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Marching Military Soldiers Mechanical Toy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique mechanical toy ambitiously crafted with a metal mechanism moved by a crank in the back
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Early 20th Century American Campaign Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Mechanical Toy from Kobe, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century mechanical toy from Kobe, Japan. This small mechanical toy was made in Kobe
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Wood

Vintage Lehmann Mechanical Metal Toys with Colonial Theme
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice and funny looking Lehmann mechanical toys, from circa 1920, with colonial theme. Ostrich
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Early 20th Century German Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Boy on Tricycle, Made in Germany, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up boy on tricycle is a vintage mechanical toy. Vintage wind up mechanical toy
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Early 20th Century German Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Key Wind Mechanical Small Striped Cat Child's Toy, As Found
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique mechanical toy is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Europe, possibly England
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Late 19th Century Austrian High Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Key Wind Mechanical Girl or Doll Riding a Lamb Toy, as Found
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique mechanical toy is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Europe, possibly England
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Late 19th Century Austrian High Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Circus Performer is an original vintage toy. Vintage wind up mechanical toy
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Early 20th Century French Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Big Size Car, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up big size car is a mechanical toy sports car, nicely detailed. The original
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Early 20th Century German Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toy, Schuco Patent 1001 Car, Made in Germany, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Patent 1001 car is a vintage mechanical toy made by Schuco Patent in Germany in 1940s
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Early 20th Century German Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Key Wind Mechanical Large Black Bear Child's Toy, As Found
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique mechanical toy is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Europe, possibly England
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Late 19th Century Austrian High Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Antique Large Victorian Key Wind Mechanical Scary White Cat Toy, As Found
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique mechanical toy is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Europe, possibly England
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Late 19th Century Austrian High Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toy, Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040, by Wells-Brimtoy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040 is an originale mechanical toy. Vintage wind up toy
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Early 20th Century English Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Antique Litho Tin Scissor Toy of Harold Lloyd by Distler Germany, 1920s
By Distler
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mechanical Toy shows Harold Lloyd, known as a silent movie comic star. When you close the scissor, the
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Tin

19th Century Roullet et Decamps French Rare Oversized Automaton Cow
Located in London, GB
workshop in Paris, where he made mechanical toys. One inventor offered him the drawings of an automaton of
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1880s French Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Faux Fur, Wood, Paper

"Peg-Leg Beggar" Mechanical Bank, American, circa 1880
By H.L. Judd Manufacturing Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Peg-leg Beggar" 19th century cast iron mechanical bank was probably inspired by the many disabled
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Kadi" is the name of this rare Chinese themed vintage German made mechanical toy; depicting two
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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Tin

Antique Mechanical Raphael Tuck & Sons Paper Toy St Bernard and Calf
By Raphael Tuck & Sons
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very rare, highly sought after and collectable Father Tuck's mechanical animals The St. Bernard
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Early 20th Century European Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Paper

Vintage Toy, Wind up Locomotive Ingap 67001, Made by Ingap, 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up locomotive Ingap 67001 is a vintage toy representing a red mechanical locomotive
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Prototype Late 19th Century Hand Carved Toy Horse Drawn Hansom Cab, American
Located in Incline Village, NV
collector of mechanical banks and American toys.
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Wood

Mechanical Bank, "Watchdog Safe" in Cast Iron, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Watchdog Safe" mechanical bank was manufactured by the prolific toy coin bank manufacturer J. & E
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Five Mechanical Bank Trade Cards in Frame, circa 1880s
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Five mechanical bank trade cards are displayed in two separate frames. In one frame are three
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Era German Tin Litho Mechanical Coin Bank
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This lithographed tin coin bank was produced in Germany in circa 1935 in the period Art Deco style. The bank is shaped like a coin box with a man's face on the front. When the lever ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Early 1900s Humpty Dumpty Circus Clown Cast Iron Mechanical Bank
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1900S Hand painted Pierrot the cast iron mechanical penny bank clown. Very colorful mechanical bank
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Early 1900s American Rustic Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Mid-century Strato Moon Rocket Mechanical Bank c.1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT This metal, mechanical bank includes a red plane mechanism for launching coins from the
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Cast Iron Book of Knowledge Mechanical Bank, Punch & Judy, 20th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-painted cast iron mechanical bank "Punch and Judy Bank." A vintage book of knowledge Punch
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Early 20th Century Taiwanese Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

19thc German Zinner&Sohn Musical Automaton Toy w Children & Organ Grinder Monkey
Located in Savannah, GA
sensational mechanical dolls and toys from 1845-1926. They worked in mostly bisque and wood and were a world
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1890s German Late Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Wood

19th C. Popcorn Maker Figural "Toasty Roasty" American, Circa 1893, Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
; I acquired it from Charles Klappert of San Diego in 1987---he was a noted mechanical bank and toy
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1890s American Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Pair of Reindeer Antique Still Banks, American, circa 1910
By A.C. Williams Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
field of antique still and mechanical coin banks, having been buying, selling, and examining these fine
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1910s American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Victorian Long Chain Assemblage, Circle of Life, Studio VL
By Studio VL
Located in Riverdale, NY
link mourning chain in 14k from the 1880's is married to a mechanical toy teddy bear charm adorned with
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1880s Late Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold

Vintage Astro Rocket Ship Savings Bank c.1957 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A 1957 vintage mechanical bank by Astro, Model 1957-A. The trigger to launch the coin works
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

30's Mechanical Football Toy Game by Chester-Pollard Amusement Company-New York
By New York Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
"30's Mechanical Football Toy Game" Manufactured by CHESTER-POLLARD AMUSEMENT COMPANY - New York
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Wood

The Puppet Man, 1960. E. A
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
, from mechanical toys like the Cirque Calder (1931) and his revered prints to his free-standing abstract
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1660s Abstract Geometric Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

20th Century Hand-Cranked Automaton Toy
Located in Madrid, ES
intriguing hand-cranked automaton toy from the early 20th century is a captivating piece of mechanical
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1910s Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Fruitwood

20th Century Hand-Cranked Automaton Toy
20th Century Hand-Cranked Automaton Toy
H 21.66 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Victorian Whimsical Diamond Mechanical Pulley Brooch with Cat and Dog
Located in New York, NY
A Victorian diamond brooch in the form of an articulated mechanical pulley suspending a mischevious
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1870s British Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Ruby, Diamond, 15k Gold, Sterling Silver

18K Gold Victorian Articulated Cannon Charm with Coral
Located in Venice, CA
. The attention to detail that went into creating moving wheels is amazing and the mechanical spinning
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Early 1900s Italian Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Pair of Regency Bronze Figures of Reclining Whippets on Green Marble Bases
By Thomas Weeks
Located in Stamford, CT
work of Thomas Weeks (d. 1834) who established a 'Royal Mechanical Museum' or emporium in Tichbourne
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Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Bronze

'Don't I Wish it Was Loaded'
By John Hassall
Located in London, GB
stood together on a pebbly English beach. The boy stands to attention with a toy gun at his side and a
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Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Gouache

Louis XVI Serinette in the Form of a Miniature Commode by Richard, Paris, 1775
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
drawing-room toy for fashionable women. An interesting painting commissioned in 1751 for Louis XV by Jean
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Wood

Cast Iron Mechanical "Novelty Bank, " American Late 19th Century
Located in Lake Forest, IL
The bank is activated by opening the door and placing a coin on the tray held by a figure, closing the door depositing the coin. Original paint. stamped on back of bank: pat'd June...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Wunderkammern Mechanical Toy Automation 1900 circa German Juggling Clown
Located in Milan, IT
. With glass eyes, with hair, this antique mechanical toy from the early 1900 is in good age related
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Early 20th Century German Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Glass, Textile, Paper

MECHANICAL TOY HORSE AND SULKY, HAND-CARVED, AMERICAN, 1870-90
Located in York County, PA
This fabulous little hand-carved, mechanical, toy horse and sulky depicts a bespeckled Appalossa
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Vintage Toy, Mechanical Monkey, Made in Germany, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This mechanical monkey is an original vintage toy. Vintage mechanical toy representing a
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Early 20th Century German Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Antique Mechanical Rocking Horse
Located in High Point, NC
This wooden horse was made in France, circa 1900. It is fixed to a safety stand, a supportive frame that was popular in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for its stability...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Antique Mechanical Rocking Horse
Antique Mechanical Rocking Horse
H 33.7 in W 38.6 in D 15.6 in
Mechanical Bank "Tammany" Circa 1873
Located in Incline Village, NV
Although "Tammany Bank" was patented and initially produced in 1873, it had quite a long run and was manufactured for many years after that, undergoing several variations; initially ...
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1870s American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Bank   "Tammany"   Circa  1873
Mechanical Bank   "Tammany"   Circa  1873
H 6 in W 3.13 in D 4.44 in
Folky Mechanical Cast Iron Folky Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 20th century cast iron folky iron bank has original over paint as they repainted them as they tend to wear consistent with age and use. This however looks to be an early o...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

"Rabbit Standing" Mechanical Bank, American, circa 1882
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Rabbit Standing" cast iron mechanical bank is American made and manufactured by the Lockwood
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Jonah & the Whale Mechanical Bank by Shepard Hardware
By Shepard Hardware Company
Located in Nantucket, MA
Jonah and the Whale Bank, patented on July 15th in 1890 by Charles G. Shepard and Peter Adams and manufactured by Shepard Hardware Company of Buffalo, New York Original paint in exc...
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Early 20th century child’s pull along animated toy
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century child’s pull along animated toy A quirky and fun example of an early 20th
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1920s Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal

Mechanical Bank "Leap Frog" Circa 1891
By Shepard Hardware Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
mechanical bank measures 7 1/2" at the base, and is in excellent all original condition and paint. The
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19th Century American Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Bank "Magic Bank, " circa 1876
Located in Incline Village, NV
in the field of antique mechanical coin banks, having been buying, selling, and examining these fine
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Bank "Magic Bank, " circa 1876
Mechanical Bank "Magic Bank, " circa 1876
H 5.25 in W 4.25 in D 4.75 in
Mechanical Bank "Monkey & Coconut" Circa 1886
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
mechanical bank measures 5" long x 8 1/2" high. The bank is in excellent all original condition and paint
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19th Century American Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Bank "Cabin Bank" Circa 1885
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Cabin Bank, a cast iron mechanical bank, was manufactured in 1885 by the J. & E. Steven's Company
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19th Century American Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Bank "William Tell" Circa 1896
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
"William Tell" mechanical bank was patented and manufactured in 1896 by the J. & E. Steven's
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19th Century American Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

"William Tell" Mechanical Bank. Circa 1896
Located in Incline Village, NV
"William Tell" mechanical bank was patented and manufactured in 1896 by the J. & E. Steven's
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

"William Tell" Mechanical Bank.  Circa 1896
"William Tell" Mechanical Bank.  Circa 1896
H 6.75 in W 3.75 in D 10.63 in
Mechanical Bank "Magic Bank" Circa 1876
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Manufactured in 1876 by the J. & E. Steven's Company in Cromwell, Connecticut, this cast iron bank measures 4 3/4" long x 5 1/4" high. It is in excellent all original condition and ...
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19th Century American Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Bank "Indian Shooting Bear" Circa 1907
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
This cast iron mechanical bank was patented in 1883 but not manufactured until 1907 by the J. & E
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Early 20th Century American Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Boxed Marionette Theatre Toy, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique mechanical marionette theatre toy by CK made in Japan. A clockwork tin - metal swing with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Metal, Other

Mechanical Bank "Eagle and Eaglets" circa 1883
By J. & E. Steven's Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Cromwell, Connecticut, this cast iron mechanical bank measures 6 11/16" long at the base. The bank is in
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Bank "Organ Bank, Medium, " circa 1881
Located in Incline Village, NV
Manufactured in 1881 by the Kyser & Rex Co. in Frankford, Pennsylvania, this cast iron mechanical
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Bank "Bulldog Savings Bank" Circa 1882
By Ive's, Blakelee & William's Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Of all known mechanical banks this is one of the more interesting methods by which the coin is
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19th Century American Antique Mechanical Toys

Materials

Iron

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Antique Mechanical Toys For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique mechanical toys is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, iron and fabric, all antique mechanical toys available were constructed with great care. Antique mechanical toys have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique mechanical toys to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Victorian and Modern antique mechanical toys are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique mechanical toys over the years, but those made by J. & E. Steven's Company, J. & E. Stevens Co. and Shepard Hardware Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Mechanical Toys?

Prices for antique mechanical toys can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique mechanical toys begin at $79 and can go as high as $13,850, while the average can fetch as much as $1,850.
Questions About Antique Mechanical Toys
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Generally, an antique toy is any toy made over 100 years ago. A toy made more than 20 years ago is vintage. Shop an assortment of toys on 1stDibs.