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Antique Tin Trains

American Tin Toy Trolley, circa 1880
By George W. Brown & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Horse drawn trolleys or "horse buses" were the main source of "mass transit", along with trains in
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Antique American Tin Toy Trolley, circa 1880
American Tin Toy Trolley, circa 1880
H 5 in W 3 in D 14.25 in
(4) Early Vintage All Original Toy Cars. Porsche, Limo, Lehman Sedan, Race Car
Located in Incline Village, NV
available on request (they display operation). 1) Early Vintage Chein Company All Tin Toy Wind-Up
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Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Mahogany Coffin Wall Alarm Clock by Elnathan Taber Roxbury, Massachusetts c1810
Located in Savannah, GA
opening for the 7 3/4-in. painted iron, the weight tin reads, "Warranted by E. Taber Union Street Roxbury
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Tin Trains

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Brass

Pair of 1920s Arts and Crafts Pewter Candle Holders by Just Andersen, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in London, GB
, where he trained as a silversmith. After he finished his studies at first the Danish Royal Academy of
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Tin Trains

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Pewter

Delft plate with a woman passing a monument. England C1745.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Tin-glazed earthenware, decorated with a woman in a landscape. Known as a monument plate, after the
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Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Tin Trains

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Earthenware

Pair of Chinoiserie Delft plates. England C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
followed. Today, it is highly valued by collectors and is considered to be a fine example of the art of tin
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tin Trains

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Earthenware

Delft plate witha couple leaving a church. Wincanton/London England C1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
considered to be a fine example of the art of tin-glazed earthenware. Stag coursing was a sport in which
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Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Tin Trains

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Earthenware

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Form, Having Elegant Shaped Top Enclosing Original Tin Containers, Retaining Original Brasswear
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tin Trains

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Mahogany

Antique Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
H 5.5 in W 9.25 in D 5.25 in
Jaguar Qui Marche No. 2 (Walking Jaguar) Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Newark, England
12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Tin Trains

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Bronze

Antique Jaguar Qui Marche No. 2 (Walking Jaguar) Antoine L Barye
Jaguar Qui Marche No. 2 (Walking Jaguar) Antoine L Barye
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H 4.33 in W 2.76 in D 8.66 in
Delft Charger, Coursing a Stag, English, circa 1710
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Tin glazed earthenware (Delftware) dish, in an unusual shape; elaborately and skillfully painted
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Early 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Tin Trains

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Earthenware

Terracotta Sculpture of Hebe by Kuhse and Ernst March Söhne
Located in London, GB
. He was trained under the acclaimed Albert Wolff, and regularly exhibited the Academy of Arts
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1880s German Classical Greek Antique Tin Trains

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Terracotta

Rare Self Winding Clock Co Naval Observatory Time Western Union Wall Clock 26"
By Self Winding Clock Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
carved corners and pediment mounted with tin sign reading "Naval Observatory Time Hourly By Western Union
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Early 20th Century Late Victorian Antique Tin Trains

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Metal

Gustave-Joseph Chéret, French Belle Époque Figural Bronze Vase, ca. 1885
By Gustave-Joseph Chéret
Located in New York, NY
by two big frogs. The vase has beautiful dark-brown patina and features original tin water container
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Tin Trains

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Marble Jardinière after Clodion, circa 1870
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
pedestal and re-entrant plinth base. The jardinière retains its original tin liner. The son-in-law
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tin Trains

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Ford Trimotor Desk Airplane Wooden Model, ca. 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
: The Ford Trimotor (also called the "Tri-Motor", and nicknamed the "Tin Goose") is an American three
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Tin Trains

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Aluminum

Antique WMF Silver Plated Sweets / Visiting Card / Key/ Tray Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
a female figure in a long, flowing diaphanous dress, the train forming the double sided tray, with
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tin Trains

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Silver Plate

Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaqu
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
proven themselves at the Salon. The sales gains are divided into two equal parts. Deck also trains
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1870s French Japonisme Antique Tin Trains

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Faience, Wood

"View of New York Harbor, Staten Island Ferry, " Gustave Wolff, Impressionism
By Gustave Wolff
Located in New York, NY
behind which you threw the tin cans this spring, has just had a bit of luck . . . [T]he people who
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Tin Trains

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Oil, Canvas

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Carl Auböck '4723' Wall Light
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck '4723' wall light. Executed in patinated brass with hard white paper shade. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Tin Trains

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Brass

Antique Carl Auböck '4723' Wall Light
Carl Auböck '4723' Wall Light
H 9.1 in W 4.75 in D 6.3 in
Carl Auböck 'Nun' Floor Lamp
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck 'Nun' floor lamp. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cast iron base and sculptural hard paper shade by Werkstätte ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Tin Trains

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Brass, Iron

San Francisco Trolley Toy Friction Car. Japan, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
San Francisco trolley toy Friction cable car; made of all tin; important to note because this was the first of it's kind having been made in the 1950s. They were all tin (no plastic)...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Antique Tin Trains

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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 original and in working order. There are a few scratches here and there (from normal p...
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1930s American Folk Art Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Vintage Toy Wooden Spelling Board, American, circa 1890
By The Instructive Toy Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Manufactured by "The Instructive Toy Company" of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1890 and "Patented February 16th, 1886" by Alonzo Smith (see image) this alphabet wooden spelling board was u...
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1890s American Victorian Antique Tin Trains

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Wood

Rare Pierre D´Avesn French Art Deco Acid Etched Table Lamp
By Pierre D'Avesn
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco table lamp created by Pierre D’Avesn, circa 1930. Unique combination of French iron “fer forge” with a combination of a horizontally banded frosted shade and a glass ...
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1930s French Art Deco Antique Tin Trains

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Iron

Corrado and Remondini Ferrari Racer Metal Pedal Car , Italy, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning Large sized Vintage Ferrari Number 9 Pedal Car. This Child's Car Toy is made in Italy by Corrado & Remondini in the 1950s. They called it the Indianapolis by C & R as it wa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Tin Trains

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Metal

Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and in near mint condition Fiat 600 with a rollback cloth convertible top. From a lot of seventeen that were probably stored from day one, and never played with. Made by Ban...
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1960s Japanese Industrial Antique Tin Trains

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Metal

Werkstätte Carl Auböck 'Nun' Table Lamp
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Werkstätte Carl Auböck 'Nun' table lamp. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamp is executed in brass with a cast iron base and sculptural hard paper shade by W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Tin Trains

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Brass, Iron

Italian Mid-19th Century Painted & Giltwood Bed Corona / Bed Crown, Large-Size
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian mid-19th century painted and giltwood bed corona (bed crown). This Italian bed corona has a nicely carved pattern wrapping around its front, reminiscent of a regal crown, ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Tin Trains

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Wood, Rope

Tin & Wood Open Touring Hill Climber Toy Car by Clark, circa 1903
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early toy example by the Clark co. This hill climber works great, and is almost totally complete. It's missing it's passenger in the back. Cast iron chauffeur looks to be or...
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Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Tin Trains

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Iron, Tin

Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy by Louis Marx "Jumpin Jeep" C 1950
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous colorful and full of unpredictable moves when fully wound. Louis Marx toy company was prolific during the mid century era producing a full array of tin windups. In excellent...
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1950s American Industrial Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous working tin Litho toy skier by the Chein toy co. C1945. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
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1940s American Industrial Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Vintage Toy, Schuco 1750 Car, Made in Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco 1750 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made in Germany, between 1938 and 1960. Working clockwork, non original wheels. Original key not included. Very good overal...
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Mid-20th Century German Antique Tin Trains

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Metal

"Komikal Kop" Tin Wind-Up Toy by Louis Marx Co., circa 1930
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is the more rare and desirable variation of this toy, with the dog riding "shotgun", sitting on the running board of the auto. The tin lithographed and hand painted wind-up toy ...
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1930s Folk Art Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Tin Penny Toy Bi-Plane Horn, Germany, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny Toys were just that; toys made to sell for a penny or very inexpensively. This particular toy was manufactured in Germany (probably Nuremberg) for the American market, circa 19...
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1910s German Folk Art Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

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Swedish Handmade Toy Train
Located in Sheffield, MA
A wooden locomotive and passenger car make up this toy train from Sweden, circa 1880. It is painted
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19th Century Swedish Primitive Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Antique Swedish Handmade Toy Train
Swedish Handmade Toy Train
H 10 in W 36.5 in D 6.5 in
Antique 38 Star Federal Shield circa 1876 Centennial
Located in Acworth, GA
Rare handmade hand-painted tin Federal Shield with 38 stars. 38 stars would date it to the
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1870s American Federal Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

German "Magic Lantern" Complete, in it's Original Box, Never Used, Early 1900s
Located in Petaluma, CA
watching the projection of the sun set with a train running over a bridge by the sea and heading towards a
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

HAND MADE MODEL TRAIN IN ORIGINAL BLACK PAINT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY ORIGINAL BLACK PAINTED HAND MADE TRAIN OF WOOD AND TIN .THIS TRAIN IS IN GREAT CONDITION .
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Early 20th Century American Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Gorgeous Antique English Toleware Roses Painted on Tin (Newer Frame)
Located in Chicago, IL
olde English chimney vent cover, the tin has old holes where it attached to something. A well trained
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19th Century British Antique Tin Trains

Lithograph on Tin Advertising Sign, Hoover Steel Ball Company Ann Arbor Michigan
Located in Petaluma, CA
advertising sign. Our passion has always been for the tin lithograph. We see most of these advertising signs
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Early 20th Century American Antique Tin Trains

Antique Montgomery Ward & Co Oak Kitchen Hoosier Cabinet Baker Country
By Montgomery Ward
Located in Dayton, OH
train station. Ward started his business at his first office, either in a single room at 825 North
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Early 20th Century Rustic Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

French Art Deco Writing Desk by Maurice Alet
By Maurice Alet
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ART DECO DESK - WRITING TABLE A super quality small writing table produced in France tin 1925 by
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Tin Trains

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Walnut

French Art Deco Writing Desk by Maurice Alet
French Art Deco Writing Desk by Maurice Alet
H 29.53 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
18th Century English Pottery Creamware Model of a Pet Squirrel, Ralph Wood Type
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
. They were easy to train, portable and according to writer Edward Topsell, ?sweet sportful beasts and
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tin Trains

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Creamware, Pearlware, Pottery

English Pottery Creamware Model of a Squirrel, Ralph Wood Type, circa 1765-1780
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
common to see children walking around with one perched upon their shoulder. They were easy to train
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Tin Trains

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Creamware, Pearlware, Pottery

19th Century French Barbotine Painted Faience Garden Stool from Saint Amand
Located in Dallas, TX
factory in Saint Amand, where he produces tin-glazed faience. In 1900 the "Société Amandinoise de
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Late 19th Century French Antique Tin Trains

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Ceramic, Majolica

Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Mantel Clock Garniture Set, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
train movement with outside countwheel and striking on a bell is in perfect working order. The movement
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1890s French Rococo Revival Antique Tin Trains

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Bronze

Theodore Deck (1823-1891) , A Chinese Archaïc Taste Blue Faience Vase circa 1875
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
trained as a ceramist in his home region, then in Germany. He went into partnership with his brother
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1870s French Chinese Export Antique Tin Trains

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Faience

Pair of Théodore Deck Lizards Vases Ormolu-Mounted in Lamps
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, Théodore Deck trained as a ceramist in his home region, then in Germany. He went into partnership with his
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1870s French Chinoiserie Antique Tin Trains

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Bronze, Ormolu

Wonderful Humidor Oak Tin Railway Coal Wagon Train Car form Cigar, London
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful oak and tin and bronze fitting humidor in the form of a railway coal wagon / train
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Early 20th Century English Antique Tin Trains

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Bronze, Tin

Humidor in the Form of Train Car
Located in New York, NY
Humidor in the form of train carriage. Labelled "The Railway Coal Waggon, Cigar and Cigarette
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Early 20th Century English Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Humidor in the Form of Train Car
Humidor in the Form of Train Car
H 6.5 in W 7.5 in D 13 in
Matching Pair of Vented Train Platform Pendents
Located in Peekskill, NY
These pendents are a good size. The shade has a 16 inch diameter and the milk glass globe is 8 inches. The hight is 14 inches plus whatever pipe drop you spec. They are prices and so...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

"Manner's Cacao" Toy Railroad Car, circa 1903
By Josef Manner & Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
Tin toy railroad train car, circa 1903, advertising chocolate from the famous Viennese
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Early 1900s Austrian Folk Art Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Antique Toy Two Car Garage with Autos by Lehman, Germany, circa 1927
By Lehman Toy Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
; manufactured by leading toy maker from Brandenburg, Germany "Lehman Company". Made out of tin and hand-painted
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1920s German Folk Art Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Emile Galle Glazed Faience Pottery Dog
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle (1847 - 1904) Faience Tin Glazed Pottery Figure of A Dog. A whimsical French bull
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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Tin Trains

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Pottery

Emile Galle Glazed Faience Pottery Dog
Emile Galle Glazed Faience Pottery Dog
H 14.25 in W 13.25 in D 6.5 in
"Pavots" and "Lavateres" a Théodore Deck Pair of Framed Enameled Faïence Plaques
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
equal parts. Deck also trains apprentices who will in turn go to school. The most famous of them, Edmond
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1890s French Napoleon III Antique Tin Trains

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Faience

Double Sided Painted Tin Train Sign
Located in Ulft, Gelderland
Painted tin train sign. Double sided with great patina.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Tin Trains

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Tin

Double Sided Painted Tin Train Sign
Double Sided Painted Tin Train Sign
H 48.04 in W 10.24 in D 0.08 in
Mogens Ballin 826 Silver Lamp with Custom Mica Shade
By Mogens Balle 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
) was born in Copenhagen. He trained as a painter and was attracted to the French styles of his time
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Antique Tin Trains

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Silver

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Antique Tin Trains For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique tin trains is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and bronze, all antique tin trains available were constructed with great care. Antique tin trains have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique tin trains bearing Art Nouveau or Arts and Crafts hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique tin trains are appealing in their simplicity, but Theodore Deck, Gagneau Paris and Gustave-Joseph Chéret produced popular antique tin trains that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Tin Trains?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,791, while they’re typically $410 on the low end and $45,583 highest priced.