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Ko Verzuu ADO Toys Houthandel Truck, circa 1940
By ADO, Ko Verzuu
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toy designed by Ko Verzuu, circa 1940.
Manufactured by ADO in Netherlands.
Truck & trailer of
Category
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Wood
Vintage Kurt Naef Bauhaus Style Building Blocks Toy Wood Mid-Century
By Naef Spiele
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Huge lot of 67 Bauhaus style wooden blocks. Architectural pattern making toys. Sold as found
Category
1930s Swiss Scandinavian Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Wood
Ko Verzuu for Ado, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Car Construction Netherlands Toy
By Ko Verzuu, ADO
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toy designed by Ko Verzuu, circa 1950.
Manufactured by ADO in Netherlands.
Blue trailer with
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Wood
No Reserve
H 2.96 in W 9.45 in D 8.08 in
2 Vintage Building Block Sets, German, Pine, Toy Box, After Froebel, Baukasten
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of two vintage building block cases. A German, pine toy box or baukasten in the
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Wood
H 2.17 in W 10.63 in D 9.26 in
Ko Verzuu for Ado, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Blocks Construction Netherlands Toy
By Ko Verzuu, ADO
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toy designed by Ko Verzuu, circa 1930.
Manufactured by ADO in Netherlands.
ADO Blokken, canvas bag
Category
1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Canvas, Wood
No Reserve
H 11.82 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
Ko Verzuu for Ado, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Blocks Construction Netherlands Toy
By ADO, Ko Verzuu
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toy designed by Ko Verzuu, circa 1930.
Manufactured by ADO in Netherlands.
ADO Blokken, canvas bag
Category
1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Canvas, Wood
No Reserve
H 11.82 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
Large Pressed Steel Soviet Crane Truck Toy ZIS 150, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
- model for the collector of vintage toys or for someone who has to do with a building or construction
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Steel
Japanese Puzzle Bank Portrays A Building Bank "National Savings Bank" Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
the foregoing;
Upon filling the bank; the simple action requires that you rotate the building counter
Category
1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Wood
H 4.25 in W 4.5 in D 3 in
3 x ADO Ko Verzuu Children Toy Blocks bag, De Stijl, the Netherlands, 1950's
By Ko Verzuu
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
3 x nice mid-century decorative toy cubes/blocks bags, designed by Ko Verzuu for ADO Holland in the
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Canvas, Rope, Wood
H 9.45 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939
By Dooling Brothers
Located in Hampstead, QC
, Russell and Harris. They began building racers in 1937 for their own pleasure. These early crude, buggy
Category
1930s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
1960's Blue Toy Cart with Set of Large Scale Wooden Building Blocks
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s blue toy cart with set of large scale wooden building blocks
1960s toy cart with large set
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Wood
Mechanical Bank "Child's Clock Bank" Japan, circa 1950s
By Marusan
Located in Incline Village, NV
the church. As such, it could also be considered and used as an educational toy.
The action is not
Category
1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Tin
Original Vintage Poster Creative Playthings Educational Toys Building Blocks Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the creative playthings educational toy shop in Manhattan
Category
1970s American Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper
H 38.19 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Mid Century Cast Iron Figural Andirons Santa Claus by Virginia Metal Crafters
Located in Port Jervis, NY
, very detailed with Santa having toys and presents on his body. In very good condition with just normal
Category
1950s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Iron
H 15 in W 7.25 in D 19.25 in
Cast Iron Doorstop "Conestoga Covered Wagon" Hubley Manufacturing C0; Circa 1930
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in Incline Village, NV
items including children's toys and playthings, coin savings banks, and doorstops. "Conestoga Covered
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Iron
H 5.25 in W 1.5 in D 9.5 in
Cast Iron Doorstop "Floral Arrangement in Green Vase" Amercan, Circa 1930 SCARCE
Located in Incline Village, NV
collecting toys, and cast iron products, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Iron
H 7.5 in W 6.5 in D 2.38 in
Cast Iron Doorstop "Colonial Woman" American, Circa 1930
By Littco
Located in Incline Village, NV
1/2" deep
Note: After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys, and cast iron products, I am
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Iron
Vintage Meccano Building Game in Original Box
By Meccano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
vintage toys or an enthusiast for classic engineering, this Meccano building game promises to be an
Category
1980s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Metal
'Art Column (ART DBG)' original signed ceramic sculpture toy blocks pop art
Located in Milwaukee, WI
l'oeil effect: the sculpture is made to look like an oversize stack of toy wood blocks. The blocks spell
Category
1980s Pop Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
H 50.75 in W 9 in D 9 in
Husain by Maqbul Fida Husain, Richard Bartholomew, Shiv S. Kapur, H. N. Abrams
By Maqbool Fida Husain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mumbai. To earn extra money, he worked for a toy company designing and building toys. He often travelled
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Expressionist Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper
H 11 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Japanese Paper Fan Akabeko and Kanzashi printed 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
traditional toy. In legend, Akabeko the cow was present at the building the Enzō-ji temple of Yanaizu in the
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Paper
playful metal table lamp in Memphis Milano and meccano style made in Italy
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
By finding this lamp my first impression and thoughts went to an 80s meccano toy box. The base of
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Metal
H 21.66 in W 11.03 in D 10.24 in
Business Man Rises Above the Manhattan Skyline - Staged Photography
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
toy truck and man are placed on the roof of a Brooklyn Heights building and positioned directly in
Category
1970s Conceptual Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Chinese Jade Foo Dogs, Set of Two
Located in Grythyttan, SE
entering buildings.
Modern interpretations of Foo Dogs can vary, from small figurines for indoor display
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Jade
Motif, Gold Abstract African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
collections of World Federation of United Nations, New York State Office Building, Manufacturers of Hanover
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Motif, Orange Blue, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Federation of United Nations, New York State Office Building, Manufacturers of Hanover Trust Company, Atlanta
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Motif (Purple), African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut or Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Federation of United Nations, New York State Office Building, Manufacturers of Hanover Trust Company, Atlanta
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Federation of United Nations, New York State Office Building, Manufacturers of Hanover Trust Company, Atlanta
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Untitled, from the Long Point Gallery Portfolio
By Varujan Boghosian
Located in New York, NY
plethora of objects: weathered doors and windows, ornamental woodwork, toys, tools, and set after set of
Category
1980s Abstract Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Pencil, Woodcut
Original Vintage London Transport Travel Poster Rotten Row Hyde Park Zinkeisen
By Anna Katrina Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
, one holding her child's hand by a young girl holding a hoopla toy, two babies in a pram being pushed
Category
1930s British Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper
H 40.16 in W 49.61 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Fire Safety Poster Mothers Caution Danger Matches Child Warning
Located in London, GB
pull-along toy and leaning on a small child size chair with alphabet building blocks piled on it = a
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper
H 22.25 in W 16.34 in D 0.04 in
Lolo Soldevilla "Untitled" Oil on Canvas Cuban Master Geometric Abstract Artist
By Loló Soldevilla
Located in Atlanta, GA
National Salon of Painting and Sculpture,” in the National Capitol Building of Havana. In June of that year
Category
Mid-20th Century Cuban Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Paint
H 16.875 in W 20.25 in D 2 in
Gold Laugh, Post-Modern Metallic Woven Abstract Textile Sculpture/Embroidery
By Micheline Beauchemin
Located in Wilton, CT
, embroidery murals, flexible walls, stained glass works, scale models, collages, toys, costumes and
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Metal
H 25.25 in W 21.25 in D 2.25 in
Jupiter 4
By Rafael Bogarin
Located in San Francisco, CA
serigraphs. Bogarin was born in 1946, in El Tigre, where he grew up making his own toys and learning to draw
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper, Screen
Original Vintage Buy British Poster - Merrie England Once Again! - British Trade
Located in London, GB
including the delivery van, trees, horses, factory chimneys, post box, dogs, pillars, buildings, all the
Category
1930s British Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Lady In Love
Located in Chattahoochee Hills, GA
did not understand why I was always building stuff. It made me play a lot by myself. I tried to fit in
Category
1980s Folk Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Wire
Wild Flowers Vibrant Colorful Modernist Oil Painting
By John Wenger
Located in Surfside, FL
to keep her son from playing with these "toys."
When John Wenger was several years older, he
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Oil
"El Tren" Ceramic, Glaze, Colors, Mexican Folk Art, Four Sections
Located in Detroit, MI
many other people in the village, but as the adopted son of Julian Acero, the top ceramic toy maker in
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
H 6 in W 21.5 in D 3.5 in
“Santa Cruz de las Huertas Jalisco”, Ceramic, Glaze, Colors, Mexican Folkart
Located in Detroit, MI
village, but as the adopted son of Julian Acero, the top ceramic toy maker in the village, Medrano soon
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
H 9.5 in W 19.5 in D 6.5 in
Dorothy Mayhall, Monument #43, 1993, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
By Dorothy Mayhall
Located in Darien, CT
Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Terracotta, Acrylic
H 6 in W 4 in D 3.75 in
Dorothy Mayhall, Rock Crystal, 1995, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
By Dorothy Mayhall
Located in Darien, CT
Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Terracotta, Acrylic
H 3 in W 5.5 in D 4 in
Dorothy Mayhall, Monument 1, 1995, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
By Dorothy Mayhall
Located in Darien, CT
Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Terracotta, Acrylic
H 6.25 in W 3.5 in D 1.5 in
Dorothy Mayhall, Monument #26, 1993, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
By Dorothy Mayhall
Located in Darien, CT
Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Terracotta, Acrylic
H 8.5 in W 5 in D 3 in
Dorothy Mayhall, Monument 5, 1995, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
By Dorothy Mayhall
Located in Darien, CT
Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Terracotta, Acrylic
H 8 in W 2.75 in D 3 in
Dorothy Mayhall, Monument 4, 1994, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
By Dorothy Mayhall
Located in Darien, CT
Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Terracotta, Acrylic
H 6.5 in W 3.5 in D 3 in
The Bridge
By Arnau Alemany Batalla
Located in San Francisco, CA
buildings grew, gaining territory up the mountain, along a small range that surrounds the city. During those
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Lithograph
Les Fondations
By Arnau Alemany Batalla
Located in San Francisco, CA
buildings grew, gaining territory up the mountain, along a small range that surrounds the city. During those
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Israel Museum Sculpture Jerusalem Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
digital toy camera (the JOCO VX5). The volume purports to take the viewer on a visual journey through the
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Original Vintage Poster Creative Playthings Educational Toys Building Blocks Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Creative Playthings educational toy shop in Manhattan
Category
1970s Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage London Transport Travel Poster Rotten Row Hyde Park Zinkeisen
By Anna Katrina Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
, one holding her child's hand by a young girl holding a hoopla toy, two babies in a pram being pushed
Category
1930s Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Fire Safety Poster Mothers Caution Danger Matches Child Warning
Located in London, GB
pull-along toy and leaning on a small child size chair with alphabet building blocks piled on it = a
Category
1950s Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Buy British Poster - Merrie England Once Again! - British Trade
Located in London, GB
including the delivery van, trees, horses, factory chimneys, post box, dogs, pillars, buildings, all the
Category
1930s Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper
toy mold
Located in New York, NY
mold for making toys dogs on factory stand
Category
20th Century Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Aluminum
STRETCH ARMSTRONG
Located in New York, NY
MOLD FOR ARMSTRONG TOYS
Category
1970s American Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Metal
Tugboat on a river with bridge and buildings. Title - Tugboat on the River
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
there. It is the essence, the very soul of the bridge and the boats and the buildings across the river
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper, Gouache
H 20.75 in W 25.5 in D 1 in
Women in shawls approaching a village. Title - Village of Green Towers
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
very soul of the bridge and the boats and the buildings across the river which he endeavors to reveal
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
H 15.25 in W 21.25 in D 1.25 in
Quintessential still life by Markey. Title - Still Life with Goblet and Fruit
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
the buildings across the river which he endeavors to reveal. As a narrative artist Markey achieved
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Country folk in mid-century, rural Ireland. Title - Sunday Morning
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
essentialness of what is there. It is the essence, the very soul of the bridge and the boats and the buildings
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Paper, Gouache
H 23 in W 28.75 in D 1 in
Title - Jug of Flowers with Vase
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
essentialness of what is there. It is the essence, the very soul of the bridge and the boats and the buildings
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Toy Village Collection
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century English folk Art Toy Village Collection
An astonishing hand-crafted folk art
Category
1940s British Folk Art Vintage Building Toys
Materials
Pine
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Vintage Building Toys For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage building toys available for sale. Frequently made of wood, paper and metal, all vintage building toys available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of vintage building toys available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage building toys to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, industrial and neoclassical vintage building toys are of considerable interest. Vintage building toys have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by ADO Toys, Ko Verzuu and Banthrico Inc. are consistently popular.
How Much are Vintage Building Toys?
Prices for vintage building toys start at $307 and top out at $6,500 with the average selling for $1,200.
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