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Item Ships From: USA
Dick Brewer Tow Surfboard
By Dick Brewer
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Step into the dawn of tow-surfing with this late-1990s 6′10" Dick Brewer tow board, shaped during a time when tow-ins were just beginning to expand the limits of big-wave possibility...
Category

1990s American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Large 1940s Magnesium Bodied Indianapolis style Tether Race Car
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large 1940s magnesium bodied tether race car. Speed chief.
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Other

Antique Gold Filled Walking Stick Cane
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique black lacquer ebonized wood walking stick cane with gold filled ornately decorated top with monogram. 36 3/4" long. Top is 2 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Category

Early 20th Century USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

McAlpine: Romantic Modernism
Located in New York, NY
Author Bobby McAlpine, with Susan Sully, Photographs by Simon Upton A celebration of the recent work of McALPINE, the award-winning architectural and in...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Cloisonne Enamel Kovsh Ovchinnikov Moscow 1896
By Pavel Ovchinnikov
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Russian Imperial silver & cloisonne kovsh, Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1896. Ovchinnikov is recognized as one of Russia's most famous enamellers, he produced inc...
Category

1890s Russian Late Victorian Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Enamel

SS United States Sign Notice and Information for Passengers
Located in Hanover, MA
Hefty enameled solid aluminum framed passenger safety and information sign from Passenger Stateroom 139 on the Main deck of the SS United States. Fo...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Frank Lloyd Wright Signature Collage
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation bank check, signed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The check is dated March 1, 1954, payable to Iovanna lloyd Wright ...
Category

1950s American Modern Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Rare Sikes’ Hydrometer (Alcohol Proof Tester) Set Atkey Son, Cowes, C. 1830
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sikes’ Hydrometer Set by Atkey & Son, Cowes, Circa 1830 A superb and complete 19th-century Sikes’ hydrometer set, by Atkey & Son of Cowes, a noted English maker of fine scientific i...
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1970 s Rosita Commander Luxus Stereo System
By Rosita
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rosita Comannder Luxus stereo system, 1970’s. Equip with Phillips record player, cassette deck, AM/FM radio and built-in speakers. In good vintage condition.
Category

1970s German Space Age Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Large 19th Century English Brass Scale with Weights and Bull Finial
Located in Atlanta, GA
This monumental 19th-century English brass scale presents a rare double-tiered configuration, combining technical function with sculptural elegance. Standing at 48 inches tall, the s...
Category

19th Century English Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1960s Robert Berks Sculpture Bust John F Kennedy JFK Miami Beach Mid-Century Art
By Robert Berks
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a rare 1965 presentation award bust of JFK. A wonderful piece of mid-century historical decor from an important American sculptor, Robert Berks. Hi...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Resin, Wood

Christie s The Collection of the Late André Meyer, New York, Oct 2001
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: The Collection of the Late André Meyer, New York, Oct 2001. An extensive collection of French furniture, paintings and accessories. 129 lots in color on 177 pages. With r...
Category

Early 2000s American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Historic Homes of Charleston, South Carolina
Located in valatie, NY
Historical Homes of Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston: Terrel Publishing Company, 1993. Soft cover. 95 pp. A beautiful pictorial guidebook to the historic homes of Charleston. The book includes homes on South Battery, Murry Blvd., Church St., Legare St., Tradd St., Meeting St., Broad St., Charleston, Rutledge Ave., King St., East Battery and East Bay. Charleston was founded in 1670 and is the oldest city between Virginia and Florida. The ''Grand Modell'' was the design of the "New Charles Town'' which was named after King Charles I of England...
Category

20th Century American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Group of 20 Assorted Leather Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Group of 20 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century
Category

19th Century French Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

19th Century English Leather Bound Family Bible with Brass Mounts and Clasps
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique Holy Book was printed in England circa 1870. The impressive Victorian family Bible, titled "The National Comprehensive Family Bible", was edited by Rev. John E...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Smith 8-Day Shipboard Clock
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A brass circular base with a central inset hinged glass panel that reveals a white metal face with black enameled Roman numerals hours and Arabic numerals seconds. The clock lacks a ...
Category

Early 20th Century English Industrial USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Iron Tassel Frame Pet Cat Dog Bed or Doll Bed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Iron Tassel Frame Pet Cat Dog Bed or Doll Bed. Item featured is a nice size for small pets or doll display, gold leaf gi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Vintage French Mother-of-Pearl and Brass Opera Glasses by Chevalier of Paris
By Chevalier Paris
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous vintage mother-of-pearl and brass opera glasses made by Chevalier in Paris, circa 1960s. Complete functional glasses that are in good condition and measure 4" x 2.5". Si...
Category

Mid-20th Century French USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Sterling Silver Monogram and Cocabola shaft Walking Stick Cane
Located in Norton, MA
An antique, a Walking Stick Cane with a 1.5" cap stamped with sterling silver and a monogram, and a cocabola shaft.  
Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

14K Gold Hand Painted Crystal Rock Golf Cufflinks Deakin Francis Scully Scully
By Deakin Francis
Located in Toledo, OH
14k gold golfers cufflinks. 3/4" diameter x 1" long. Hand painted crystal with 2 golfing scenes, signed by artist on lower edge. Hallmarked 14k and an unidentified symbol. The signat...
Category

1980s Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

2 Roy Barker Signed Australian Aboriginal Mulga Wood Boomerangs Throwing Sticks
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of late 20th century mulga wood Australian aboriginal boomerangs. One curved / symmetrical, the other battle axe shaped. Woodburned/signed Ro...
Category

20th Century Australian Organic Modern USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hardwood

Lladró Goddess Durga Sculpture. Limited Edition
Located in New York City, NY
Believed to be one of the most powerful goddesses and one of the most venerated by Hindus, Goddess Durga now arrives from the Lladró workshops for the first time in a majestic limite...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Pair of Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Strikers
By Robert Jones
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of Edwardian Period, sterling silver-mounted, threaded crystal match strikers, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1907, Robert Jones - maker. Each match striker measu...
Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Antique English Pond Yacht from Leek, England on Original Stand c1900
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique English Pond Yacht purchased in the town of Leek, England over 25-years ago and just purchased from a serious collector. Pond Yachts date from the middle 1800’s and unfortuna...
Category

Early 1900s English Country Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Steam engine train locomotive desk lighter This is a very nice trench art petrol table lighter of a steam engine locomotive created between the WWI and WWII. The elusive locomotive has been crafted by a talented artisan and assembled with parts made up in copper, brass Steel. Trench art lighters...
Category

1930s English Industrial Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper, Tin

Pottery Barn Design Library, Bedrooms, Bathrooms Living Rooms
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pottery Barn Design Library, Bedrooms, Bathrooms & Living Rooms. A boxed set of three hardcover books with dustjackets. First edition, published in 2003 by Oxmoor House. Printed in S...
Category

Early 2000s Singaporean USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Surfboards Hawaii Classic Longboard (1963)
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Surfboards Hawaii classic longboard shaped in 1963. 10' 3" square tail shape. Featuring beautiful blue-turquoise rails and bottom, pinstripe details ...
Category

1960s North American Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

DEYKIN HARRISON 1930 Mechanical Cigarette Case Set In Solid .925 Sterling
By Deykin Harrison
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical cigarettes case set designed by Deykin & Harrison. This is a very interesting mechanical case, created in Birmingham England during the art deco period at the silversmith...
Category

1930s English Art Deco Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Rare Baby Grand Phonograph
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an original Fern-O-Grand Co. Baby Grand Piano Phonograph. Mahogany baby grand piano style case stands on cabriole legs with Queen Anne style feet; the keyboard section opens ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Queen Anne USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Sterling Silver Cross Pendant Attributed to T Foree, a Set of 6
Located in Plainview, NY
A set of 6 hand crafted antique cross pendant. Each pendant is different in style and shows Native American design in the style of pendant is mad...
Category

Late 20th Century American Tribal USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Lladró Great Dragon Sculpture by Francisco Polope. Limited Edition.
By Lladro, Francisco Polope
Located in New York City, NY
Limited edition dragon sculpture in matte porcelain with gold lustre. A symbol of power and prosperity in Eastern culture, this magical creature, the bearer of good luck, is the protagonist in this spectacular High Porcelain limited edition. The hundreds of scales covering its skin are individually hand painted with gold lustre, an extremely laborious technique requiring the expertise of the finest artists. The luminosity distinguishing its spectacular embellishment is attained by combining gloss and satin finishes, united by an iridescent metallic hue on the chest and a vivid turquoise hue on the crest. The complexity of the dragon´s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain

Dome of the Rock, by Jerry M. Landay Hardcover 1972
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Dome of the Rock, by Jerry M. Landay Hardcover, 1972. Discover the rich history of the Middle East with this hardcover edition of "Dome of the Rock" by Jerry M. Landay. Published in ...
Category

Late 20th Century Palestinian Islamic USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Kay Bojesen, Toy or Decorative Sculpture, Teak, Denmark, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in High Point, NC
A teak toy or animal sculpture designed by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, 1950s. Dimensions variable, measured as illustrated in first image.
Category

1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Teak

Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus. 1839 - 3RD ED 4TH PRINTING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft - Frederick Schiller. TITLE: Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus - bound with - The Ghost-Seer. PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley, 1839. ...
Category

1830s British Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

19th c. Spark Salesman s Sample Pot Belly Stove
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT 19th C. American Grey Iron Casting Co. "Spark" salesman's sample pot belly stove, cast iron with black finish, pot belly with hinged door to load wood, lever mechanism to rele...
Category

Late 19th Century Industrial Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Steps Stairways, First Edition
By Cleo Baldon, Ib Melchior
Located in valatie, NY
Steps and Stairways. New York: Rizzoli, 1989. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 264 pp. A beautifully photographed book on the history of steps ...
Category

20th Century American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Atlas Strongman Iron Circus Dumbbell 65 Pounds Vintage Carnival Relic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Ancient and heavily pitted iron dumbbell, weighs about 65 pounds. Maker and history remain unknown, at point of purchase I was told it came from a Circus.
Category

1920s American Industrial Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Pair of Circa 1800 Giltwood Angels from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, circa 1800, this pair of giltwood angels is depicted in a double genuflection, or kneeling, stance. Both angels are completely gil...
Category

Early 1800s Italian Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

31-Star Printed American Flag, Celebrating California Statehood, Circa 1850
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a rare 31-star medallion printed American flag, celebrating the addition of California to the Union. The flag is printed on silk and has a spectacular “Great Star” canton pat...
Category

1850s American Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silk

COLUMBUS 1930 Art-Deco Model A Counter Vendor Machine For Gum Candy
By Columbus Vending Co.
Located in Miami, FL
A counter display vendor machine for candy by Columbus. This is an antique candy vending machine. The Columbus Model A gumball machine is an early and r...
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

House Love: Moor Baker Architects
Located in New York, NY
Step into the airy, light-filled, exquisitely detailed homes of the Florida-based firm Moor Baker Architects in this first book on their work Over the past three decades, Moor Baker...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Picasso and Portraiture, Representation Transformation Edited by William Rubin
Located in valatie, NY
Picasso and Portraiture, Representation & Transformation, Exhibition Catalog at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in Collaboration with the Musee Picasso, Paris, in April 1996. Edi...
Category

1990s American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Pair of Rare Life-Sized Pilz Anatomical Flap Manikins, Germany, c. 1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Rare Life-Sized Pilz Anatomical Flap Manikins, Germany, c. 1890 Imported by American Thermo-Ware Co., New York An extraordinary and exceedingly rare pair of life-sized anat...
Category

Late 19th Century German High Victorian Antique USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Large Nautical Maritime Brass Glass Ship s Hourglass Display Model Timer
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique large maritime/nautical brass and glass hourglass. Wonderful dorm and design. Brass has a wonderful patina and can be polished if desired. H...
Category

Mid-20th Century American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Neoclassical French Gilt Silvered Bronze Complete Table Top Boxed Chess Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical French Gilt & Silvered Bronze Complete Table Top Boxed Chess Set, Consisting of 33 pieces, 16 gilt bronze playing pieces, 16 silvered playing pieces, and the bronze-mounted chess storage box pedestal. This exquisite neoclassical French chess set...
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20th Century French Neoclassical USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Texas Longhorn Mounted Bull
By Bud Jones Taxidermy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This was found on a Ranch in Texas and is signed Bud Jones Taxidermy from Texas and dated 1969. The condition is very good.
Category

Late 20th Century American Adirondack USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cowhide

5 Volumes. Austen, Jane. Novels.
Located in New York, NY
5 Volumes. Austen, Jane. Novels. With notes, Indexes & Illustrations from contemporary sources.Bound in 3/4 blue calf by Sawyer, marbled boards, all edges gilt, raised bands, gilt pa...
Category

Mid-20th Century British USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Handmade Collectible Cusco Peruvian Dolls 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handmade vintage collectible Cusco Peruvian dolls feature stuffed bodies, sewn-on faces, and braided black yarn hair. They wear traditional cotton and wool garments, representing the...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Sergio Bustamante Signed Sterling Sun Moon Link Bracelet, Rare Edition, 1980s
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sergio Bustamante Signed Sterling Silver Sun and Moon Link Bracelet, Mexico, 1980s Dimensions: 7.5" L x 0.5" W Weight: 32 grams Marks: “925 MEX” and “DB-925” (Sergio Bustamante maker's mark) A sculptural, celestial-themed bracelet by celebrated Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, crafted in sterling silver. The piece features alternating links of expressive sun faces and crescent moons, each individually modeled with Bustamante’s signature surrealist features. The three-dimensional sun medallions radiate stylized flames, while the moons are cast with distinct facial features, gazing thoughtfully to the side. This work is clearly signed with the Bustamante hallmark “DB-925” on the reverse of each sun element and also marked “MEX 925.” The bracelet fastens securely with a hidden hook-style clasp, consistent with mid- to late-20th-century Mexican artisan jewelry. A superb and rare example of Bustamante's wearable art, this bracelet stands out for both its craftsmanship and its whimsical yet mystical iconography—perfect for collectors of Mexican modernism or celestial-themed adornments. Further Documentation: DB-925 MEX This is a known signature mark associated with Sergio Bustamante’s sterling...
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Modern USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Pal Kepenyes Bronze/Brass Necklace, 20th Century
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Pal Kepenyes bronze/brass necklace, 20th century. This Hungarian born artist worked in Mexico for decades, known for free-form sculptural jewelry...
Category

20th Century Mexican Modern USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Modern Lighting of the 50 s (Arnoldsche Reprint)
By Gino Sarfatti, Paavo Tynell
Located in New York, NY
Reprint of a 1953 international survey of modernist lighting, originally published in Germany by Alexander Koch. This edition published in 2012 by Arnoldsche Art Publishers. Faithful reprint of the original, with a new introduction by Bernd Dicke. Large 8vo (8.5” x 12”), pictorial boards, approximately 122 pages, fully illustrated with b/w photos plus several color images at the front. Introductory text in German and English; curatorial text in German, English, and French. A bible for sourcing and documenting early postwar lighting, based on the perspicacity of the editor(s). A roster of designers and manufacturers, gleaned fro the index at the rear, includes: Arredoluce, Arteluce, BAG Turgi, Peter Behrens, Alexey Brodovitch, Paul Bry, Franco Buzzi, Alexander Calder, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Robert Gage, Lester Geis...
Category

2010s German Mid-Century Modern USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Atari Centipede Arcade Game, 1980 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'CENTIPEDE' arcade game from 1980. Made by Atari and designed by Dona Bailey and Ed Logg. In excellent working condition. Great alien and intergala...
Category

1980s American Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1960s Hansen 360 Model Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
Hansen 360 model surfboard. Shaped in 1969 during the transitional period of surfboard history, when surfboards were just beginning to be shaped shorter in length. Made under the iconic Southern California Hansen surfboards...
Category

1960s American Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with a wooden shaft and simple 29-inch iron blade.
Category

20th Century English Northern Renaissance USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

English Country House an Art and a Way of Life, by Olive Cook, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The English Country House: An Art and a Way of Life, by Olive Cook. New York G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1974 (Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1974.) First Edition hardcover...
Category

1970s American Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

La Mort de Venise; Illustrated by Edgar Chahine, SUPER DELUXE Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
Chahine, Edgar & Maurice Barrès LA MORT DE VENISE; Illustré de vingt-six eaux-fortes originales Paris: Société Nouvelle des Éditions d'Art Devambez, 1926 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION 4to,...
Category

Early 20th Century French USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paper

1970s Andy Warhol Art in America
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Andy Warhol issue of Art in America magazine, featuring four articles on the artist ("Warhol: The Medium As Cultural Artifact," "A Catalogue Raisonn...
Category

1960s Vintage USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Michael Graves Monopoly Set
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in New York, NY
The Monopoly game set designed by Michael Graves (b. 1934 Indianapolis, IN - 2015 Princeton, NJ) for Parker Brothers. Circa 2002. Signed with Graves' signature incised in small metal disk on underside. Features a cherry-finished wood box that opens up to a game board, with a built-in, pull-out drawer contaning original game pieces and accessories including 6 polished metal game tokens, 2 dice, classic Monopoly money, Chance and Community card sets, and also two velour drawstring bags to hold houses and hotels. Dimensions of board: ??Closed: 16 inches L x 8 inches D x 3.5 inches H / Open: 16 inches L x 16 inches D x 3 inches H Notes from the Archive: ?American architect, Michael Graves' legacy includes designing over 350 buildings, and 2000 products. The Michael Graves Design brand at Target was the first example of an architect/designer having his own consumer brand of products. This collection transformed the retailer from a discount store to a design destination. It was Graves' own idea to design new versions of classic games beginning with a chess set in 2000 with inspiration from the famous Bauhaus Chess Set...
Category

Early 2000s USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Lot of 61 Britains Toy Soldiers Deetail Scots Guards Highlanders Band Mounties
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 61 circa 1960s - 1970s Deetail plastic toy soldiers by Britain Ltd. Lot includes Royal Canadian Mounties (two on horseback), Scots Guards, Scottish Highlanders including pipes and drums (one on horseback), and seven guardhouses. "The "W. Britain" brand name of toy and collectable soldiers is derived from a company founded by William Britain Jr., a British toy manufacturer, who in 1893 invented the process of hollow casting in lead, and revolutionized the production of toy soldiers. In 1907 the family proprietorship, William Britain & Sons, incorporated as "Britains, Ltd". The Britain family controlled the firm until 1984 when it was sold to a British conglomerate, Dobson Park Industries. They combined the operations with an existing line of toys and renamed the company Britains Petite, Ltd. In the early 1950s Britains was associated with W. Horton Toys and Games which made the die-cast Lilliput ranges of small-scale, rather generic, cars and trucks and other vehicles. In 1959, Britains acquired Herald Miniatures which produced plastic figures designed by Roy Selwyn-Smith. In the 1950s, besides soldiers, a variety of vehicles began to appear, mostly in the military field. In 1966 safety regulations in the United Kingdom combined with rising costs halted the production of lead toy soldiers. Britains shifted most production of Herald plastic to Hong Kong from 1966. In 1971 Britains started Deetail plastic figures with metal bases that were initially manufactured in England but later outsourced to China. In 1973 Britains introduced New Metal models, which are die cast in a durable alloy. Initially these sets were aimed at the British souvenir market. In 1983 Britains responded to a growing collectors' market by introducing additional models and limited edition sets. In 1997, Britains Petite, Ltd was bought by Ertl Company of Iowa, a maker of die-cast toys. Ertl was subsequently bought by RC2 LLC, another American die-cast miniature and plastic kit maker. At this time, production of toy soldiers was moved to China. In 2011, Japanese-headquartered toy company Tomy acquired RC2 which included the Britains die-cast farm miniatures range. In 2005, the W. Britains brand was acquired by First Gear...
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Mid-20th Century USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic

A Fuller View of China Chinese Art in the Seattle Art Museum by Josh Yiu 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
A Fuller View of China: Chinese Art in the Seattle Art Museum by Josh Yiu. Samara Museum of History Regional Studies, 2014. 1st Ed hardcover with dust j...
Category

2010s American USA - Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

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