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Tin Litho Toys

Midcentury Japanese Tin Litho Toy Plymouth Valiant, circa 1962
Midcentury Japanese Tin Litho Toy Plymouth Valiant, circa 1962

Midcentury Japanese Tin Litho Toy Plymouth Valiant, circa 1962

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Two tone paint with a tin Litho interior. These cars, 17, came from a lot of stored toys, over 60 years and never played with.

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Ford Falcon Friction C1960
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Ford Falcon Friction C1960

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 with minimal, if any wear.

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys

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Metal

Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan 1959 Cadillac 4 Door Sedan
Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan 1959 Cadillac 4 Door Sedan

Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan 1959 Cadillac 4 Door Sedan

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Blast from the past! 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. See pics. Shows wear, fr...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Replicas Fords 1908 & 1925 Touring Cars
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Replicas Fords 1908 & 1925 Touring Cars

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 never played with. Friction cars, Near mint condition. Sat in boxes wrapped properly ...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Tin Litho Penny Toys Stake & Tanker Truck and a Sedan by Meier
Tin Litho Penny Toys Stake & Tanker Truck and a Sedan by Meier

Tin Litho Penny Toys Stake & Tanker Truck and a Sedan by Meier

Located in Port Jervis, NY

3 fabulous tin Litho Penny Toys vehicles. A stake truck, a tanker truck and a sedan car.

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Vintage 1930s Spanish Industrial Toys

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Metal

Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan
Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan

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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Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys

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Metal

Art Deco Marx Tin Litho Charlie McCarthy Mortimer Snerd Reversible Coupe 1933
Art Deco Marx Tin Litho Charlie McCarthy Mortimer Snerd Reversible Coupe 1933

Art Deco Marx Tin Litho Charlie McCarthy Mortimer Snerd Reversible Coupe 1933

By Louis Marx and Company

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous tin litho car toy from Louis Marx, circa 1930. Fabulous paint with some paint chips and scrapes but no rust or dents.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Toys

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Tin

Mid Century Tin Litho Friction Police Highway Patrol Helicopter, C1960, Japan
Mid Century Tin Litho Friction Police Highway Patrol Helicopter, C1960, Japan

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 spinning. Does not fly, nor was it intended to. Great graphics in excellent condition.

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys

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Tin

Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy by Louis Marx "Jumpin Jeep" C 1950
Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy by Louis Marx "Jumpin Jeep" C 1950

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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Vintage 1950s American Industrial Toys and Dolls

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Tin

Vintage Litho Wind-up Tin Toy Duck 1940's to 1950's, West Germany, US Zone
Vintage Litho Wind-up Tin Toy Duck 1940's to 1950's, West Germany, US Zone

Vintage Litho Wind-up Tin Toy Duck 1940's to 1950's, West Germany, US Zone

By Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchs Muster (D.R.G.M.) 1

Located in Andernach, DE

West-German tin mechanical tin toy from the 1940s to 1950's in the shape of a duck, which features waddling legs, once the 'beast' ist put in motion via it's legs.... but be aware: ...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

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Sheet Metal

Lil Abner Dogpatch Band Tin Litho Windup Unique Art Co.
Lil Abner Dogpatch Band Tin Litho Windup Unique Art Co.

Lil Abner Dogpatch Band Tin Litho Windup Unique Art Co.

By Unique Art Manufacturing Co.

Located in Highland, IN

This terrific wind-up toy is called "The Dog Patch 4" and features Lil' Abner and the gang playing music and dancing. Made in the mid-1940s by the Unique Art Manufacturing Company In...

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

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Steel

Santa Toy Money Box Piggy Bank, Vintage Japan HTTC, Batterie Operated 1960s
Santa Toy Money Box Piggy Bank, Vintage Japan HTTC, Batterie Operated 1960s

Santa Toy Money Box Piggy Bank, Vintage Japan HTTC, Batterie Operated 1960s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Santa holds small foil-wrapped Christmas packages and a chenille doll. Base of toy is tin litho house with Christmas trees appearing in windows.

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20th Century Japanese Toys and Dolls

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Metal

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Antique Litho Tin Scissor Toy of Harold Lloyd by Distler Germany, 1920s
Antique Litho Tin Scissor Toy of Harold Lloyd by Distler Germany, 1920s

Antique Litho Tin Scissor Toy of Harold Lloyd by Distler Germany, 1920s

By Distler

Located in Retie, BE

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 ...

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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Toys and Dolls

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Tin

1950s Smiling Sam Carnival Man Clown Wind Up Japan Tin Toy
1950s Smiling Sam Carnival Man Clown Wind Up Japan Tin Toy

1950s Smiling Sam Carnival Man Clown Wind Up Japan Tin Toy

Located in Orange, CA

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

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Toys

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Tin

Japanese Tin Litho Toy Fire Engine In The Original Box Circa 1950
Japanese Tin Litho Toy Fire Engine In The Original Box Circa 1950

Japanese Tin Litho Toy Fire Engine In The Original Box Circa 1950

Located in Big Flats, NY

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

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Toys and Dolls

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Tin

Windup Ham and Sam “The Minstrel Team” Tin Litho Toy c.1921, ,  Piano / banjo
Windup Ham and Sam “The Minstrel Team” Tin Litho Toy c.1921, ,  Piano / banjo

Windup Ham and Sam “The Minstrel Team” Tin Litho Toy c.1921, , Piano / banjo

By STRAUSS

Located in Buffalo, NY

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 ...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Toys and Dolls

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Metal, Steel

1920s Harold Lloyd Litho Tin Toy
1920s Harold Lloyd Litho Tin Toy

1920s Harold Lloyd Litho Tin Toy

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H 8 in W 6.5 in D 4 in

1920s Harold Lloyd Litho Tin Toy

Located in Peekskill, NY

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 ...

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Tin

Rare 1950s Atom Jet #58 Tin Litho Friction Race Car Space Toy Yonezawa Japan
Rare 1950s Atom Jet #58 Tin Litho Friction Race Car Space Toy Yonezawa Japan

Rare 1950s Atom Jet #58 Tin Litho Friction Race Car Space Toy Yonezawa Japan

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

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

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Toys

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Tin

Antique Wolverine No 27 Drum Major Tin Toy Soldier Drummer Red Coat Litho 1939
Antique Wolverine No 27 Drum Major Tin Toy Soldier Drummer Red Coat Litho 1939

Antique Wolverine No 27 Drum Major Tin Toy Soldier Drummer Red Coat Litho 1939

By Wolverine Suppy and MFG. CO

Located in Dayton, OH

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...

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Vintage 1930s Rustic Toys

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Tin

1920s Harold Lloyd Litho Tin Toy
1920s Harold Lloyd Litho Tin Toy

1920s Harold Lloyd Litho Tin Toy

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H 8 in W 6.5 in D 4 in

1920s Harold Lloyd Litho Tin Toy

Located in Peekskill, NY

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 ...

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Vintage 1930s German Toys and Dolls

Vintage J Chein Tin Litho Circus Elephant Mechanical Coin Bank
Vintage J Chein Tin Litho Circus Elephant Mechanical Coin Bank

Vintage J Chein Tin Litho Circus Elephant Mechanical Coin Bank

By J. Chein & Co.

Located in Dayton, OH

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

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys

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Tin

Antique Frantz Tin Litho Ad Intercollegiate Football Toy Game Works 14"
Antique Frantz Tin Litho Ad Intercollegiate Football Toy Game Works 14"

Antique Frantz Tin Litho Ad Intercollegiate Football Toy Game Works 14"

Located in Dayton, OH

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...

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Vintage 1920s Toys and Dolls

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Tin

1959 Two Tone Tin Litho Oldsmobile Coupe Japan
1959 Two Tone Tin Litho Oldsmobile Coupe Japan

1959 Two Tone Tin Litho Oldsmobile Coupe Japan

Located in Port Jervis, NY

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...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys

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Metal

Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan Chevy Convertible C1957
Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan Chevy Convertible C1957

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 that was never played with so it is in excellent vintage condition with only age from...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan 1959 Chrysler Imperial in Red Black
Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan 1959 Chrysler Imperial in Red Black

Midcentury Tin Litho Toy Car by Bandai Japan 1959 Chrysler Imperial in Red Black

Located in Port Jervis, NY

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.

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls

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Metal, Chrome

Marx Tin Litho Windup Toy Car Dual Control Driving Trainer Car C 1958
Marx Tin Litho Windup Toy Car Dual Control Driving Trainer Car C 1958

Marx Tin Litho Windup Toy Car Dual Control Driving Trainer Car C 1958

By Louis Marx and Company

Located in Port Jervis, NY

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.

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Toys

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Tin

Collection of 24 Antique Sand Pails
Collection of 24 Antique Sand Pails

Collection of 24 Antique Sand Pails

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H 38 in W 40 in D 8 in

Collection of 24 Antique Sand Pails

By Walt Disney

Located in Peekskill, NY

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

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Early 20th Century American Other Toys and Dolls

Marx Tin Litho Windup E12 Toy WW2 Tank C1950
Marx Tin Litho Windup E12 Toy WW2 Tank C1950

Marx Tin Litho Windup E12 Toy WW2 Tank C1950

By Louis Marx and Company

Located in Port Jervis, NY

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

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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Toys

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Tin

Vintage Marx Tin Litho Motorcycle Cop Windup Toy C1948
Vintage Marx Tin Litho Motorcycle Cop Windup Toy C1948

Vintage Marx Tin Litho Motorcycle Cop Windup Toy C1948

By Louis Marx and Company

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous working tin Litho Windup motorcycle cop toy with siren.

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Vintage 1940s American American Classical Toys

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Tin

Mid Century 1955 Gama Cadillac Sedan Toy Car Tin Litho
Mid Century 1955 Gama Cadillac Sedan Toy Car Tin Litho

Mid Century 1955 Gama Cadillac Sedan Toy Car Tin Litho

Located in Port Jervis, NY

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.

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Vintage 1950s German Industrial Toys

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Tin

1915 B&R Co. Charlie Chaplin Tin Litho Wind-Up Figure Toy
1915 B&R Co. Charlie Chaplin Tin Litho Wind-Up Figure Toy

1915 B&R Co. Charlie Chaplin Tin Litho Wind-Up Figure Toy

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

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...

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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys

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Metal, Tin

Mid Century C1960 Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Corvair
Mid Century C1960 Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Corvair

Mid Century C1960 Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Corvair

Located in Port Jervis, NY

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

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys

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Metal

Midcentury Tin Litho Friction Toy Car by Bandai Japan BMW Isetta
Midcentury Tin Litho Friction Toy Car by Bandai Japan BMW Isetta

Midcentury Tin Litho Friction Toy Car by Bandai Japan BMW Isetta

Located in Port Jervis, NY

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...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys

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Metal

Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet El Camino C1956
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet El Camino C1956

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 Camino in red & black with a drop down tailgate. Japanese from the mid fifties. Believe...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys

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Metal

Mid Century Marx Tin Litho Windup WWII Tank
Mid Century Marx Tin Litho Windup WWII Tank

Mid Century Marx Tin Litho Windup WWII Tank

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H 5.25 in W 10 in D 5.8 in

Mid Century Marx Tin Litho Windup WWII Tank

By Louis Marx and Company

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous tin Litho Windup in good vintage condition with minimal wear. Spring is broken so it does not move. rubber pliable. Great color retention.

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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Toys

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Tin

Vintage Japanese Litho Wind-up Tin Toy Dragonfly 1940's to 1950's, Japan
Vintage Japanese Litho Wind-up Tin Toy Dragonfly 1940's to 1950's, Japan

Vintage Japanese Litho Wind-up Tin Toy Dragonfly 1940's to 1950's, Japan

Located in Andernach, DE

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.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys

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Metal

Tin Litho Windup Racing Boat, Japan, circa 1957
Tin Litho Windup Racing Boat, Japan, circa 1957

Tin Litho Windup Racing Boat, Japan, circa 1957

Located in Port Jervis, NY

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.

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys

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Tin

Tin Litho "Bump N Go Car" Windup Japan C1960
Tin Litho "Bump N Go Car" Windup Japan C1960

Tin Litho "Bump N Go Car" Windup Japan C1960

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous windup tin Litho car in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Very colorful with the driver steering the car, when it hits something it automatically goes into a re...

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Folk Art Toys

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Tin

1920s Antique Reeves Mfg Air E Go Round Tin Litho Windup Flying Airplane Toy
1920s Antique Reeves Mfg Air E Go Round Tin Litho Windup Flying Airplane Toy

1920s Antique Reeves Mfg Air E Go Round Tin Litho Windup Flying Airplane Toy

Located in Dayton, OH

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...

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Vintage 1920s Industrial Toys and Dolls

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Tin

1960s Vintage Haji Japanese Tin Toy Friction Litho Astronaut Rocket Space Gun
1960s Vintage Haji Japanese Tin Toy Friction Litho Astronaut Rocket Space Gun

1960s Vintage Haji Japanese Tin Toy Friction Litho Astronaut Rocket Space Gun

Located in Nuernberg, DE

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...

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20th Century Japanese Toys and Dolls

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Metal

CIJ Tin Litho Clockwork Renault Fregate, Rare
CIJ Tin Litho Clockwork Renault Fregate, Rare

CIJ Tin Litho Clockwork Renault Fregate, Rare

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H 4.5 in W 12.5 in D 4.4 in

CIJ Tin Litho Clockwork Renault Fregate, Rare

By Jic

Located in Peekskill, NY

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.

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Vintage 1950s French Industrial Toys and Dolls

Marx Tin Litho Highway Express Toy Truck
Marx Tin Litho Highway Express Toy Truck

Marx Tin Litho Highway Express Toy Truck

By Marx Toy Co.

Located in Culver City, CA

"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...

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Vintage 1950s American Toys and Dolls

HAROLD LLOYD LITHO ON TIN TOY
HAROLD LLOYD LITHO ON TIN TOY

HAROLD LLOYD LITHO ON TIN TOY

Located in Solebury, PA

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...

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20th Century German Toys

Harold Lloyd Tin toy
Harold Lloyd Tin toy

Harold Lloyd Tin toy

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H 4 in W 6.5 in D 2 in

Harold Lloyd Tin toy

Located in Stamford, CT

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

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Vintage 1920s Toys

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Metal

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Located in Praha, CZ

This is a metal model with plastic parts The car is scratched or slightly dented in places Original vintage condition

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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

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Tin Litho Toys For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of tin litho toys available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique tin litho toys was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, tin and paint. There are all kinds of tin litho toys available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Tin litho toys are generally popular furniture pieces, but Industrial, Art Deco and Folk Art styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made tin litho toys over the years, but those made by Louis Marx and Company, J. Chein & Co. and Distler are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Tin Litho Toys?

Prices for tin litho toys can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, tin litho toys begin at $295 and can go as high as $6,500, while the average can fetch as much as $475.