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Toys For Sale
Antique Articulating Teddy Bear Driving Wagon Platform Pull Toy Americana
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique wheeled platform articulating pull toy featuring a teddy bear stuffed animal seated in a red white and blue wagon with arms that move up and down a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Toys
Materials
Mohair, Hardwood
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two women.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, p...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Crandalls John Gilpin Toy
Located in London, GB
19th century Crandalls John Gilpin toy
We are proud to offer a rare survivor from the late 19th century. In the form of a fully articulated child’s toy. Made from pine, detailed ...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Pine
Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table button soccer game player. Traditional figure used to play this classic button Spanish game. The figure is usually made by attaching a football pla...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Paper
Monumental Safety Pin by Think Big NYC
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant safety pin made by Think Big NYC. Dated 1986. Cool unusual object. Good vintage condition. Just under 3 feet tall.
Category
1980s Taiwanese Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal
American Folk Art Child's Rocking Horse, circa 1900
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Child's rocking horse, circa 1900. Carved wood, original finish. A wonderful piece of American Folk Art. Provenance: du Pont Family.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of man wearing a top hat.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear con...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Collection of 40 Pre WW1 Lead Soldiers, Scots Guards and English Regiments
Located in Port Chester, NY
This collection contains Scots Guards and other English regiments. The soldiers have various poses, these include running attack, laying prone with weapons, standing to attention and...
Category
Early 20th Century English Toys
Materials
Lead
Creative Playthings Seesaw
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Creative Playthings rocker made of a light, warm birch plywood. Designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica, this rocking horse predecessor is a perfect synthesis of material, design, and fu...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Birch, Bentwood, Plywood, Wood
Antique 1860 Childrens Tricycle Horse Glass Eyes Wood Metal Fabric
Located in Munich, DE
This quite amazing children's tricycle has seen it's best days along time ago, however it has retained all it's charm and magic.
The face, the handles and the wheels are made out of...
Category
1860s French Belle Époque Antique Toys
Materials
Iron
Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare toy that I have not seen an example of before, and judging by it's action and appearance, I would venture to say it is post war, probably made in Japan for the American market (boy looks very American). I have called it "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" which resembles the clockwork movement. To operate: hold the toy in the left hand with thumb on chest and then; wind up attached original key with the right hand several times; and release. With a smiling face, the boy will roll his head back and forth, while diligently shining his black boots, using an up and down motion with his right hand. The toy works quite well and will go on for some time. It is made up of several materials. The head, hands, and shoes are made of composition; it has a tin body; the clothes jersey, hat, and "falling" trousers" are made of fabric. The toy is in good original condition; some wear to boy's hat and jersey in back (see images), a slight "bend" to tinplate in the rear; but for the most part, the toy is very sturdy, works well, has a nice appearance, and wonderful charisma.
This is a charming rare toy that operates as it should, and is a "must have" for collectors of post-war vintage wind up toys...
Category
1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Composition, Tin
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two women.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, p...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Tin Penny Toy Bi-Plane Horn, Germany, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny Toys were just that; toys made to sell for a penny or very inexpensively. This particular toy was manufactured in Germany (probably Nuremberg) for the ...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Tin
Antique Pair of Folk Art Figures Fisherman and Fish Seller under Glas Domes
Located in Munich, DE
This marvellous pair of Folk Art figures are made out of painted paper mash and carved and painted wood. The couple represents a fisherman and a fish selle...
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
Vintage Collection of Seven Small Lead Marine Soldiers
Located in Sofia, BG
This collection contains seven marine soldiers in various poses with typical uniforms. All figures are hand painted and are standing on their own base. Circa 1940.
Category
Early 20th Century French Toys
Materials
Lead
Set of English 19th Century Spinning Tops
Located in London, GB
Set of English 19th century spinning tops
We are proud to offer a set of 19th century English spinning tops, showing a lovey natural patina with wrought...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Pine
Monumental Pale Yellow Baby Bottle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gigantic baby bottle made in the 1970s. Hard plastic bottle with removable top and rubber nipple. Pale light yellow bottle with ounces on one side and mill...
Category
1970s American Vintage Toys
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Horse
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century carved and painted wooden horse
This is a superb piece of Folk Art, superbly carved in wood, the paint is original, it is quite br...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
Collectible Toy, Concorde 2 Plane, 1970s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Collectible toy - Concorde 2 plane - 1970s
Electric guided
Joustra Edition
Measures: L 59 x P 27 x H 13 cm
Sheet metal and plastic
Circa 1970
C...
Category
1970s French Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Collectible Toy, Concorde 1 Plane, 1970s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Collectible toy - Concorde 1 plane - 1970s
Electric guided
Joustra Edition
Measures: L 59 x P 27 x H 13 cm
Sheet metal and plastic
Circa 1970
C...
Category
1970s French Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of two men. One dressed as a hotel worker and the other one as a clown.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of two women dressed with traditional costumes.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consi...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Antique Traditional Spanish Maid Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted traditional Spanish rag doll dressed with traditional maid costume.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In or...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Six Kobe Toys, Japanese, Meiji Period, circa 1900
By Kobe Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
Kobe Toys are very mysterious and not much is known about them. They were created and hand made during the Meiji period in Japan, which covered the years 1868...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Ebony
Elvis Presley Commemorative Mechanical Bank "Cleveland Rock and Roll" circa 2006
By Reynolds Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made to commemorate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located in Cleveland, Ohio, this cast aluminum mechanical bank depicts Elvis Presley in full gala attire, typical of Elvis, with wh...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Aluminum
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 made. Dunlop balloon cord tyres.
Very good conditions...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Toys
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Auntie Sally English Parlour Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Auntie Sally English parlour game
A rare early 20th Century example of an English hand-crafted Aunt Sally parlour game. Made from pine wood this item has 22 wooden throwing sticks, 1 aunt sally figure, several clay pipes...
Category
1920s British Late Victorian Vintage Toys
Materials
Pine
Paper Mache Bull on Wheels
Located in Antwerp, BE
Paper Mache bull statue on wheels, bull animal on wheels.
A vintage paper mache toy on wooden plate with wheels.
Vintage toy - pull toy on wheels - c...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Toys
Materials
Wood, Paper
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of a couple dressed with traditional Spanish costumes.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In ori...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Collectible Toy, Concorde 3 Plane, 1970s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Collectible toy - Concorde 3 plane - 1970s
Electric guided
Joustra Edition
Measures: L59xP27xH13cm
Sheet metal and plastic
Circa 1970
Canned
I...
Category
1970s French Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Set of 6 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of six table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game.
The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or drawing...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Paper
French Sales Sample Miniature Wicker Salon Set
Located in New York, NY
French (1930's) miniature salesman's sample model of natural wicker 4 piece salon set with orange and black trim.
Category
20th Century French Mission Toys
Materials
Wicker
"Lamb" Cast Iron Still Bank, American, Circa 1970
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Lamb" cast Iron still bank is a re-issue of a bank made in 1928. It was made by The John Wright Company in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania in 1970. They...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Iron
Arnold, DAF "Continental Transport" Delivery Van, 1950's
Located in Vienna, Austria
Arnold, DAF " Continental Transport " delivery van . This tin truck set,was made in the 1950 's by Arnold ,in West Germany.
Originally produced for children...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Sheet Metal
Folk Art Decorative Carved Wooden Horse in Original Paint
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century carved wooden horse in original paint.
Category
19th Century French Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings Cradle
Located in Hanover, MA
Molded plywood doll cradle by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings, circa 1956.
Creative playthings of Princeton, NJ was founded in 1949 by Frank & The...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Plywood
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 dragged by two painted tin horses.
Original...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Toys
Materials
Metal
Set of 5 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of five table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game.
The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or draw...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Paper
19th C. Popcorn Maker Figural "Toasty Roasty" American, Circa 1893, Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
In all original clothing and condition, this very rare Authentic "Punch" looking figural, of American manufacture, would have been atop a popcorn maker o...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Iron
Vintage Toy, The Flyer 1956 Locomotive and Coach, 1956
Located in Roma, IT
The Flyer 1956 locomotive and coach is a rare vintage toy.
Vintage wind up tin toy train made of two pieces, locomotive and coach.
The original se...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Early 20th C Handcrafted Red French Wooden Horse Toy
Located in Hastings, GB
Handcrafted French childs pull along wooden horse.
Fantastic hand painted spotty wooden horse on wheeled base, pull along handle.
The wheels have also been painted spotty in black ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1920s French Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Tin
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 plane
Wings marked ALBA
Measures: L54xP61xH18cm...
Category
1950s French Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
19th Century Roullet et Decamps French Rare Oversized Automaton Cow
Located in London, GB
19th century Roullet et Decamps Automaton cow
We are proud to offer a rare circa 1880 automaton mooing cow, attributed to Roullet et Decamps and lar...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Faux Fur, Wood, Paper
Hanging Wicker Monkey after Mario Lopez Torres
By Mario Torres
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small hanging wicker monkey holding a grouping of leaves. This cute brown monkey is created from wicker and features arms and legs which are bent so t...
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Toys
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Paint
Mechanical Bank, "Watchdog Safe" in Cast Iron, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Watchdog Safe" mechanical bank was manufactured by the prolific toy coin bank manufacturer J. & E. Stevens Company in Cromwell, Connecticut in 1890. "Patent Applied For" appears in ...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Iron
Set of 8 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of eight table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, wit...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Paper
1950s Sebel Mobo Toys Pony Express Pedal Toy, Pressed Steel, U.K.
By Mobo Toys
Located in Antwerp, BE
1950s vintage Mobo Toys pony express pedal toy.
This Carrey Trailer with Horse was made by Sebel Mobo Toy, D. Sebel & co Erith Kent, England.
It's a press...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Toys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Toy, Black Train Locomotive
Located in Roma, IT
This Black Train Locomotive is a vintage toy representing a train locomotive made in tinplate.
Big item beautifully detailed.
Unknown age and manufac...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Toys
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Wooden Lacquer Pull Toy Caterpillar Banana Slug and Colorful Balls
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful unique caterpillar toy solid lacquer painted wood in colorful colors, circa 1950;s Made in Greece by Kouvalias.
Category
20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Handcrafted Vintage Stuffed Raj Cotton Embroidered Camel Toy, India, 1950
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric camel toy.
Vintage small camel stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with small mirrors, great collector...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Toys
Materials
Fabric, Cotton
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two riflemen.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of a woman dressed with traditional costume.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, ...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Danese Milano Elliot Toys in Black Wood by Elliott Erwitt
Located in Hicksville, NY
Black Elliot is a simple walking stick accessorised with a horn and light. It was personally designed by the great photographer as a piece of equipment for his own life. He designed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Toys
Materials
Beech
Toy Wooden Tank Made by Italian Soldier from the Second World War
Located in London, GB
A wonderful piece of social history made at a time when the world was beginning to heal itself from the termoil of the Second World War. Passed down through generations of an English...
Category
1940s British Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painte Spanish rag doll with traditional costume.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, wit...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Toy, Small Motorcyclist, Made in Japan, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Boy on Tricycle is an original vintage toy.
Vintage friction toy representing a motorcyclist on his bike.
Small toy made in tin in Japa...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Toys
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Table Soccer Traditional Spanish Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table soccer game players. Iron traditional figures used to play this classic 'Futobolin' Spanish game..
Manufactured in Spain, circa 195...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal
Antique, New and Vintage Toys
Children as well as nostalgic grown-ups are still finding pleasure in toys and objects designed specifically for playtime that are, in comparison to today’s digital device-oriented distractions, far more modest in nature. Indeed, antique, new and vintage toys of years past — handmade folk-art toys such as wooden train sets, dolls, rocking horses and more — can be enjoyed by the young and old alike. In contemporary interiors, gently aging toys are wonderfully uncomplicated decorative objects primed for display in a cabinet or other case piece.
With their romantic appeal and frequent incorporation of natural materials, some vintage toys and folk-art toys are treasured collectibles, showcasing the beauty of handmade craftsmanship. Alongside other works characterized as folk art — in this case, visual art, typically reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition — handcrafted vintage toys are historical works of art worthy of any collector’s mantel. These are toys that tell a story of the time in which they were produced and the people who produced them.
Like any artifact, toys provide a window into the past. The ornamental dolls of the Victorian era, for example, produced in Germany and England, made of ceramics such as porcelain and dressed in textured fabrics, speak to the fashion of the era and will add a pop of color and a decorative flourish to the neutral corners of your home.
Mid-century modern toys are as sophisticated as the widely cherished furniture of the era. As much as they thought good design for the home should be available for all, iconic American design duo Charles and Ray Eames believed in making durable and interesting products for kids too. Today, their Eames Elephant is available from Vitra and Herman Miller, and it doesn’t even require a digital screen.
Explore a unique collection of antique and vintage toys as well as folk-art toys on 1stDibs.
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