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What are wind-up toys called?
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Wind-up toys are sometimes called mechanical toys or clockwork toys. The earliest examples date back to 15th-century Germany, where Karel Grod produced a number of mechanical toys. Shop a collection of antique 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
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
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
"Boy Riding a Turtle" Wind-Up Toy; by J. Chein, circa 1930s
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
By J. Chein, circa 1930, this tin lithographed and hand painted American tin wind-up toy is all
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy by Lindstrom, "Dancing Katinka" American, Circa 1930
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
Antique toys like this (wind ups) are difficult to find in outstanding operating condition as this
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
