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Vintage Toy Wind-Up Speed Boat with Driver by Lindstrom Toy Co., American 1933
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage toy speed boat manufactured by the Lindstrom Toy Company of Bridgeport Connecticut, circa
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Tin

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
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys

Materials

Metal

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
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys

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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
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Metal

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
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys

Materials

Metal

Air France La Croix Du Sud Plane Collectible Toy, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Air France La Croix du Sud plane collectible toy Cream and red lithographed sheet metal mechanical
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Vintage 1950s French Toys

Materials

Metal, Sheet 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
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

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
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

(4) Early Vintage All Original Toy Cars. Porsche, Limo, Lehman Sedan, Race Car
Located in Incline Village, NV
All four toys cars are being sold for one price; as a lot. Please see descriptions below. Videos
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Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

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
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939
By Dooling Brothers
Located in Hampstead, QC
-type creations, powered by model airplane motors, nurtured what would become a thriving business
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Vintage 1930s American Streamlined Moderne Toys

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Automobile Amusement Park Battery Powered c1930's Believed to be one-of-a-kind
Located in Chicago, IL
been constructed by an amusement ride manufacture. Power is provided by one very large electric motor
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Vintage 1930s American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel, Iron

Betel Motor Car Art Deco Brass Box, Collectible Toy, Children's Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Patent 75086 - This is a large tobacco box with many purposes, (Child's Paint Set). Car in multicolored golden tin in classic brass. Almost new with all the original parts. Wonderful...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mengel Drop Front Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Lowey
Located in Topeka, KS
century including the very popular Mengel Playthings line of wooden toys. Their primary products were
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Mengel Limed & Cerused Oak Telephone Bench by Raymond Lowey
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Lowey
Located in Topeka, KS
the early twentieth century including the very popular Mengel Playthings line of wooden toys. Their
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Metal

Recent Sales

Large-Scale Keystone Ride-On Toy Fire Truck
By Keystone Manufacturing Company
Located in Fulton, CA
into the production of "Keystone" Pressed Steel Toys in 1924. With the approval of the Packard Motor
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Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel

MG Gas Powered Model Car
Located in New York, NY
scale clips and snap fasteners. The model runs on a Mills MK 1 petrol driven motor, not built for speed
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Vintage 1950s Toys

Materials

Aluminum

MG Gas Powered Model Car
MG Gas Powered Model Car
H 6 in W 18 in D 6 in
Kingsbury Golden Arrow Racer
By Kingsbury Co.
Located in Hadley, MA
“motor”, and steerable front axle, with rubber Dunlop racing tires. All original condition, very nice dry
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Rubber, Glass

Kingsbury Golden Arrow Racer
Kingsbury Golden Arrow Racer
H 3 in W 19 in D 4.5 in
Large Michel Taillis Automated Reindeer
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Manufacturer Michel Taillis, France Composition Fabric, interior frame and motor
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21st Century and Contemporary French Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric

Large Michel Taillis Automated Reindeer
Large Michel Taillis Automated Reindeer
H 70.08 in W 51.97 in D 24.41 in
Electric Tricycle Chopper by Giordani, Italy, 1975
Located in Zurich, Zurich
, high chopper handlebars, via a foot pedal, the electric motor is controlled (walking pace), the 6V
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Vintage 1970s Italian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Meccano No.1 Constructor Car
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In 1932, Meccano Ltd. -- the makers of the classic line of engineering / construction toys (the
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Vintage 1930s English Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Meccano No.1 Constructor Car
Meccano No.1 Constructor Car
H 2.5 in W 8 in D 3.25 in
Rare 1950s Atom Jet #58 Tin Litho Friction Race Car Space Toy Yonezawa Japan
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
motor and a tiny, goggle-wearing driver in an enclosed cockpit. Part racer and part jet, this hybrid toy
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Toys

Materials

Tin

Golden Arrow - Land Speed Record Toy Car - 1934
By Industrial Design
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a Vintage 1934 Kingsbury Motor Driven Pressed Steel Golden Arrow Wind-Up Toy Car. It was
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Toys and Dolls

1920s Alfa-Romeo P2 race car tinplate toys.
Located in London, GB
A group of exceptionally rare Alfa-Romeo P2 tinplate toys by CIJ (Compagnie Internationale Jouets
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Early 20th Century French Toys and Dolls

Materials

Rubber, Leather

1920s Alfa-Romeo P2 race car tinplate toys.
H 7.09 in W 22.05 in D 7.49 in
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
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Scratch Built Boat Model
Located in London, GB
Touffu as is the boat which is also dated 1936. A small motor in the hull with a movable spring section
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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Wood

Original Vintage Austin J40 "Joy IV" Roadster Blue Over White Pedal Car #17337
Located in Chicago, IL
forced to leave the mines. Doing light assembly work they would produce toy motor cars. It was in
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Vintage 1960s British Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel

1934 Kingsbury Golden Arrow Art Deco Futurist Steel Race Car
By Kingsbury Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
spring mechanical motor, mounted horizontally at the end of the toy. In 1919, Kingsbury changed the name
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Vintage 1930s American Futurist Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

HOGE Pressed Steel Fire Chief Car
By Hoge
Located in Peekskill, NY
played with toy. Most of the red and black paint is bright and shiny, with rubs on the high spots. The
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Toys and Dolls

HOGE Pressed Steel Fire Chief Car
HOGE Pressed Steel Fire Chief Car
H 5.25 in W 16.5 in D 5.25 in
Jouets Citroen (France) Pressed Steel Racing Car - 1935
By Industrial Design
Located in Peekskill, NY
are 2 decals that still survive... Rosalie V and Citroen.It has a clockwork motor in working order
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Vintage 1930s French Industrial Toys and Dolls

Child's Battery Operated Vespa Scooter Made in Italy by Peg Perego for Ages 3-Up
Located in Chicago, IL
electric motor that works on a 12 Volt rechargeable battery and is designed for children aged 3 years up
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Vintage 1960s Italian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel

1950s "Santa" Automatron, Motorized Christmas Display
Located in Buffalo, NY
a diamond ring in on of the hands, Santa moves up and down and turns, working perfectly quiet motor.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

1920's Metal Steelcraft Murray airplane model
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. It dates to the 1920's. I know this was also made as a tri-motor plane version, but that is marked
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Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

c.1928 Citroen Tourer by JEP of Paris
Located in Chicago, IL
in 1932. Lithographed, tin automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft, and other motor miniatures. JEP cars
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Early 20th Century French Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

c.1928 Citroen Tourer by JEP of Paris
c.1928 Citroen Tourer by JEP of Paris
H 5.5 in W 14.5 in D 5.5 in
A Child’s Size Model of a 1920’s ‘Blower’ Bentley Racing Car
Located in Sheffield, MA
straps, and working lights and horn. Powered by 12volt battery stowed in the boot, the electric motor
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Vintage 1950s English Toys and Dolls

Original poster Naphta Cycle Oil Car Airplane Zeppelin
By Francisque Poulbot
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Naphta Cycle, Essence pour Moteurs - a French motor fuel
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Posters

Howard Rees 'American, 20th Century' "The Scout" Original Watercolor, circa 1980
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arts Degree in 1964. Later he accepted a position with Ford Motor Company in England. After leaving
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Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Other

Vintage Polychrome Wooden Toy Motor Ship Model & Original Wooden Box c1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Polychrome Wooden Toy Motor Ship Model & Original Wooden Box, Tokyo Towa Education Model
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Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Adams Motor Grader Vintage Toy Pressed Metal
By Doepke Model Toys
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a vintage pressed metal toy. Firestone wheels with original decals and
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Vintage 1950s American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Structo Motor Dispatch Toy Truck, America circa 1930
By Structo Manufacturing Company
Located in Culver City, CA
Structo motor dispatch toy truck, America circa 1930 Pressed steel toy truck in original painted
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Vintage 1930s North American Toys

Materials

Steel

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. Great color retention with a
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Vintage 1940s American American Classical Toys

Materials

Tin

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. Rubber treads
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Toys

Materials

Tin

Handmade Large Rhinoceros Toy by Renate Müller for, Germany, 1968
By Renate Müller, H. Josef Leven
Located in Utrecht, NL
wonderfully succinct: "Therapeutic toys—coarse but cute…". Honouring the tradition of German toymakers from
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Vintage 1960s German Other Toys

Materials

Leather, Jute

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
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys

Materials

Metal

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
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

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
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Vintage 1920s Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Schuco Radio Car #4012 Windup with Clockwork Mechanism 1952 US Zone Germany
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous working toy Windup with two clockwork mechanics. One is for the car motor the other is for
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Vintage 1950s German Industrial Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Tin Toy Mercedes-Benz W-196 Racing Car by Jnf, Western Germany, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
operated toy, and its 33 cm/13.25? long. It features: Pressed tin carcass, Red original lacquer (more rare
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Tin Litho Windup Racing Boat, Japan, circa 1957
Located in Port Jervis, NY
. Rust free with great color retention. Motor works great. Missing its spotlight.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys

Materials

Tin

Factory Built Meccano Store Display
By Meccano
Located in Peekskill, NY
This was a 1920 to 1940s tabletop display model. It has a motor, breaks, transmission and rear end
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Early 20th Century British Industrial Toys and Dolls

Factory Built Meccano Store Display
Factory Built Meccano Store Display
H 11.5 in W 24 in D 10.5 in
CIJ Tin Litho Clockwork Renault Fregate, Rare
By Jic
Located in Peekskill, NY
bumpers and grille The Renault Fregate sedan manufactured in France by CIJ is one of those few toys
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Vintage 1950s French Industrial Toys and Dolls

Lithographed Tinplate Automaton 'The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace'
Located in London, GB
railings and soldiers donning world-famous bearskin headdress and bright scarlet uniforms, with motor
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Vintage 1930s German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

French "Marital Strife" Mechanical Carnival Toy
Located in Miami, FL
This whimsical 19th century mechanical carnival toy is fabricated in sheet metal and painted. I
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Antique 19th Century French Carnival Art

Midcentury Tin Litho Windup Motor Police Boat Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Japanese windup police boat working effortlessly. Made in japan during the height it the tin toy
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Games

Materials

Tin

Mechanical Crawling Baby Doll
Located in New York, NY
time. A tin cover went over the motor and is available. The wind up motor still works animating the
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Vintage 1950s American Toys

Materials

Plastic

Mechanical Crawling Baby Doll
Mechanical Crawling Baby Doll
H 8 in W 11 in D 4 in
Jules Verne-Inspired Model of a Submarine, Early 20th Century
Located in Lake Forest, IL
, Wood, Glass, and Mica. Electric Motor, One of a Kind. France, Circa 1900
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Early 20th Century French Toys and Dolls

Materials

Bronze

Fruitwood and Walnut Model of a Formula One Ferrari
Located in London, GB
aesthetically pleasing motor vehicle.
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20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Hacker-Craft Double Cockpit Model Motorboat
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an accurate toy model in very nice condition of a Hacker-Craft Double Cockpit Motor boat.
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20th Century American Nautical Objects

1940s J40 Junior Forty Pedal Car
Located in Aspen, CO
England by the Austin Motor Company Limited. Their available models included the Junior Forty (J40) and
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Vintage 1940s Models and Miniatures

1940s J40 Junior Forty Pedal Car
1940s J40 Junior Forty Pedal Car
H 23 in W 28 in D 59 in
Noah's Ark
Located in New York, NY
New Jersey and in corporate collections such as General Motors and Snapple. The Toronto Blue Jays
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
H 35 in W 40 in D 17.5 in
Miri Polsky LA Woman, 15/20, USA 1986
Located in London, GB
custom art paint job for a special limited edition "Captain America" motor-canvas ElectroBike. He
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Late 20th Century American Prints

Materials

Plexiglass

Miri Polsky Fear No Art, 25/50, USA 1986
Located in London, GB
edition "Captain America" motor-canvas ElectroBike. He continued to have one man art shows throughout the
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Late 20th Century American Prints

Andre Miripolsky: 3D wall art, 1986 ( detail ) please see images
Located in London, GB
paint job for a special limited edition “Captain America” motor-canvas ElectroBike. He
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Late 20th Century American Contemporary Art

Andre Miripolsky: The Juggler 1986
Located in London, GB
/> created a custom art paint job for a special limited edition “Captain America” motor-canvas
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Late 20th Century American Paintings

Art Deco Louis Marx Wind Up Toy Tin Plane, Train, New York Skyline, 1928
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in ., Gloucestershire
period correct motor cars. Please see our Trinity Antiques Youtube channel to see this toy in full
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20th Century American Art Deco Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

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Toy Motor For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic toy motor available at 1stDibs. A toy motor — often made from metal, fabric and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a toy motor — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A toy motor is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made toy motor over the years, but those crafted by Raymond Lowey and Renate Müller are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Toy Motor?

A toy motor can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,056, while the lowest priced sells for $427 and the highest can go for as much as $14,500.