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"Dancing Dog" Vintage Windup Toy. American, Circa 1925
"Dancing Dog" Vintage Windup Toy. American, Circa 1925

"Dancing Dog" Vintage Windup Toy. American, Circa 1925

By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1

Located in Incline Village, NV

order. Windup toy is lithographed and hand painted in colors of black and greenish grey, and the name

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Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Mid Century Tin Litho Mechanical Clockwork Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945
Mid Century Tin Litho Mechanical Clockwork Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945

Mid Century Tin Litho Mechanical Clockwork Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945

By J. Chein & Co.

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous working tin Litho toy skier by the Chein toy co. C1945. In excellent vintage condition

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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Toys

Materials

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

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Vintage 1950s American Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Vintage "Barnacle Bill" Tin Windup Toy by The Chein Company, N.Y.C  Circa 1930's
Vintage "Barnacle Bill" Tin Windup Toy by The Chein Company, N.Y.C  Circa 1930's

Vintage "Barnacle Bill" Tin Windup Toy by The Chein Company, N.Y.C Circa 1930's

By J. Chein & Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

"Barnacle Bill" was a very popular cartoon character for whom this toy was named after and was made

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

"Joe Penner" Vintage Clockwork Windup Toy by Louis Marx Co American Circa 1930's
"Joe Penner" Vintage Clockwork Windup Toy by Louis Marx Co American Circa 1930's

"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

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

"George The Drummer Boy" Tin windup Toy by Louis Marx, New York City. Circa 1930
"George The Drummer Boy" Tin windup Toy by Louis Marx, New York City. Circa 1930

"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

This circa 1930 "George, Drummer Boy" brightly colored lithographed tin wind-up toy capitalizes on

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Vintage Plush Mechanical Bear with Red Barrel, Mid-20th Century Toy
Vintage Plush Mechanical Bear with Red Barrel, Mid-20th Century Toy

Vintage Plush Mechanical Bear with Red Barrel, Mid-20th Century Toy

Located in Seattle, WA

mechanism should be, suggesting this was once a mechanical or windup toy, likely designed to create simple

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

Materials

Fur

Midcentury Mercedes Mb300 Sedan Windup on Stand by Prameta with Driver Keyc1958
Midcentury Mercedes Mb300 Sedan Windup on Stand by Prameta with Driver Keyc1958

Midcentury Mercedes Mb300 Sedan Windup on Stand by Prameta with Driver Keyc1958

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous articulated Mercedes MB300 sedan by Prameta. Green sedan sits mounted on a stand. Key for winding the clockwork mechanism is in the form of a chauffeur. In excellent vintage...

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Vintage 1950s German Modern Toys

Materials

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

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel

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Wolverine Zilotone No. 48 Wind Up Musical Toy, circa 1930s
Wolverine Zilotone No. 48 Wind Up Musical Toy, circa 1930s

Wolverine Zilotone No. 48 Wind Up Musical Toy, circa 1930s

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H 4.34 in W 7.88 in D 8.27 in

Wolverine Zilotone No. 48 Wind Up Musical Toy, circa 1930s

Located in Lugano, Ticino

Rare vintage 1930s No. 48 Zilotone Windup tin toy made by Wolverine Supply & Mfg. Company

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Vintage 1930s American Toys and Dolls

Vintage "Googly Eyed" Goldfish Japanese Windup Toy, circa 1950s
Vintage "Googly Eyed" Goldfish Japanese Windup Toy, circa 1950s

Vintage "Googly Eyed" Goldfish Japanese Windup Toy, circa 1950s

By Yoshiya

Located in Incline Village, NV

differently than most Japanese windup toys. It is crank powered, wind the crank on the underneath (see image

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

"Walking Popeye" With Parrots Vintage Windup Toy by Marx Toy Co.
"Walking Popeye" With Parrots Vintage Windup Toy by Marx Toy Co.

"Walking Popeye" With Parrots Vintage Windup Toy by Marx Toy Co.

By Louis Marx and Company

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage 1930's wind-up toy by the Marx Toy Company of New York, portraying the iconic comic

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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

German World War I Sniper Soldier Windup Tin Toy. German, Circa 1920
German World War I Sniper Soldier Windup Tin Toy. German, Circa 1920

German World War I Sniper Soldier Windup Tin Toy. German, Circa 1920

Located in Incline Village, NV

Very rare toy by a little known German company "Einfalt"; manufactured circa 1920 by brothers Georg

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Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

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

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal, Steel

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. Great color retention with a

Category

Vintage 1940s American American Classical Toys

Materials

Tin

"Two Pool Players" Tin Windup Toy, American, circa 1950
"Two Pool Players" Tin Windup Toy, American, circa 1950

"Two Pool Players" Tin Windup Toy, American, circa 1950

By Ranger

Located in Incline Village, NV

toy by "Ranger" from the 1950s. The attached clockwork key is wound while the lever below table is in

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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Toys

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

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

"Lehman Autobus" German WindUp Toy By The Ernest Paul Lehman Company, Circa 1903
"Lehman Autobus" German WindUp Toy By The Ernest Paul Lehman Company, Circa 1903

"Lehman Autobus" German WindUp Toy By The Ernest Paul Lehman Company, Circa 1903

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

Iconic and rare antique tin toy, highly sought after by collectors of Lehman Toys, and fine quality

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

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. Rubber treads

Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Toys

Materials

Tin

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Cart Dragged, Produced by DGM, Germany, 1960s
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Cart Dragged, Produced by DGM, Germany, 1960s

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Cart Dragged, Produced by DGM, Germany, 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

This wind up cart dragged by an Ostrich is a vintage mechanical toy. Vintage windup toy

Category

Late 20th Century French Toys

Materials

Metal

Schuco Clockwork "Dancing Bear with Baby Mouse", German, circa 1940
Schuco Clockwork "Dancing Bear with Baby Mouse", German, circa 1940

Schuco Clockwork "Dancing Bear with Baby Mouse", German, circa 1940

Located in Incline Village, NV

One of the most amusing of the Schuco clockwork toys, this rare windup toy, when wound, starts the

Category

Vintage 1940s German Folk Art Toys

Materials

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

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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

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

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Industrial Toys

Materials

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

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Schuco Radio Car #4012 Windup with Clockwork Mechanism 1952 US Zone Germany
Schuco Radio Car #4012 Windup with Clockwork Mechanism 1952 US Zone Germany

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

Adam Henderson Sculpture 12 Keys 2016 in Wood and Sheet Metal
Adam Henderson Sculpture 12 Keys 2016 in Wood and Sheet Metal

Adam Henderson Sculpture 12 Keys 2016 in Wood and Sheet Metal

By Adam Henderson

Located in Philadelphia, PA

appearance of a windup toy ready to move. Abstract wooden pieces seem to move along the narrow metal thread

Category

2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sheet Metal

Vintage Japanese Wind Up Tin Elephant, circa 1970
Vintage Japanese Wind Up Tin Elephant, circa 1970

Vintage Japanese Wind Up Tin Elephant, circa 1970

Located in San Francisco, CA

About Charming colorful tin toy windup elephant toy with plastic ears and a soft plastic trunk

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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

1922 Tin Toonerville Trolley Windup Toy Made In Germany
1922 Tin Toonerville Trolley Windup Toy Made In Germany

1922 Tin Toonerville Trolley Windup Toy Made In Germany

Located in San Francisco, CA

This wonderful tin Toonerville Trolley windup toy is a creation of Fontaine Fox, one of the most

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Early 20th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

JENNY THE BALKY MULE TIN TOY BY STRAUSS
JENNY THE BALKY MULE TIN TOY BY STRAUSS

JENNY THE BALKY MULE TIN TOY BY STRAUSS

Located in Solebury, PA

Tin windup toy from Ferdinand Strauss Corporation New York City, New York 1900s - mid1940s

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20th Century American Toys

Vintage 1950's USSR Tin Windup Donkey Clown Carriage Toy
Vintage 1950's USSR Tin Windup Donkey Clown Carriage Toy

Vintage 1950's USSR Tin Windup Donkey Clown Carriage Toy

Located in EINDHOVEN, NL

Vintage 1950's USSR Tin Windup Circus Donkey Carriage with clown. The mechanism is intact but not

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Vintage 1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Sheet Metal, Tin

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$229,600Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Antique Toy Wind-Up Double Decker Bus by Ferdinand Strauss Toy Co. Circa 1925
Antique Toy Wind-Up Double Decker Bus by Ferdinand Strauss Toy Co. Circa 1925

Antique Toy Wind-Up Double Decker Bus by Ferdinand Strauss Toy Co. Circa 1925

By STRAUSS

Located in Incline Village, NV

Antique Wind-Up Double Decker open air bus by the Ferdinand Strauss Toy Company, New York; circa 1925; is quite a large and substantial toy resembling very closely, buses of that era...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s
Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear wall with metal handles a...

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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Wood

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Toy Musical Carousel, 1950s
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Toy Musical Carousel, 1950s

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Toy Musical Carousel, 1950s

$506

H 7.29 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Toy Musical Carousel, 1950s

Located in Roma, IT

This vintage wind up toy musical carousel is a mechanical toy representing a beautiful carousel with moving horses. Made up in hand painted wood. Carillon perfectly working. Pro...

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Mid-20th Century European Toys

Materials

Metal

German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy By Ernest Paul Lehman "Quack Quack" C 1903
German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy By Ernest Paul Lehman "Quack Quack" C 1903

German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy By Ernest Paul Lehman "Quack Quack" C 1903

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

This is a very popular Lehman wind up toy; emblematic of "whimsy" typical of Ernest Paul Lehman whose toy company opened in Brandenburg, Germany in 1881.. The action portrays a mama ...

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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

"Kadi" is the name of this rare Chinese themed vintage German made mechanical toy; depicting two turn of the century Chinese men with pigtails walking along, while carrying a large t...

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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920
Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920

Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920

By G. Doloy

Located in Incline Village, NV

Rare 100 year old French toy in it's original box depicting two acrobats attached to a wire frame with brown barrel weights, cascading down a green metal ladder. Once assembled (loop...

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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy, of German manufacture, circa 1927; depicts a clown by the nickname of "BoBo"; named after a famous clown during that period ----BoBo ...

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Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Toys

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Composition

Vintage Tin Wind-up Toy "Clown in A Barrel" by J Chein & Co. American Circa 1935
Vintage Tin Wind-up Toy "Clown in A Barrel" by J Chein & Co. American Circa 1935

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

Made by J. Chein & Company Circa 1935 in New York City; originally inventoried as #258 (same number as similar looking Popeye toy dated 1932) and was named "Mechanical Clown Barrel W...

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Vintage 1930s Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Collection 1900s Edwardian Miniature Tin Toys Farm Animals People and Park Trees
Collection 1900s Edwardian Miniature Tin Toys Farm Animals People and Park Trees

Collection 1900s Edwardian Miniature Tin Toys Farm Animals People and Park Trees

$1,000Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 4.34 in W 4.34 in D 3.15 in

Collection 1900s Edwardian Miniature Tin Toys Farm Animals People and Park Trees

Located in Haarlem, NL

Large collection of tin 1900s Edwardian miniature toy figures. A few tin houses a shed, gazebo's, flower arches, lots of trees and shrubs. Dovecote, pretty fences, a bench, a parro...

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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal, Tin

Vintage Marx Fire Chief Friction Action Toy Sedan American, Circa 1930
Vintage Marx Fire Chief Friction Action Toy Sedan American, Circa 1930

Vintage Marx Fire Chief Friction Action Toy Sedan American, Circa 1930

By Marx Toy Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

This original vintage friction activated toy sedan" Fire Chief" Car by The Marx Toy Company, circa 1930, is a difficult toy to find, especially in this variation, which I have not se...

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin, Steel

Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy;  Germany, Circa 1895
Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy;  Germany, Circa 1895

Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy; Germany, Circa 1895

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage and rare "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy by unknown German manufacturer; circa 1895; contemporaneous with early Schoenhut toys, it depicts a "Well Dressed Man With A Bow Tie" (my d...

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Antique 1890s German Folk Art Toys

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Composition

"Boy Riding An Alligator" Vintage Wind-Up Toy by J. Chein Co., N.J., Circa 1935
"Boy Riding An Alligator" Vintage Wind-Up Toy by J. Chein Co., N.J., Circa 1935

"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

Manufactured circa 1935 by The J. Chein Company in Harrison, New Jersey, this vintage tin toy, when wound up, depicts a young boy in islander garb, trying to ride an alligator who da...

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Baby L" Speedboat by Lindstrom Toy Co., American Circa 1933
Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Baby L" Speedboat by Lindstrom Toy Co., American Circa 1933

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

Vintage toy speed boat manufactured by the Lindstrom Toy Company of Bridgeport Connecticut, circa 1933 or earlier; the Lindstrom company having been founded in 1913, made quality tin...

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Vintage American Wind Up Tin Toy "Milton Berle" Crazy Car by Marx Toy Co  C.1952
Vintage American Wind Up Tin Toy "Milton Berle" Crazy Car by Marx Toy Co  C.1952

Vintage American Wind Up Tin Toy "Milton Berle" Crazy Car by Marx Toy Co C.1952

By Louis Marx and Company

Located in Incline Village, NV

The "Milton Berle" car is one of a series of "Crazy Cars" manufactured by the Louis Marx Toy Company of New York City; this one being one of the more prolific examples, owing to the ...

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

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Windup Toys For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of windup toys available for sale. The range of distinct windup toys — often made from metal, tin and paint — can elevate any home. Windup toys have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Windup toys are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art, Industrial and Neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many windup toys are appealing in their simplicity, but Louis Marx and Company, J. Chein & Co. and Ranger produced popular windup toys that are worth a look.

How Much are Windup Toys?

Windup toys can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $370, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $600.