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How does a wind-up toy work?
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How a wind-up toy works relies on a part called a torsion spring. When you turn the knob or key, tension builds up on the torsion spring. When you stop winding, the accumulated energy sets an inner gear in motion that powers the movement of the toy. Find a collection of antique and vintage wind-up toys on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Vintage Toy, Wind Up Toy Musical Carousel, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This vintage wind up toy musical carousel is a mechanical toy representing a beautiful carousel
Category
Mid-20th Century European Toys
Materials
Metal
Animal Wind-up toy dog with spin tail, 1950s
Located in Delft, NL
Animal Wind-up toy dog with spin tail, 1950s
A wind-up animal toy, colored yellow with brown
Category
Mid-20th Century European Toys and Dolls
Materials
Mohair, Straw
J. Chein & Company 1930s Wind-up Toy of a Boy Riding an Alligator
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Manufactured in the mid 1930s by J. Chein & Company in Harrison, New Jersey, this vintage wind-up
Category
Vintage 1930s American American Classical Toys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
. To operate: hold the toy in the left hand with thumb on chest and then; wind up attached original key
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys
Materials
Composition, Tin
Child' Wind Up Toy "Crawling Beetle" by The Lehman Toy Co. Germany, Circa 1900
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Listed as #431 in the Lehman catalogues this wonderful vintage children's wind up toy, manufactured
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
Vintage "Masuyama" Lehman Wind-Up Toy. German, Circa 1913 Rare
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Early 1900's German hand painted and lithographed tin wind-up toy, by premier tin and whimsical
Category
Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
