Skip to main content

Vintage Playground Toys

Aluminum Rocket Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum rocket sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Aluminum Rocket Playground Toy Sculpture
Aluminum Rocket Playground Toy Sculpture
H 14.5 in W 34.25 in D 12.5 in
Aluminum Rabbit Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum rabbit sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum Red Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum locomotive sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum Black Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum locomotive sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum Motorcycle Playground Toy Sculpture on Stand
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum motorcycle sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum Hot Rod Motorcycle Playground Toy Sculpture on Stand
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum motorcycle sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Swing Time, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Nanci Erskine
Located in Yardley, PA
This diptych explores a playground at dusk, when the swings and riding toy are abandoned waiting
Category

20th Century Romantic Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Oil

People Also Browsed

Pair of "MP-97" armchairs by Percival Lafer
By Percival Lafer
Located in São Paulo, BR
In the world of design, Percival Lafer was a visionary dedicated to enhancing both comfort and aesthetics. His innovation led to the creation of the dual MP-97 lounge chairs, which e...
Category

Late 20th Century Brazilian Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Wood

Vintage Pair of "MP-97" armchairs by Percival Lafer
Pair of "MP-97" armchairs by Percival Lafer
H 26.38 in W 32.49 in D 29.53 in
Scandinavian Vintage Oak Rabbit by Kay Bojesen Denmark
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Vienna, AT
This Scandinavian Original vintage genuine wooden articulated Rabbit toy was Designed and produced by Kay Bojesen, Denmark 1950s. All four limbs are jointed. He can stand on his hind...
Category

1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Oak, Maple

Red plastic Children Chair by Luigi Colani for Top System Burkhard Lübke Germany
By Lübke, Luigi Colani
Located in Vienna, AT
This iconic children's chair, called Zocker, was designed during the 1970s by Luigi Colani and manufactured in 1971 by Top System Burkhard Lübke. It is made from red plastic and is i...
Category

1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Plastic

Isamu Noguchi: Playscapes, Museo Tamayo
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Tivoli, NY
Unopened catalog from the 2016, Museo Tamayo exhibit Noguchi’s Playscapes. An exhibition that focused on the artist’s vision of playgrounds and the public space. The show revisits s...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Paper

20th Century Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
20th century modernist oil painting on canvas . Signed with artists monogram and Dated 1991. This large and impressive painting evokes a range of emotions and interpretations. With...
Category

1990s Surrealist Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Oil

Vintage Richters German Anchor Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, ES
Discover a piece of history with this vintage Richters German anchor blocks building toy, also known as Der Geschickte Baumeister. Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900, this set c...
Category

Early 1900s German Baroque Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Quartz

Floris Chair by Gunter Beltzig
By Gunter Beltzig
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
The name Floris chair comes from the Latin meaning flower and bloom. This chair was designed by German designer Beltzig günter to reflect the peaceful and prosperous society of th...
Category

1960s German Space Age Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Plastic

Floris Chair by Gunter Beltzig
Floris Chair by Gunter Beltzig
H 42.52 in W 13.98 in D 22.84 in
Rare! Girl Jump Rope Sculpture Cranbrook Ind. Bronze Raymor Malcolm Moran 1956
By Malcolm Moran, Raymor
Located in Peoria, AZ
Wow! Rare Early Malcolm Moran Cranbrook Industries Richards Morgenthou (Raymor) Here is a super rare 1950s work by, then starting out, sculptor Malcolm Moran for Cranbrook Industr...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Brutalist Graphical Sideboard by Aurora - Belgium 1970s
By Aurora
Located in MOOKHOEK, NL
The graphical sideboard from Aurora stands as a testament to the intersection of art and technology, offering a mesmerizing glimpse into the realm of visual creativity. Crafted with ...
Category

1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Oak

Mexican Folk Art Woodcarving Guelaguetza Folkloric Art Oaxaca
By Manuel Cruz Prudencio
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
One of a kind piece by master artisans, husband and wife Manuel and Ruby Cruz, represents a lifetime of dedication to the art of wood carving. Beautiful Folk Art sculpture of the tra...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Coromandel Black Lacquer Screen - Four Panels - Period: Early 20th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Elegant folding screen painted in black Coromandel lacquer. It consists of four panels, the front of which depicts a scene from imperial life. We are in the playground of a school wh...
Category

20th Century Asian Chinese Export Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Lacquer

Erik Hoglund / Glass Relief in Iron Frame / Boda Glasbruk / 1960s
By Erik Höglund
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
An object made of solid glass framed with black steel. The surface of the rare purple glass block is embossed with a relief of a naked baby pulling a playground equipment. ERIK H...
Category

1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Wrought Iron

"Intermission" Cocktail Party Lithograph signed by Dave Fox
Located in Pasadena, CA
This lithograph by Dave Fox from 1991 features the artist's signature, lithograph number (1/70), and title "Intermission". Dave Fox's intention in the artwork is evident. It employs ...
Category

1990s American American Classical Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Empress Canadian Pacific Hotel Ewart
By Peter Ewart
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for The Empress A Canadian Pacific Hotel Victoria B.C. In Canada's Evergreen Playground featuring colourful artwork by the Canadian artist ...
Category

1950s Canadian Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Winter Sport Travel Poster Play In The Snow Southern Pacific
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ski and winter sport travel poster issued by Southern Pacific - Play in the Snow - featuring a fun and colourful design depicting a smiling lady holding a snowball a...
Category

1930s American Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Paper

Storage Cabinet University Residence in France, Jean Zay, 1950, Alain Richard
By Alain Richard
Located in Paris, FR
Very very rare furniture having equipped Jean Zay university residence in France. 1950s. . Storage unit in exotic wood veneer painted on the front ; the top originally covered in w...
Category

1950s French Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Wood

Recent Sales

Small Scale Cast Iron Playground Set
Located in Summerland, CA
20th century iron and polychrome. Various sizes 2"-3".
Category

20th Century American Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Iron

Renate Müller Therapeutic Toys for for H. Josef Leven KG
By H. Josef Leven, Renate Müller
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
Renate Müller was born in 1945 and raised in Sonneberg in Germany. Her grandfather had a small toy
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Leather, Jute

Aluminum Inchworm Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum inchworm sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum Rhino Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum rhino sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum Duck Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum duck sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Alligator Playground Toy by Mexico Foundries Reedsville, PA
Located in New York, NY
Cast aluminum ride on toy alligator, made by Mexico Foundries Reedsville Pennsylvania. This example
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum Blue Rocket Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum rocket sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum High Polished Rocket Playground Toy Ride/Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum rocket sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum

Cast Aluminum "Rocket" Ride on Spring Toy Art Deco, Machine Age
By Saddle Mates
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great design. Antique Ride-on Playground spring toy. Cast aluminum Rocket. Modernist Sculpture
Category

1940s American Vintage Playground Toys

McDonald’s Playland Fry Guy or Goblin Spring Rider, circa Early 1980’s
Located in Milford, NH
“Goblin” and later as “Fry Guy,” made of fiberglass and cast iron. The first playground equipment for
Category

1980s American Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Steel

Giant Mid-Century Steel Playground Ant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
exceptional scale and form was created as a playground toy for kids sometime in the 1960s. It would also be
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Steel

Vintage Polished Aluminum Horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a vintage horse that was once a playground toy, and is now used as a sculpture or art
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground Toys

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Vintage Polished Aluminum Horse
Vintage Polished Aluminum Horse
H 31 in W 30 in D 10.5 in
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Vintage Playground Toys", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Vintage Playground Toys For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage playground toys is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage playground toys was constructed with extraordinary care, often using aluminum, metal and animal skin. Vintage playground toys have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage playground toys to choose from, but at 1stDibs, modern and mid-century modern vintage playground toys are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made vintage playground toys over the years, but those made by Renate Müller are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Vintage Playground Toys?

Prices for vintage playground toys start at $1,420 and top out at $2,400 with the average selling for $1,900.
Questions About Vintage Playground Toys
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Some of the most valuable old toys include Vintage Sky Dancers, Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards, and Original Furby dolls. Some action figures can be worth around $700 today.