Friction Toy
Mid Century C1960 Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Corvair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Corvair. Friction motor is strong and the rest of the car is very clean. Came from a large lot of toys
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Station Wagon C1956
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Japanese tin litho toy car from the mid to late fifties. A Chevrolet Station Wagon in
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys
Materials
Metal
H 3 in W 9.75 in D 3.5 in
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet El Camino C1956
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic friction motor and tin liho body in excellent vintage condition. C 1956 Chevrolet El
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Ford Falcon Friction C1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Ford Falcon Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car C1960. In excellent vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
Vintage Toy, Small Motorcyclist, Made in Japan, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Boy on Tricycle is an original vintage toy.
Vintage friction toy representing a
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Toys
Materials
Metal
Original Vintage Toy, Friction Motorcyclist, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This friction motorcyclist is a vintage tin toy.
Vintage friction tin toy representing a
Category
Mid-20th Century French Toys
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
1958 model. Friction works great. Top rolls out manually but I did not want to force it as it's been in
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys
Materials
Metal
Rare 911 Porsche Friction Tin Toy by Bandai Toy Co. Made in Japan Circa 1960's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered here is a whitish/cream colored friction tin toy 911 Porsche circa 1960's, marked at the
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
H 3.25 in W 4 in D 10.25 in
Mid Century Tin Litho Friction Police Highway Patrol Helicopter, C1960, Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous friction helicopter from Japan C 1960. Toy works great, push copter and the blades start
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Tin
H 4.75 in W 13 in D 8 in
Vintage Free Wheeling Green Lithographed All Tin Racing Car. French, Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
can't identify, on the top right behind the driver (see images).
Not being a wind-up or a friction toy
Category
Vintage 1930s French Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 8.25 in
(4) Early Vintage All Original Toy Cars. Porsche, Limo, Lehman Sedan, Race Car
Located in Incline Village, NV
" long x 3 1/2" wide x 3" high
2) Rare 911 Porsche Friction Tin Toy by Bandai Toy Co. Made in Japan
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
H 14 in W 14 in D 14 in
Midcentury Japanese Tin Litho Toy Plymouth Valiant, circa 1962
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Japanese tin toy replica of a early 60s Plymouth Valiant sedan. Two tone paint with a tin
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Tin Toy Car Mini Sedan MF152 Shanghai, 1950/1960
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
One of the absolute rarest antique Chinese toys made. This is a most unusually made antique toy
Category
20th Century Chinese Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Replicas Fords 1908 & 1925 Touring Cars
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Japanese tin toy touring cars from the late 50s. In excellent antique condition, these toys were
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
H 4 in W 10.5 in D 4 in
Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan 1959 Cadillac 4 Door Sedan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
in the hood and plastic windshields need to be installed. See pics. Shows wear, friction motor works
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
1930s German Tin Climbing Monkey from Lehmann
By Lehmann
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Antique German tin toy - climbing/friction monkey, 1930's.
Manufactory: Lehmann
Materials
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Chelsea-Derby Chocolate Cup Set, Gilt Stripes, Puce Flowers, Rococo 1770-1775
By Chelsea-Derby, Derby, Chelsea Porcelain
Located in London, GB
toys shaped like animals in his back yard. In 1756 Staffordshire enameller William Duysbury and banker
Category
Antique 1770s English Rococo Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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Early Tin Friction Police Car
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Sheffield, MA
Toy friction operated police car made by Louis Marx and Company in New York City in the 1930's or
Category
Vintage 1940s American Toys
Kingsbury Golden Arrow Racer
By Kingsbury Co.
Located in Hadley, MA
water cooler side tanks, wedged nose, torpedo shaped body, and bold tail fin. Working order friction
Materials
Rubber, Glass
1950s Distler Porsche 356 Electromatic 7500 Germany Friction Toy
By Distler
Located in Buffalo, NY
1950s Distler Porsche 356 electromatic 7500 Germany friction toy. Nice early model made in the
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
DAYTON FRICTION TOY TRUCK
Located in Essex, MA
Yellow and red painted pressed steel toy friction dump truck with removable driver by made by the
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls
Futuristic Roadster 1956 Japanese Tin Car Friction Toy by Line Mar
By Line Mar Toys
Located in Buffalo, NY
toy looks like it is ready for flight and is in incredible condition, late 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Tin
LARGE DAYTON ANTIQUE TOY HILL CLIMBER LOCOMOTIVE
Located in Essex, MA
Antique Dayton Company friction toy hill climber/coal locomotive with detachable coal car, in all
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys
DAYTON ANTIQUE TOY DELIVERY VAN
Located in Essex, MA
Dayton Toy Company paint decorated pressed steel friction toy delivery truck with removable
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls
LARGE DAYTON ANTIQUE TOY ROADSTER COUPE
Located in Essex, MA
Antique Dayton Toy Company roadster coupe friction toy car in all original red, green and yellow
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys
Rare 1950s Atom Jet #58 Tin Litho Friction Race Car Space Toy Yonezawa Japan
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
1950s and was one of the last large tin friction toys ever made," said Rodney Ross, museum curator
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Toys
Materials
Tin
H 7.5 in W 27 in D 7.5 in
Toy "Good Humor" Ice Cream Truck, circa 1952
Located in Incline Village, NV
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This heavy tin friction toy was made in 1952 by Tatsuya in Osaka, Japan, and is an exact replica of the
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Tin
1960s Japanese Friction Bat Mobile by Asc Aoshin
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and collectable toy tin friction car by Asc Aoshin of japan, circa 1966.
Presented in
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Industrial Toys
Materials
Tin
Large Tin Friction Drive, Express Train Toy by ATC, Japan, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Tin toy train by his size!
This Toy express train is 26.57 inch / 67.50 cm long, and
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Monkeys Monkee-Mobile Toy Car
Located in Fulton, CA
Rock & Roll era toy friction car. "Monkee-Mobile". Stylized version of the muscle car, 1967 Pontiac
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
STRAUSS DOUBLE DECKER TOY BUS
Located in Essex, MA
Green and yellow painted 'Inter-State' double decker bus friction tin toy by the Ferdinand Strauss
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls
Collection of Vintage Toy Cars
Located in Redding, CT
Collection of vintage toy cars. 28 total. It includes a large green tin litograph Friction Marx V89
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal, Iron, Tin
1959 Two Tone Tin Litho Oldsmobile Coupe Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
all roll fine. Although it was hardly played with the friction motor in the rear does not engage. Tiny
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Tin Litho Friction Toy Car by Bandai Japan BMW Isetta
Located in Port Jervis, NY
and 16 other late fifties and early sixties japanese tin toys have come out of the attic. The Isetta
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys
Materials
Metal
1960’s Japanese friction bat mobile by ASC Aoshin
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and collectable toy tin friction car by asc aoshin of Japan circa 1966.
Presented in original
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan Chevy Convertible C1957
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare to the market near mint tin Litho toy car by Bandai Japan. A Chevy Convertible
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Vintage Tin Toy Mercedes-Benz W-196 Racing Car by Jnf, Western Germany, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This Mercedes Benz racer was made by JNF in Western Germany in the 1950’s. It’s a tin friction
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
H 2.37 in W 13 in D 4.73 in
Vintage Mattel Toy Dream Cars
By Mattel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A set of three plastic and steel futuristic toy cars made by Mattel in 1953. Friction powered front
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Dayton Tin Friction Touring Car Toy
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early friction toy showing years of wear and hard play. Manufactured by Dayton Friction Toy
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys
Mercedes Benz 300SE Tin Friction Riding Toy
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A Ichiko "ride'em" mechanical friction Mercedes Benz 300SE toy tin car. Rare larger scale example
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Models and Miniatures
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Friction Toy For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal friction toy for your home. Frequently made of metal, tin and plastic, every friction toy was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the friction toy you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right friction toy, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. Distler, Line Mar Toys and Louis Marx and Company each produced at least one beautiful friction toy that is worth considering.
How Much is a Friction Toy?
Prices for a friction toy can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $295 and can go as high as $6,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,238.
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