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Vintage Tinplate Toys

Mr Fox The Magician Blowing Magical Bubbles working Tin Toy by Yonezawa of Japan
Located in High Wycombe, GB
is best known for producing tinplate toys
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1960s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Tin

Vintage Toy, Black Train Locomotive
Located in Roma, IT
This Black Train Locomotive is a vintage toy representing a train locomotive made in tinplate
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Mid-20th Century European Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

Vintage Toy, Black Train Locomotive
Vintage Toy, Black Train Locomotive
H 5.91 in W 10.83 in D 3.15 in
Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
stick shift and reverse. Vintage toy made in tinplate and plastic. Lighthly scratched surface, slow
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Mid-20th Century German Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
H 2.37 in W 5.91 in D 1.58 in
Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
back (see images), a slight "bend" to tinplate in the rear; but for the most part, the toy is very
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1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Composition, Tin

Vintage Mechanical tin plated wind up Sparrow Bird toy - 1960's - China
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Vintage wind-up Sparrow toy with a mechanical tinplated clockwork mechanism - 1960s Manufactured in
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal, Sheet Metal, Tin

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Regal Elegance: The Reeves's Pheasant - A Flying Taxidermy Masterpiece
Located in New York, NY
Majestic Flying Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), a stunning avian specimen native to China, meticulously preserved to capture its intricate beauty and remarkable history. N...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Feathers

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 Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal, Brass

1950s Spanish Metal Dog Toy with Ball
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Spanish metal dog toy with ball.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

1950s Spanish Metal Dog Toy with Ball
1950s Spanish Metal Dog Toy with Ball
H 4.73 in W 4.73 in D 1.97 in
Large Didactical Model of a Bee labeled “ Denoyer-Geppert Company of Chicago "
Located in Leuven , BE
Model of the worker bee (Apis mellifica) magnified 35 times, mounted on foot. One side shows the outer shape, the other the inner constitution and viscera that can be removed.This la...
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Early 20th Century German Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Plaster, Paper

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Motorcyclist is a working toy of unknown production, multi-color rider on a green motorcycle. Made up in painted tin and plastic. No original key. Good conditions. ...
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Mid-20th Century European Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist
H 8.08 in W 7.49 in D 3.55 in
20th Century Toy Car
By Lehmann
Located in Copenhagen, K
Beautifully colored metal toy cars. The one of the left from Lehmann is sold, the other one from Germany marked G & K on the side of the car is still available. Left item is sold.
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20th Century American Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

20th Century Toy Car
20th Century Toy Car
H 4.34 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
Original Danish Kay Bojesen Toy Wagon "Family Trip", Colorful Beech Wood, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Kay Bojesen´s "Family Trip" is one of his most loved wooden toy designs. This set is original vintage. It consists of wagon and 4 family members: mother, father and two children. ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Wood, Beech, Paint

Mid-century Strato Moon Rocket Mechanical Bank c.1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT This metal, mechanical bank includes a red plane mechanism for launching coins from the rocket into the moon. Works properly. Includes key to unlock the bottom to retrieve the ...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

"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 Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Tin

Large Ornate Japanese Geisha Doll on Wood Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
Beautifully crafted, large ornamented Japanese geisha doll in a finely decorative and layered flowing kimono. Very detailed, mid-1900s. Dimensions on stand: 24" High, 12" Wide, 9...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Wood, Fabric, Silk

Vintage Wind Up Toy Car, Schuco Studio 1050 Car
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Schuco Studio 1050 car is an original vintage mechanical toy. Made in U.S. Germany after WWII, model Studio 1050, patent n. 214446. Reproducing Mercedes Grand Prix...
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Mid-20th Century German Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

Vintage Wind Up Toy Car, Schuco Studio 1050 Car
Vintage Wind Up Toy Car, Schuco Studio 1050 Car
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No Reserve
H 2.56 in W 5.91 in D 3.35 in
Vintage Toy, Schuco Patent 1001 Car, Made in Germany, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Patent 1001 car is a vintage mechanical toy made by Schuco Patent in Germany in 1940s. The car model is made in U.S. Not perfect surface and clockwork. Original key...
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Early 20th Century German Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

Vintage French Child's Collectable Toy-Cars
Located in Sofia, BG
Vintage child's collectable toy-cars. France, circa 1950-1960.
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Mid-20th Century French Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Plastic

Vintage French Child's Collectable Toy-Cars
Vintage French Child's Collectable Toy-Cars
H 3.15 in W 4.34 in D 1.97 in
Mexican Sermel Papier Mâché Owl Sculpture
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Stamford, CT
Papier mâché owl by Sermel. Hand painted design with overall areas of wear and minimal paint loss. Signed on the underside.
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Paper

Late 1940s Penny Toy Wind-Up Train, Attributed Japan
Located in Incline Village, NV
Diminutive late 1940s "penny toy like" wind-up tin toy platform train modern and sleek looking for that era; it is hand painted and lithographed in bright colors of orange and yellow...
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1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Tin

Vintage Toy, Wind up Locomotive Ingap 67001, Made by Ingap, 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up locomotive Ingap 67001 is a vintage toy representing a red mechanical locomotive. Made in tin by Ingap, model n. 67001. Probably made in 1920s. 3 wheels missing, me...
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Early 20th Century Italian Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

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Blomer and Schuler "Jumbo" Tinplate Clockwork Elephant, US Zone, Germany
Located in Lugano, Ticino
Blomer e Schuler "Jumbo" di latta Elephant - realizzato nella zona USA della Germania, questo è il giocattolo che è stato copiato da Lesney per il loro modello Moko, string tail. Pe...
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1930s German Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Tin

Art Deco Tinplate Toy Hydroplane by JEP.
Located in London, GB
A very rare lithographed, clockwork-powered Art Deco tinplate toy hydroplane, a rare surviving
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1930s French Vintage Tinplate Toys

Vintage Art Deco Tinplate Toy Hydroplane by JEP.
Art Deco Tinplate Toy Hydroplane by JEP.
H 9.85 in W 15.75 in D 19.3 in
Unique Motorised Alfa Romeo P2 Tinplate Toy
By Compagnie Industrielle du Jouet
Located in London, GB
A highly important and UNIQUE, prototype electric-powered Alfa Romeo P2 tinplate toy by CIJ
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Rubber

Ferrari Tinplate Toy by Toschi of Milan
By Toschi of Milan
Located in London, GB
toy made by Toschi of Milan, circa 1952. Complete with correct original wheels, steering wheel
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

Ferrari Tinplate Toy by Toschi of Milan
H 7.09 in W 21.26 in D 9.06 in
Rare 1950s Atom Jet #58 Tin Litho Friction Race Car Space Toy Yonezawa Japan
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
after tinplate toys, with all original parts, top fin pops on and off. Condition as seen in pictures
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1950s Japanese Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Tin

Bugatti clockwork toy.
Located in London, GB
A mint and boxed example of the tinplate Bugatti racing-car clockwork toy made by Paya of Madrid in
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Late 20th Century Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Enamel

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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Tin

"Turkey" Clockwork German Tin Toy, Georg Kohler, circa 1954
Located in Incline Village, NV
This hard to find clockwork tinplate toy was manufactured by the Georg Kohler company, circa 1954
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1950s German Folk Art Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Tin

"Cat with Two Mice" German Clockwork Toy, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
A particularly rare German clockwork tinplate toy, this “Cat with Two Mice" is much sought after by
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1950s German Folk Art Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Tin

Mid-Century Modern Silver Colored Tinplate Miniature Crane
Located in Doornspijk, NL
this toy still has not faded away. Part of its charm is the crane driver in his clear blue outfit
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Aluminum

Rare tinplate motorcycle by J.M.L (France), 1940
By J. M. L.
Located in London, GB
A rare clockwork lithographed tinplate motorcycle with rider in a tan jacket and checked red and
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Tinplate Toys

B-52 Tin Toy Wind-Up Airplane, Japan, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
Excellent and all original condition tinplate lithographed and hand painted all tin toy airplane
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Tinplate Toys

Materials

Tin

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Schuco Akustico 2002 Car, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Schuco Akustico 2002 car is a mechanical toy made between 1939 and 1959. Made in
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Mid-20th Century German Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

Wind Up Toy Car, Grand Prix Racer 1070, Made by by Schuco, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Schuco Grand Prix Racer 1070 car is an original mechanical toy, made in 1950s
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Mid-20th Century German Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Metal

Lithographed Tinplate Automaton 'The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace'
Located in London, GB
A small and unusual lithographed tinplate automaton - 'The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham
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1930s German Vintage Tinplate Toys

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Tin

CIJ Tin Litho Clockwork Renault Fregate, Rare
By Jic
Located in Peekskill, NY
CIJ (France) clockwork Renault Fregate - quality tinplate model is wired for electric head-lights
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Tinplate Toys

Art Deco Louis Marx Wind Up Toy Tin Plane, Train, New York Skyline, 1928
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in ., Gloucestershire
company is famous for producing high quality low cost wind up tinplate toys. Planes, trains and
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20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Tinplate Toys

Materials

Tin

Tinplate Clockwork Motorcycle by Mettoy of England
By Mettoy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming wind-up toy motorcycle, made in the 1930s of tinplate lithographed in red, yellow, blue
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1930s English Vintage Tinplate Toys

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