've had for sale and is in excellent all original condition and paint. Often times the top beak of the pelican is replaced or repaired this example has the original beak. There were several variations made of the figure in the pelican's mouth. This is the "mammy" example. The bank was finished in both a gold and a dark...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys

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Iron

Child Sized Wooden Motorcycle
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This tiny treasure has been road hard and put up wet! Wood carved child’s motorcycle - circa 1970s. Painted details are perfectly patinaed. Functiona...
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1970s Bohemian Vintage Toys

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Wood

Lehman Auto "Ito" Sedan, Germany, circa 1913
Located in Incline Village, NV
This hand-painted German tin toy was manufactured by the "Lehman Toy Company" in Brandenburg, Germany beginning in 1913. It was made for a number of ye...
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1910s German Folk Art Vintage Toys

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Tin

Horse Cart Il Cavallino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Horse cart, beautiful aged still functional.
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Horse Cart Il Cavallino
Horse Cart Il Cavallino
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Artistic Vintage American Bear.
Located in Delray Beach, FL
American bear from the 20th century , the bear is artificially hand made with old fabric and have revealing its great use. the bear wearing kind of accessories including ,book, old...
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20th Century American Toys

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Velvet

Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll from Textiles Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Wool, Linen, Silk

19th Century Italian Articulated Wooden Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century articulated wooden figure We are proud to offer a rare survivor from the 19th century, in the form of a hand carved pine figure of a soldier. With a polychrome painted...
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1870s Italian Early Victorian Antique Toys

Materials

Pine

Vintage Pre-War Wind-Up Toy "Boy on Motorcycle Delivery Truck" by Marx
Located in Incline Village, NV
This brightly lithographed tin wind-up toy in colors of red, yellow, and blue, with a driver dressed in appropriate motorcycle clothing, depicts a young man driving a delivery cart with "Speed Boy Delivery" printed on each side of the wagon. The manufacturers logo is clearly marked on both sides of the stake wagon and on the right shoulder of the driver "MAR" with a circle around it and "Made in The United States of America, New York, N.Y." around the circumference (see images). The license plate number is "268", which, along with the red painted inside of the drivers arms (as it should be!) indicates this earlier version and authenticity. Nearly 100 years old, it still operates fine and, upon winding the attached wind-up key a few times and placing the toy on the ground, the motorcycle and driver move across the floor on the way to their deliveries; do not over wind. (see video attached to this listing). The toy is completely original and in very good condition, with no repairs or restorations of any kind and no touch up or repaint. The arms and steering handle bars are also original (sometimes replaced) and they have the appropriate paint and markings. This would make a welcome addition to a collection of pre-war Americana. Dimensions: 9 7/8" long x 5 7/8" wide x 5 3/4" high After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage toys...
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1930s Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Tin

Small Agua Elemental Spinning Top in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Toys

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Hardwood, Walnut

"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American
By Kyser Rex Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This American cast iron bank known as "Organ Bank" (Cat and Dog), was manufactured by Kyser & Rex Company, Frankford, Pennsylvania in 1882. It conforms exac...
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Toys

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Iron

Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys
Located in Redding, CT
Collection of 12 vintage tin lithograph lithograph toys. The price is $350 for the entire collection/set, The set includes a German Ferris Wheel by Joseph Wagner...
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1960s German Vintage Toys

Materials

Tin

Early 19th Century English Tiny Clogs, Children s or Doll Shoes
Located in Delft, NL
Early 19th Century English Tiny Clogs, Children's or Doll Shoes English clogs and is made from leather and has wooden soles The shoes has a tongue, stitching and nails. They are in ...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Toys

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Leather, Wood

Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy An unusual example of a hand-crafted early 20th Century English ventriloquist dummy. With tailored made velour outfit with pearl but...
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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Toys

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Cotton, Velvet, Wood, Paper

Folk Art Vintage Wood Farm Animals Spintop Mobile
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Denmark, this timeless spin top features a cow, a duck, sheep and a pig and a heart at the top. Great piece to add to a collection of these popular spinning mobiles.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

String, Wood

Very rare plastic stand of the M&M s candy company mascot, 1990s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Plastic stand in the shape of the M&M's mascot from the 1990s, 103cm high. The production of the candy began in 1941, when Forrest Mars saw soldiers eating chocolate candies dipped ...
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1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Toys

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Plastic

Vintage "Barnacle Bill" Tin Windup Toy by The Chein Company, N.Y.C Circa 1930 s
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Barnacle Bill" was a very popular cartoon character for whom this toy was named after and was made in the 1930's by the J. Chein Toy Company of New York City. There is some evidence...
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Tin

19th Century Original Red Painted Child s Wheel Barrel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original red painted metal children's wheel barrel has a wood insert and black and redwood painted handles. The tin and wire wheel is also original. ...
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Late 19th Century American Country Antique Toys

Materials

Metal

Monumental Safety Pin by Think Big NYC
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant safety pin made by Think Big NYC. Dated 1986. Cool unusual object. Good vintage condition. Just under 3 feet tall.   
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1980s Taiwanese Vintage Toys

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Metal

"Peg-Leg Beggar" Mechanical Bank, American, circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Peg-leg Beggar" 19th century cast iron mechanical bank was probably inspired by the many disabled Civil War veterans begging for their subsistence. The bank was manufactured by the ...
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Toys

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Iron

Gigantic Original German Steiff Mohair Elk "Studio Animal" c1960s Five Feet Long
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Life-sized, mohair Steiff Elk, probably from the 1960s. Steiff referred to these life-size stuffed creatures as, “studio animals” and were very expensive when new. As I child, we wou...
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1960s German Vintage Toys

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Mohair, Wool

Hermanos Calavera Conquistador in Oiled Walnut by Miguel Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Toys

Materials

Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut

Prototype Late 19th Century Hand Carved Toy Horse Drawn Hansom Cab, American
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a hand carved wood prototype for a toy that would have been the model for a 19th century cast iron or tin horse drawn hansom cab. It precedes the mol...
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Wood

Italian Monovolumen Student Art Work
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980s wood truck by student at the woodworking class in the early eighties in Italy.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Hardwood

Miniature Salesman s Sample Victorian Bureau Chest, American, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This late 19th century miniature 3-drawer dresser with original mirror mounted above, was likely used as a salesman's sample by an itinerant sales person who traveled the countryside promoting his articles, usually by seeking out merchants to take orders based on this scaled down miniature bureau, or by leaving it on display in a merchant's establishment to take orders from that merchant's customers. This American bureau...
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1890s American Victorian Antique Toys

Materials

Oak

Italian Vintage Table Soccer With Three Knobs
Located in Milano, IT
This charming foosball table, with its worn and authentic look, exudes an unmistakable vintage appeal that takes us back to a time when playing was a simple and genuine moment of sha...
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1920s English Industrial Vintage Toys

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Metal

Whimsical Pair of Fish-Shaped Hats, Theatrical or Parade use CA 1920-40
Located in York County, PA
This fun pair of folk art fish-hats, made ca 1920, are carefully constructed of wire, fabric, and leather. Their brightly painted surfaces were obviously...
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Mid-20th Century American Toys

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Paper

Kay Bojesen, Denmark, Wooden Dog, Danish Design, 20th-21st Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Kay Bojesen, Denmark. Wooden dog. Danish design, 20th-21st century. Measures: 8 x 7.5 cm. Stamped. In perfect condition.
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Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Toys

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Wood

Artistic Vintage American Bear.
Located in Delray Beach, FL
American bear from the 20th century , the bear is nicely hand made with old fabric and have revealing its great use. the bear wearing kind of accessories including bracelets, old p...
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20th Century American Toys

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Cotton

Arnold, DAF "Continental Transport" Delivery Van, 1950 s
Located in Vienna, Austria
Arnold, DAF " Continental Transport " delivery van . This tin truck set,was made in the 1950 's by Arnold ,in West Germany. Originally produced for children...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Sheet Metal

American Mechanical Bank "Melody-Bank, " circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Melody-Bank" is a rare bank and was manufactured by "Electric Coding Machine Co., N.Y.C." in 1946. American made, this is a genuine and authentic vintage mechanical bank, albeit somewhat later, having been manufactured in 1946. It maintains all of the elements of a collectible antique mechanical bank; pleasing shelf appeal and wonderful musical action. The metal faux textured, green painted casing on five sides is fronted by cardboard on wood, filled with delightful images of "children at play with money" lithography. To operate: Wind up the mechanism by turning the brass dial in front clockwise; then put a nickel, dime, or quarter in the appropriate slot at the top. Music will play as additional lithography depicting children's nursery rhymes rotate on the interior circular dial ("Little Boy Blue", "Mary Had A Little Lamb", etc.). Coins are removed by unscrewing the metal plate at the rear bottom. Bank is in excellent all original condition with fully operable musical mechanism. Dimensions: 7" high x 4 9/16" wide x 3" deep. I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Tin Litho Friction Police Highway Patrol Helicopter, C1960, Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous friction helicopter from Japan C 1960. Toy works great, push copter and the blades start spinning. Does not fly, nor was it intended to. Great graph...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Tin

Early 20th Century Aunt Sally English Fairground Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century aunt sally english fairground game. We share what we love, and we love this oversized early 20th Century example of a carved wood Fairground Aunt Sally knock do...
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Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Toys

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Pine

Vintage Hand Cranked Wooden Toy w Pull String
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Hand Cranked Wooden Toy w Pull String beautifully crafted vintage wooden toy features a classic hand-crank mechanism paired with a pull str...
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Late 20th Century Toys

Materials

Wood

Linton Nutcracker in the Shape of a Dog The Nutcracker in the shape of a dog
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Linton Nutcracker in the Shape of a Dog The Nutcracker in the shape of a dog, the dog’s tail is the lever to open its jaws to crack the nuts. The tail leaver is marked with a regis...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Toys

Materials

Iron

American Salesman Sample Late 19th Century Wooden Flat Bed Cargo Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
Salesman Sample : Late 19th century. American (4) wheeled hand carved all wooden horse drawn flat bed cargo wagon, in excellent condition with original red st...
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Wood

Seated "Cat with a Bow" Still Bank, American, circa 1922
By Grey Iron Casting Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Cat with a Bow Seated" cast iron still bank is a difficult bank to acquire and is listed in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" as #364 and rated a "D" (A to F rarity scale--A most c...
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1920s American Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Iron

"Toby" Jug Still Bank and Biscuit Tin, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is both a still bank and a biscuit tin. It would originally have been sold, filled with biscuits. After all of the cookies would have been consumed, the tin (rather than been thrown away) would have been used as a bank to save money. There is a slot for deposits at the back of the neck at the top (see image). Coins would have been removed by lifting or twisting the snug fitting lid. Toby is nicely hand-painted in pleasing colors of green, blue, gold, and white, with realistic flesh tones to the hands and face. The total height is 6 1/2" while the total width is 6" (includes handle). Diameter at the base is 5". This Toby figured tin was manufactured circa 1911 by the biscuit tin company of Hudson Scott located in Carlisle, England. It is marked at the bottom "Hudson Scott & Sons Ltd. Carlisle, England." It has crossover appeal into three categories of collectors. It would be a welcome addition to both the still bank collector and the biscuit tin collector...
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1910s English Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Tin

Hand-Painted Metal Store Window Advertising Horse Drawn Carriage
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand-painted metal and wood horses pulling an ornate carriage. Was used as an advertising window prop or just as a toy.
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20th Century Toys

Materials

Metal

Antique Fireman from a Children s Carousel, Germany 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Fireman from a Children's Carousel, Germany 1920s An antique wooden sculpture of a fireman. Formerly used as decoration for the fire engine o...
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Early 20th Century German Victorian Toys

Materials

Wood

Vintage Toy Car, Wind Up Red Car, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up red car is a vintage toy made by unknown manifacturer, probably model from 1920s-1930s. Original key not included. Surface lightly scratched. Mechanism perfectly wor...
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Early 20th Century German Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Leather Elephant Ornament India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage small embroidered leather elephant ornament India. Asian red and blue handcrafted small leather stuffed elephant collectible toy. Dimensions: 5 x 2 x 3 inches. Great to use a...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Toys

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Leather

Art Deco Vintage Fabric Wood Glove Puppetry, circa 1920 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art deco vintage glove puppetry with 10 character puppets, circa 1920 Austria. A fabulous and very rare glove puppetry including the characters: Mr. Pu...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Toys

Materials

Fabric, Wood

English Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
English Jigger Doll We are proud to offer an early 20th century hand carved folk art English jigger doll example. Carved from pine and joined with brass supports. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate ‘toys’ for adults or children. Obtained from a private collection in London and untouched in form with all its original featured intact. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Pine

Giant Hand-Made Wooden Bowling Balls, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand made wooden bowling balls with thumb and finger grips carved out of the wood. 12" in diameter. Heavy and substantial. Slightly varying size and patina for each ball giving them ...
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1960s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Wood

1930s Jointed Betty Boop Fleischer Doll
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer this Jointed wooden Betty Boop doll by Fleischer in a green dress. This is one of the first Betty Boop dolls that were created in...
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1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Toys

Materials

Wood

Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s
Located in Incline Village, NV
This mechanical bank "Saluting Sailor" was manufactured in the 1920s by Saalheimer & Strauss Company in Germany. It is in excellent all original condition and brightly hand painted in colors of red, white, blue, yellow, and grey. There is an ever so slight crease to the left on dial. The bank operates as follows: Press down on the lever in front just beneath the steering wheel. The sailor raises his right arm and lowers his left arm revealing a slot on the right side of the bank where the sailor's left arm was, inviting the deposit of a coin (see image). Release the lever, and the arms return to their original position (see image). Coins are removed via the original key lock trap. The bank measures: 6 3/4" high 4 7/8" wide 2" deep I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Late 19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Dominos
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war dominos 31 A good example of a late 19th Century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of 31 dominos, in a sliding painted ...
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1850s French Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Bone

Elvis Presley Commemorative Mechanical Bank "Cleveland Rock and Roll" circa 2006
By Reynolds Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made to commemorate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located in Cleveland, Ohio, this cast aluminum mechanical bank depicts Elvis Presley in full gala attire, typical of Elvis, with wh...
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Early 2000s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage "Scopes" Kaleidoscope by C Bennett, 1988
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage #67 Scopes Kaleidoscope by Kaleidoscope Artist C Bennett, 1988 Walnut Case Signed "C Bennett Scopes #67 3/88" " What do you get when a Microscope crashes into a Telescop...
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1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Toys

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Metal

Lever Modern Toys Car, Made in Japan by Modern Toys, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This Lever Modern Toys car is a vintage convertible toy. Made in Japan by Modern Toys in 1960s. Model n. A-1620. When you pull the lever t...
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Late 20th Century French Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage French Skittle Game Jeu de Quilles de Neuf , circa 1920
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Vintage French Skittle Game ‘Jeu de Quilles de Neuf’,circa 1920. Hand painted, turned pins with wonderful aged patina. Complete set of nine pins with orig...
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1920s French Vintage Toys

Materials

Wood

Lever Modern Toys Car, Made in Japan by Modern Toys, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
This Lever Modern Toys car is an original vintage toy. Made in Japan by Modern Toys in 1940s. When you pull the lever to the direction of the i...
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Mid-20th Century French Toys

Materials

Metal

Set of Six Large Vintage Breyer Horses (Box 1 )
Located in Redding, CT
Set of Large Breyer Horses. The set of 6 consists of 5 signed Breyer Horses and one marked Blue Box/Blue Ribbon Ranch , made in China. These are all vintage and the largest size Brey...
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1970s Vintage Toys

Materials

Plastic

Antique, New and Vintage Toys

Children as well as nostalgic grown-ups are still finding pleasure in toys and objects designed specifically for playtime that are, in comparison to today’s digital device-oriented distractions, far more modest in nature. Indeed, antique, new and vintage toys of years past — handmade folk-art toys such as wooden train sets, dolls, rocking horses and more — can be enjoyed by the young and old alike. In contemporary interiors, gently aging toys are wonderfully uncomplicated decorative objects primed for display in a cabinet or other case piece.

With their romantic appeal and frequent incorporation of natural materials, some vintage toys and folk-art toys are treasured collectibles, showcasing the beauty of handmade craftsmanship. Alongside other works characterized as folk art — in this case, visual art, typically reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition — handcrafted vintage toys are historical works of art worthy of any collector’s mantel. These are toys that tell a story of the time in which they were produced and the people who produced them.

Like any artifact, toys provide a window into the past. The ornamental dolls of the Victorian era, for example, produced in Germany and England, made of ceramics such as porcelain and dressed in textured fabrics, speak to the fashion of the era and will add a pop of color and a decorative flourish to the neutral corners of your home.

Mid-century modern toys are as sophisticated as the widely cherished furniture of the era. As much as they thought good design for the home should be available for all, iconic American design duo Charles and Ray Eames believed in making durable and interesting products for kids too. Today, their Eames Elephant is available from Vitra and Herman Miller, and it doesn’t even require a digital screen.

Explore a unique collection of antique and vintage toys as well as folk-art toys on 1stDibs.

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