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Tinplate Clockwork Bunny Rabbit or Hare by The Automatic Toy Co. Staten Island
Tinplate Clockwork Bunny Rabbit or Hare by The Automatic Toy Co. Staten Island

Tinplate Clockwork Bunny Rabbit or Hare by The Automatic Toy Co. Staten Island

Located in Litchfield, CT

Lithographed tinplate clockwork rabbit or hare by The Automatic Toy Co., Staten Island, New York, circa 1930.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Metal

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Antique City Hall Park Union Depot Wind Up Tin Street Trolley Car & Box c1900
Antique City Hall Park Union Depot Wind Up Tin Street Trolley Car & Box c1900

Antique City Hall Park Union Depot Wind Up Tin Street Trolley Car & Box c1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique City Hall Park 175, Union Depot Wind Up Painted Pressed Steel Summer Trolley Clockwork Toy Trolley Car by the Morton E. Converse Co.

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Early 20th Century North American Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Steel, Tin

Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Clockwork Tugboat
Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Clockwork Tugboat

Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Clockwork Tugboat

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century scratch-built clockwork tugboat We are proud to offer a unique example of a hand-crafted scratch-built clockwork tugboat. Carved from sectioned wood, a fully po...

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1920s British Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Pine

Double Loader Clockwork Truck and Trailer, German, circa 1920
Double Loader Clockwork Truck and Trailer, German, circa 1920

Double Loader Clockwork Truck and Trailer, German, circa 1920

Located in Incline Village, NV

Hand-painted in original yellow and black paint with grey spoked wheels, this toy has had no restoration and is in very good condition.

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1920s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Tin

Creepy clockwork musical automaton figure
Creepy clockwork musical automaton figure

Creepy clockwork musical automaton figure

Located in London, GB

Creepy clockwork musical automaton figure Creepy comes to mind when you turn the clockwork mechanism and pull the start switch on this figure. As the tinny music plays, the arms of t...

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Early 1900s French Early Victorian Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Composition

German World War I Sniper Soldier Windup Tin Toy. German, Circa 1920
German World War I Sniper Soldier Windup Tin Toy. German, Circa 1920

German World War I Sniper Soldier Windup Tin Toy. German, Circa 1920

Located in Incline Village, NV

The clockwork key is an unusual metric size and, once missing, the toy would have been rendered unusable, thus this was another reason accounting for this particular toy's rarity.

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1920s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Early 20th Century German Clockwork Toy Reindeer
Early 20th Century German Clockwork Toy Reindeer

Early 20th Century German Clockwork Toy Reindeer

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H 17.25 in W 12.5 in D 5.5 in

Early 20th Century German Clockwork Toy Reindeer

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The wind-up mechanism works well and the head nods when the clockwork mechanism is activated with a key.

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Early 20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

"Flying Santa" Clockwork Toy/Ornament by Guntherman, Germany, circa 1905, Rare
"Flying Santa" Clockwork Toy/Ornament by Guntherman, Germany, circa 1905, Rare

"Flying Santa" Clockwork Toy/Ornament by Guntherman, Germany, circa 1905, Rare

By Guntherman

Located in Incline Village, NV

The Guntherman toy company was founded in 1826 and was located in Nuremberg, Germany They were well respected in the toy industry, and manufactured high quality toys for over a centu...

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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Clockwork "Walking Rabbit with Basket", circa 1890
Clockwork "Walking Rabbit with Basket", circa 1890

Clockwork "Walking Rabbit with Basket", circa 1890

Located in Incline Village, NV

This rare walking rabbit clockwork toy was manufactured in circa 1890 and is probably of French manufacture, due to the lead feet, which was typical of French toy makers in that peri...

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1890s French Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Lead

"Santa Claus Walking" Wind-Up Toy, circa 1890
"Santa Claus Walking" Wind-Up Toy, circa 1890

"Santa Claus Walking" Wind-Up Toy, circa 1890

Located in Incline Village, NV

This rare and all original walking Santa Claus clockwork toy was manufactured in about 1890 and is probably of French manufacture, due to the lead feet and hand painted composition h...

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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Composition, Lead

American Tin Toy, Clockwork Carousel, circa 1895
American Tin Toy, Clockwork Carousel, circa 1895

American Tin Toy, Clockwork Carousel, circa 1895

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H 10.25 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in

American Tin Toy, Clockwork Carousel, circa 1895

Located in Incline Village, NV

American clockwork Carousel Toy made of tin; hand-painted in bright colors of reds, green, yellow, and blue.

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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Tin

German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy By Ernest Paul Lehman "Quack Quack" C 1903
German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy By Ernest Paul Lehman "Quack Quack" C 1903

German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy By Ernest Paul Lehman "Quack Quack" C 1903

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

This is a very popular Lehman wind up toy; emblematic of "whimsy" typical of Ernest Paul Lehman whose toy company opened in Brandenburg, Germany in 1881..

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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Tin

Lehman "Tut-Tut" Clockwork Car with Driver, German, Patented 1903
Lehman "Tut-Tut" Clockwork Car with Driver, German, Patented 1903

Lehman "Tut-Tut" Clockwork Car with Driver, German, Patented 1903

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

All original condition, this popular tin plate child's toy from the early 1900s, when wound up will move forward across the floor in erratic fashion, going back and forth, with "Tut-...

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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Tin

German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy by the Lehman Co. "Balky Mule" Circa 1909
German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy by the Lehman Co. "Balky Mule" Circa 1909

German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy by the Lehman Co. "Balky Mule" Circa 1909

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

To operate the toy; wind up the attached clockwork key on the underneath of the carriage and place the toy on the floor.

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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Tin

Rare German Clockwork Pecking Bird by Schuco
Rare German Clockwork Pecking Bird by Schuco

Rare German Clockwork Pecking Bird by Schuco

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H 2.76 in W 4.53 in D 1.34 in

Rare German Clockwork Pecking Bird by Schuco

Located in Glamis, Angus

A wonderful little clockwork pecking bird by the much sought after firm Schuco. Comes with its original key and it still frantically pecks away when wound. Some loss and dulling t...

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Early 20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

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Early 20th Century Characterfully stout, anatomically enigmatic Rabbit. Oak. European, Circa 1920.

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Antique Clockwork Toy For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique clockwork toy for your home. An antique clockwork toy — often made from metal, tin and composition — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique clockwork toy — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique clockwork toy made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made antique clockwork toy has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by E.P. Lehman Co. and Louis Marx and Company are consistently popular.

Finding the Right Toys-dolls for You

Antique, new and vintage toys and dolls of years past — handmade folk-art toys such as wooden train sets, dolls, rocking horses and more — can be enjoyed by the young and old alike.

Children as well as nostalgic grown-ups are still finding pleasure in toys and objects designed specifically for playtime that are, in comparison to today’s digital device-oriented distractions, far more modest in nature. In contemporary interiors, gently aging toys are wonderfully uncomplicated decorative objects primed for display in a cabinet or other case piece.

With their romantic appeal and frequent incorporation of natural materials, some vintage toys and folk-art toys are treasured collectibles, showcasing the beauty of handmade craftsmanship. Alongside other works characterized as folk art — in this case, visual art, typically reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition — handcrafted vintage toys are historical works of art worthy of any collector’s mantel. These are toys that tell a story of the time in which they were produced and the people who produced them.

Like any artifact, toys provide a window into the past. The ornamental dolls of the Victorian era, for example, produced in Germany and England, made of ceramics such as porcelain and dressed in textured fabrics, speak to the fashion of the era and will add a pop of color and a decorative flourish to the neutral corners of your home.

Mid-century modern toys and dolls are as sophisticated as the widely cherished furniture of the era. As much as they thought good design for the home should be available for all, iconic American design duo Charles and Ray Eames believed in making durable and interesting products for kids too. Today, their Eames Elephant is available from Vitra and Herman Miller, and it doesn’t even require a digital screen.

Explore a unique collection of antique, new and vintage toys and dolls as well as folk-art toys on 1stDibs.

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