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Jacques Adnet Rare Leather and Bronze Horseshoe Wall Clock, France, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
by brass hanging ring with hands and numbers in bronze which evoke farrier nails. Comes with wind up
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Walnut Arthur Umanoff Meridian Pendulum Wall Clock for Howard Miller
By Howard Miller, Arthur Umanoff
Located in San Jose, CA
pendulum. Includes the original clock hands and keeps time with a wind up key.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
H 36.38 in W 17 in D 4.13 in
Vintage Arthur Umanoff “Meridian” Clock for Howard Miller
By Arthur Umanoff, Howard Miller
Located in San Diego, CA
piece circa 1970. Includes original wind up key.
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Clock by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet, France
By Jacques Adnet, Bonnichon
Located in Merida, Yucatan
numerals, circa 1952.
Original wind-up key is present.
A nearly identical clock is depicted in an article
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
H 23.63 in W 9.06 in D 5.52 in
Vintage Pre-War Wind-Up Toy "Boy on Motorcycle Delivery Truck" by Marx
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
the attached wind-up key a few times and placing the toy on the ground, the motorcycle and driver move
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy by Lindstrom, "Dancing Katinka" American, Circa 1930
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
operate, just turn clockwise the attached clockwork wind up key on the back of the girl and the she
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
Vintage Toy Wind-Up Dump Truck by The Marx Toy Company, N.Y. American Circa 1930
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
. The attached wind up key when wound with the truck placed on the floor activates the clockwork
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 4 in W 5 in D 11 in
Clock Man, Wind-Up Clock with Key, Spelter, Hand-Painted
Located in Verviers, BE
Clock Man - Wind-up clock with key - Spelter, hand-painted
We prefer to sell our items in
Category
1930s French Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Spelter
Vintage Wind-Up Tin Toy Motorcycle with Co-Driver and Key
Located in Schagen, NL
Vintage Wind-up Tin Toy Motorcycle with Co-driver and key.
The piece comes from ca. the 1950s and
Category
1950s Industrial Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
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
Category
Mid-20th Century European Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal
Animal Wind-up toy dog with spin tail, 1950s
Located in Delft, NL
Animal Wind-up toy dog with spin tail, 1950s
A wind-up animal toy, colored yellow with brown
Category
Mid-20th Century European Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Mohair, Straw
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
Category
1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
Marx Toys Key-Wind Tin Lithograph "Jalopy" Toy Car with Box
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
A mechanical wind-up tin lithograph toy car by Marx Toys. "Jalopy" Circa. 1940's. Excellent
Category
1940s Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
Vintage Wind Up Small Car Toy, Made in Germany, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up small car is a mechanical vintage toy.
Very small nice car beautifully detailed and
Category
Mid-20th Century German Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Toy, Wind up Drummer Panda, Made in China, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up drummer panda is a vintage toy.
Vintage toy representing a panda playing the drum
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal
Li'l Abner Tin Lithograph Mechanical Wind-Up Piano Band Toy
By Unique Art Manufacturing Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
, a band leader, drummer and a piano with player. Key wind toy works as intended.
Category
1940s American Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
Vintage Toy by Lindstrom Dancing Dutch Boy Playing Accordion American Circa 1930
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
; just wind up the attached wind up key on the back of the boy and the he dances around in a circular
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 8 in W 3.25 in D 3.75 in
Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
. To operate: hold the toy in the left hand with thumb on chest and then; wind up attached original key
Category
1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
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
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal, Tin
H 21.66 in W 15.75 in D 4.73 in
"Komikal Kop" Tin Wind-Up Toy by Louis Marx Co., circa 1930
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
movie with the listing). Simply wind up the fixed clockwork key in place a few times (do not over-wind
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
Vintage Toy, Marx Toys Wind Up Chariot and Horses, Mid-20th Century
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in Roma, IT
This Marx Toys Wind up Chariot and Horses is a vintage mechanical toy representing a red chariot
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal
No Reserve
H 4.93 in W 10.83 in D 4.53 in
"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
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
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
1933 or earlier; the Lindstrom company having been founded in 1913, made quality tin wind-up toys until
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 3.25 in W 3 in D 12.5 in
Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Baby L" Speedboat by Lindstrom Toy Co., American Circa 1933
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
1933 or earlier; the Lindstrom company having been founded in 1913, made quality tin wind-up toys until
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 3.13 in W 3 in D 10.5 in
Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy "Boy Skier" by J. Chein & Co. American Circa 1950
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very nice condition all tin, vintage wind up toy by J. Chein Company, New York City, circa 1950
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 5.25 in W 3.13 in D 7.75 in
Walt Disney Enterprises "Pinocchio" Wind-Up Toy by Marx Toy Co., N.Y. Dated 1939
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
collection.
To operate: wind up the attached clockwork key several times and place on a flat surface
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 8.5 in W 3 in D 3 in
Vintage Wind Up Tin Toy "Monkey Riding A Horse" by Haji Co., Japan, Circa 1958
Located in Incline Village, NV
wind up the attached key on the right side of the horse; place on the floor and watch the "child like
Category
1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 5.5 in W 2.25 in D 6 in
"Drummer Boy" Tin-wind-up Toy by Louis Marx, New York City, circa 1940's
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
America at that time. The operation is simple and it works great; simply wind-up the attached key; release
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
"Boy Riding An Alligator" Vintage Wind-Up Toy by J. Chein Co., N.J., Circa 1935
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
has hardly been played with.
To operate: wind up the attached clockwork key; place the toy on the
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 3.5 in W 3.25 in D 15 in
Vintage Tin Wind-up Toy "Clown in A Barrel" by J Chein & Co. American Circa 1935
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
smiling face.
The toy works great; simply wind the attached key wind in the back 1/2 revolution; place
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 7.25 in W 3.25 in D 4 in
Triangle Lacquered Wood Junghans Wall Clock, Midcentury around 1960, Germany
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Andernach, DE
the front).
To wind up the movement, the original key comes with it.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Wood
H 10.24 in W 9.85 in D 2.56 in
"Walking Popeye" With Parrots Vintage Windup Toy by Marx Toy Co.
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
comic strip.
To operate: wind up the attached clockwork key several times, place the toy on a flat
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
Antique Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Train Hand Car by Disney & Lionel Circa 1934
By Walt Disney
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage Mickey/ Minnie Mouse Toy Wind-Up pre-war handcar (train car) circa 1934; by The Lionel
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal
H 6 in W 2 in D 9.75 in
Paragon Vintage Wall Clock with Westminster Chime
Located in Phoenix, AZ
movement winds up with a key and they weights light and serve as decoration.
The measurements at the widest
Category
1970s Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Wood
Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Redding, CT
for the set, The set includes a German Ferris Wheel by Joseph Wagner which has the original key to
Category
1960s German Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
"George The Drummer Boy" Tin windup Toy by Louis Marx, New York City. Circa 1930
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
works great; simply wind-up the attached key; release, and "George, The Drummer Boy" raises and lowers
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 9 in W 3.75 in D 4 in
1930s French Art Deco 'Cartel Silvoz Paris' Sunburst Brass Wall Hanging Clock
By Cartel
Located in London, GB
where the key to wind it up would have gone and there are some scratches which the key would have caused
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 11.03 in W 11.03 in D 3.94 in
Two Lines Excentric Jointed with Six Angles, Offset lithograph signed/N 18/30
By George Rickey
Located in New York, NY
aspects of light, movement, and composition. Of all the natural forces, it was the wind’s movement that
Category
1980s Kinetic Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Mechanical Bank "Child's Clock Bank" Japan, circa 1950s
By Marusan
Located in Incline Village, NV
actually instigated by the deposit of a coin, but rather by a key wind (original key provided). After
Category
1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
Vintage Toy, Military Toy Truck and Trailer
Located in Roma, IT
This military toy truck and trailer is a wind up toy truck with soldier and its own trailer.
Tin
Category
Mid-20th Century European Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Toy, Schuco 1750 Car, Made in Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco 1750 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made in Germany, between 1938 and 1960
Category
Mid-20th Century German Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal
No Reserve
H 1.97 in W 5.91 in D 1.97 in
"Joe Penner" Vintage Clockwork Windup Toy by Louis Marx Co American Circa 1930's
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fabulous American vintage all tin wind-up toy with attached key and clockwork mechanism, whereby
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Tin
H 8.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.75 in
Beautiful Midcentury Modern Wooden Pendulum Wall Clock By Westerstrand, Sweden
By Westerstrand
Located in Lisse, NL
wind the smooth running eight-day mechanism and the warm gong striking mechanism as well. We also have
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Brass, Metal
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H 26.2 in W 9 in D 4.3 in
Aldo Tura Rolling Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in Hanover, MA
of a barrel organ or Orgue de Barbarie. A wind-up music box chime plays a tune when the main keyed
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bauhaus German Mantel Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
mentioned makers.
Fully functioning: chiming every half and full hour on a single coil gong.
This wind-up
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Brass
Patek Philippe 5015 Gold Watch Power Reserve 18k Estate Wristwatch
By Patek Philippe
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
is mechanical, manual-wind, Swiss made. This Patek watch has 29 jewels and weighs 66.9 grams.
All
Category
1990s Swiss Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960's Jaeger Lecoultre Stainless Steel Restored
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Raleigh, NC
winding system. This eliminated the need for keys to wind or set a watch. In 1851, LeCoultre and his
Category
1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Stainless Steel
1979 Randy Owens Harpers Ferry West Virginia City Land Cityscape Serigraph Print
Located in Dayton, OH
is a town in West Virginia. Paths wind through Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, which has 19th
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Paper
H 29.25 in W 1.25 in D 34.75 in
A Rare diptych of "Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming" by Kathleen Petyarre
By Kathleen Petyarre
Located in Atlanta, GA
, trails and creeks but all set in a subtle motion and abstraction as if shifting in the wind of the desert
Category
20th Century Australian Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Canvas
Large and Impressive 1930s Art Deco Red Bakelite Mantle Clock by JAZ
By Jaz
Located in Devon, England
vintage condition. Wind up mechanism means you don't have to worry about balancing and timing pendulums
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Chrome
1940s Wrought Iron Junghans Wind Up Wall Clock, Zodiac Themed
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Gent, BE
Gorgeous piece, full working condition. Clock key included.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Wrought Iron
Great Musical Anri Italian Carved Bar Scene Automaton
By ANRI
Located in Mount Penn, PA
opener. All the other seated figures are bottle corks. When you wind the key music plays though I don't
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Wind Up Keys
Mid-Century Modern Brass Sunburst Clock
By Welby Clock Co.
Located in San Jose, CA
original wind up key.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Wind Up Car by Asahi Toy, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This is an original vintage wind up car by Asahi Toy.
Vintage wind up mechanical toy car
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mechanical Hand-Painted Wind-Up Duck on Bike
Located in North Hollywood, CA
wind-up toy is made of beautify printed tin. Use the key to wind up the colorfully dressed happy duck
Category
Late 20th Century American Craftsman Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Metal
"ROPIN THE WIND" COWBOY WESTERN BRONZE. 1959
By Harry Jackson
Located in San Antonio, TX
: 17 Width: 4.5
Medium: Bronze
Dated 1959
"Ropin The Wind"
Biography
Harry Jackson (1924-2011)
Harry
Category
1950s Impressionist Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Walnut Starburst Clock
Located in San Jose, CA
wind-up mechanism and key.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Walnut
Arthur Umanoff Meridian/ Howard Miller Wall Clock
By Howard Miller, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Umanoff Meridian/ Howard Miller Wind Up Wall Clock. In good working Condition, currently
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Sunflower Clock
Located in Palm Springs, CA
plug or 8-day wind movement. This clock is the wind-up model (key shown).
Category
1950s American Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Brass
Onyx and Ormolu Bronze Three-Piece Garniture Set, Clock, Candelabras, Pair
Located in West Hartford, CT
intricate ormolu designs to the sides. The clock has a white enamel dial and key wind up, although there is
Category
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Wind Up Keys
Materials
Alabaster, Ormolu
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An assortment of vintage wind up keys is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and tin, all vintage wind up keys available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of vintage wind up keys available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage wind up keys bearing Art Deco or mid-century modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many vintage wind up keys are appealing in their simplicity, but Jacques Adnet, JAZ and Aldo Tura produced popular vintage wind up keys that are worth a look.
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Prices for vintage wind up keys start at $125 and top out at $40,000 with the average selling for $1,162.
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