Tin Litho

The graphic art of India is truly a fascinating thing, diverse, seemingly spontaneous with no codified aesthetic or "mold" confining the artists. It used to be that sign painters...

The graphic art of India is truly a fascinating thing, diverse, seemingly spontaneous with no codified aesthetic or "mold" confining the artists. It used to be that sign painters...

1920s cute looking lithographic tin scissor toy by Distler Germany. This charming Antique Mechanical Toy shows Harold Lloyd, known as a silent movie comic star. When you close ...

For your consideration we have a vintage Litho Tin Toy - Smiling Sam the carnival man clown wind up mechanical toy bobble head.

It dates circa 1890-1910 ! It's a rectangular tin with beautiful litho scenes: cocoa plantation with pickers filling the baskets with cocoa beans, a cook in chef's clothes or a pa...

Vintage mid century tin litho mechanical coin bank in the shape of a circus elephant, mad by J.

This is a beautiful example of early tin litho tabletop in store advertising. It's a 19 x 17 inch display sand that is die-cut, and hinged.

Our own home is full of exactly this kind of art work. We love early advertising, and especially tin. This is a superb example of this genre. Note the three cameos with the household...

Japanese Tin Litho Toy Fire Engine In The Original Box by KAT, Circa 1950 Measures - 3"h x 2.75w x 7"d

Vibrant colors in a ‘still life’ tin litho from the 1930s. The richly detailed image features Four Roses Whiskey from Kentucky.

Being collectors of advertising ourselves, we just adore tin lithography. This highly colorful sign will enhance any kitchen or breakfast area and would certainly add life to any ro...

ABOUT An antique tin lithograph travel game globe with months, seasons and the Zodiac on the base. CREATOR J. Chein & Co. New York. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930s. MATERIA...

Beautiful orange body with a black top with all it's chrome. Interior is a plaid, very cool. Wheels all roll fine. Although it was hardly played with the friction motor in the rear d...

Rare 1950s Atom Jet very large tin litho friction race car made by Yonezawa Japan, over 2 feet long (27 inches).

Antique 1920’s Intercollegiate Football table top spinner game by Frantz Manufacturing Company of Sterling, Illinois. Tin body on a wooden base frame, with lithograph printed details...

Americana Toy This is a tin, lithographed, windup Ham and Sam “The Minstrel Team” manufactured by the Ferdinand Strauss Company/Strauss Mfg. Co. of New York City, New York. When ...

ABOUT An original distressed tin litho sign featuring the Dutch Boy mascot and brand of paint.

Put a coin in and it works. It is missing the tin coin box the penny dropped into. Th This example has lots of rich detail including e tin litho brick warehouse storage bins, Cast ir...

This rare pre- WW II German made tin toy is seldom seen. Lloyd, Harold (Clayton) (1893–1971), U.S. movie comedian. Performing his own hair-raising stunts, he used physical danger ...

This rare pre- WW II German made tin toy is seldom seen. Lloyd, Harold (Clayton) (1893–1971), U.S. movie comedian. Performing his own hair-raising stunts, he used physical danger ...

Antique 1939 lithograph tin soldier by Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company, No 27 Drum Major, dressed in a red coat with blue hat and pants; plays his drum when you wind the k...

Each socket has it own individual switch. Its all litho tin with a wood base and porcelain sockets.

Fabulous tin Litho Windup in good vintage condition with minimal wear.

Fabulous tin Litho Windup Toy Tank in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.

Fabulous working tin Litho Windup motorcycle cop toy with siren.

Fabulous windup tin Litho car in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.

c. 1910s/1920s; The Camberwell Distillery - London Antique repainted tin litho gin sign. This piece was originally a self-framed tin litho advertisement for El Bart Dry Gin.

Fabulous and rare to the market near mint tin Litho toy car by Bandai Japan. A Chevy Convertible that was never played with so it is in excellent vintage condition with only age from...

Windup tin Litho toy car with Dual action mechanism. When wound car has two windups that keep car moving and in some situations will prevent it from falling off of edges.

1959;Cadillac sedan de ville in gold paint with tin litho interior. Has a dent in the hood and plastic windshields need to be installed.

Original vintage Coca-Cola bottle embossed tin litho advertising sign and thermometer dating from the 1950's.

Fantastic tin litho friction Chevy Corvair c1960 in very good condition, near mint.

Vintage collectable for the toy enthusiast. Tin-litho, or tin-lithography, is a manufacturing process where designs and images are printed using offset lithography on flat tin-plat...

Midcentury Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Plymouth Station Wagon by Bandai.

This is the only example I've ever seen. This is not a tin litho vehicle. It's lithographed pressed steel and weighs nearly 1¼ pounds.

1920’s Air-E-Go-Round tin litho mery-go-round style toy by Reeves Manufacturing Company, featuring a yeloow tower with red cap and base, with three airplanes the circle around it whe...

Fabulous windup speedboat, Speed Queen, from the late 1950s. Working great and ready for action. Rust free with great color retention. Motor works great. Missing its spotlight.

Japanese windup police boat working effortlessly. Made in japan during the height it the tin toy era, late fifties, has survived and is ready for action. Great features including it'...

Wonderful graphic image of the Statue of Liberty done as an advertising item for Schlitz Beer. This example shows some surface rust, particularly on the bottom edge.

Fabulous fifties Cadillac Sedan Toy Car by Gama. Made in Western Germany after WW2. In very good played with condition. See pics. No major wear just a few nicks.

Fabulous friction helicopter from Japan C 1960. Toy works great, push copter and the blades start spinning. Does not fly, nor was it intended to. Great graphics in excellent condition.

Fabulous and as near mint as it gets. Never played with and in excellent vintage condition. This and 16 other late fifties and early sixties japanese tin toys have come out of the at...

Fantastic friction motor and tin liho body in excellent vintage condition. C 1956 Chevrolet El Camino in red & black with a drop down tailgate. Japanese from the mid fifties. Believe...

Fabulous Chrysler Imperial in Red & Black 2 door sedan. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Came from a lot of 14 cars that were hardly used at all. Near mint as it gets.

Vintage original early tin litho chain hung advertisement sign for Hampden Brewing Company, featuring the companies goofy looking handsome waiter.

This unusual "Mans Head" mechanical tin litho cigarette dispenser is possibly the only non-toy produced by Georg Kellerman & Co. of Nuremberg, Germany.

There are 24 different tin litho toys including nine rare and early Disney examples.

The biscuit tin is offset litho printed and embossed with Art Nouveau style decoration, in the form of eight books with simulated tooled leather bindings and beautiful marbled end pa...

Gorgeous vintage sheet metal and plastic Toy. Please see all photos for exact condition. Friction works, but does not spark. Measures approx. 5" long. Marked HAJI, Made in Japan. I t...

Japanese tin mechanical tin toy from the 1940s to 1950's in the shape of a dragonfly, which features flapping wings, once the 'beast' ist put in motion via it's wheels.

Antique tin litho OFC Whiskey sign in original frame.

"Great graphics, Batman!!!" as Robin would say, so do we. The graphics and the colors are "GREAT", just to say it again. This colorful toy truck from the 1950's was made in the USA b...

This pre- WW II German made tin toy is seldom seen.
Lloyd, Harold (Clayton) (1893–1971), U.S. movie comedian. Performing his own hair-raising stunts, he used physical danger a...

This self framed litho-on-tin advertising sign for the Hohenadel Brewery of Philadelphia featuring the image of John L.

1920s Harold Lloyd litho tin toy. Working and paint is in good condition, though bell has some rust spots.

A small collection of litho on tin containers of several popular cold and cough remedies of the early 20th century.

This 1940's "Drummer Boy" brightly colored lithographed tin wind-up toy capitalizes on the popularity of marching bands, spawned from World War II and the preponderance of patriotism...

Reclaimed wood sign with tin endcaps. This piece is comprised of (likely) hickory was also likely reclaimed from an unused barn during wartime when all typically-available materials...

A highly decorative mid-20th-century novelty music box decanter crafted in the form of a classic Rolls-Royce–style open touring automobile. The sculptural metal car body features det...

This Schuco Patent 2001625 car is a vintage toy made in Germany in 1950s. Schuco Patent 2001625 model. The clockwork works, even though it is a bit slow. Original key not incl...

c. 1930s-1940s; Stewart-Warner Corp. - Chicago, IL Double-sided painted metal dealership advertising sign promoting Stewart-Warner's South Wind automobile heater line. Each side fea...

Antique wooden retailers cigar box. This unique piece likely dates back to the late Victorian period. It features all-mahogany construction and four interior storage compartments. A...

It is the worn look that creates the wonderful appeal of this original painted and carved rocking horse from Sweden. The brown/brick red paint has been distressed through years of us...

Quirky rare to find zinc sign/enseigne, made for a French hatmaker ... great patina.

1930s Antique midway amusement park wooden motorcycle ride is one of the earliest produced for carousels and merry-go-rounds. Wonderful aged patina, two sided, original paint. Leathe...