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Tinplate Toy

Mr Fox The Magician Blowing Magical Bubbles working Tin Toy by Yonezawa of Japan
Located in High Wycombe, GB
is best known for producing tinplate toys
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Japonisme Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy by the Lehman Co. "Balky Mule" Circa 1909
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Perhaps the wildest action of all the Lehman toys, said to resemble Ernest Paul Lehman's
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Vintage Toy, Black Train Locomotive
Located in Roma, IT
This Black Train Locomotive is a vintage toy representing a train locomotive made in tinplate
Category

Mid-20th Century European Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toy, Black Train Locomotive
Vintage Toy, Black Train Locomotive
H 5.91 in W 10.83 in D 3.15 in
1930s Hand Painted Tinplate Car
Located in Marbella, ES
1930s hand painted tinplate car.
Category

Early 20th Century European Toys and Dolls

Materials

Sheet Metal

1930s Hand Painted Tinplate Car
1930s Hand Painted Tinplate Car
H 2.37 in W 6.7 in D 2.76 in
Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
stick shift and reverse. Vintage toy made in tinplate and plastic. Lighthly scratched surface, slow
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Mid-20th Century German Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
H 2.37 in W 5.91 in D 1.58 in
Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
back (see images), a slight "bend" to tinplate in the rear; but for the most part, the toy is very
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Composition, Tin

Vintage Mechanical tin plated wind up Sparrow Bird toy - 1960's - China
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Vintage wind-up Sparrow toy with a mechanical tinplated clockwork mechanism - 1960s Manufactured in
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal, Tin

Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Tipp & Co. Toy Clockwork Tinplate Motorcycle. A rare, desirable, tinplate wind-up motorcycle by the
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Vintage 1920s Sporting Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
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H 6.7 in W 9.45 in D 1.97 in
La danse des trois sous-marins
Located in PARIS, FR
France, an interior designer by training, Hervé Dubrulle is passionate about old toys. He collected them
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Ghost Writer
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Ghost Writer
H 35.5 in W 27.5 in D 6 in
Milou, Snowy, Milu, スノーウィ
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf, Steel

AI, Eliza, for $79.99 per year I Love You
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf, Steel

Are We Alone in the Universe?
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Silver

Lone Ranger
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lone Ranger
H 7.75 in W 10 in D 3 in
Phytosanitary: Jack the Gardener
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Royalty
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Royalty
H 23.75 in W 15.75 in D 13.75 in
Venus
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Venus
H 38.5 in W 15.75 in D 6 in
Lider Maximo
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Lider Maximo
H 8 in W 6 in D 7.75 in
Breath
Located in New Orleans, LA
, colors, and sounds respond to each other": Tornillo wood, plastic toys, belt buckles, silver leaf, gold
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Breath
H 29.5 in W 31.5 in D 7.75 in

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"Drummer Boy" Tin-wind-up Toy by Louis Marx, New York City, circa 1940's
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Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan
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Fabulous and in near mint condition Fiat 600 with a rollback cloth convertible top. From a lot of seventeen that were probably stored from day one, and never played with. Made by Ban...
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Antique 1910s Armand Marseille Bisque Head Wiefel W & Co Character Doll
Located in Dayton, OH
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"Boy Riding a Turtle" Wind-Up Toy; by J. Chein, circa 1930s
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By J. Chein, circa 1930, this tin lithographed and hand painted American tin wind-up toy is all original and in working order. There are a few scratches here and there (from normal p...
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His Masters Voice Large Advertising Paper Mache RCA Store Display 'Nipper' Dog
By Old King Cole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
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Six Tinplate Football or Ice Hockey Figures, circa 1910
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A delightful and highly decorative set of six coloured tinplate sports figures. As they have a
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Early 20th Century English Toys

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Vintage 1930s German Toys and Dolls

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German "Magic Lantern" Complete, in it's Original Box, Never Used, Early 1900s
Located in Petaluma, CA
(the stamp is inside the lid). It is an olive green enameled tinplate magic lantern with a single
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Historical Memorabilia

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Art Deco Tinplate Toy Hydroplane by JEP.
Located in London, GB
A very rare lithographed, clockwork-powered Art Deco tinplate toy hydroplane, a rare surviving
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Vintage 1930s French Toys and Dolls

Art Deco Tinplate Toy Hydroplane by JEP.
Art Deco Tinplate Toy Hydroplane by JEP.
H 9.85 in W 15.75 in D 19.3 in
Unique Motorised Alfa Romeo P2 Tinplate Toy
By Compagnie Industrielle du Jouet
Located in London, GB
A highly important and UNIQUE, prototype electric-powered Alfa Romeo P2 tinplate toy by CIJ
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Toys and Dolls

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1920s Alfa-Romeo P2 race car tinplate toys.
Located in London, GB
A group of exceptionally rare Alfa-Romeo P2 tinplate toys by CIJ (Compagnie Internationale Jouets
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Early 20th Century French Toys and Dolls

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1920s Alfa-Romeo P2 race car tinplate toys.
H 7.09 in W 22.05 in D 7.49 in
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By Compagnie Industrielle du Jouet
Located in London, GB
A scarce large size, tin-plate toy of an Alfa Romeo P2 of second series, made by CIJ (Compagnie
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Toys and Dolls

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Alfa Romeo P2 Tinplate Toy
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By Toschi of Milan
Located in London, GB
toy made by Toschi of Milan, circa 1952. Complete with correct original wheels, steering wheel
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Vintage 1950s Italian Other Toys and Dolls

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Ferrari Tinplate Toy by Toschi of Milan
H 7.09 in W 21.26 in D 9.06 in
Tinplate Racing Car Toy by Johann Distler, c. 1925
Located in London, GB
An incredibly rare tinplate toy by Johann Distler, with highly unusual, hammered bronze finish
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Picasso and Braque were Friends
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"Turkey" Clockwork German Tin Toy, Georg Kohler, circa 1954
Located in Incline Village, NV
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"Cat with Two Mice" German Clockwork Toy, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
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Mid-Century Modern Silver Colored Tinplate Miniature Crane
Located in Doornspijk, NL
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Rare tinplate motorcycle by J.M.L (France), 1940
By J. M. L.
Located in London, GB
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Art Deco Louis Marx Wind Up Toy Tin Plane, Train, New York Skyline, 1928
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in ., Gloucestershire
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Tinplate Toy For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tinplate toy for your home. Each tinplate toy for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, plastic and rubber. Your living room may not be complete without a tinplate toy — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A tinplate toy made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Compagnie Industrielle du Jouet, Fleischmann of Nuremberg and J. M. L. each produced at least one beautiful tinplate toy that is worth considering.

How Much is a Tinplate Toy?

Prices for a tinplate toy start at $246 and top out at $27,638 with the average selling for $3,751.