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"Billiken" Cast Iron Still Bank, American, Circa 1909
Located in Incline Village, NV
Original "Billiken" cast iron still bank patented in 1908 by Florence Pretz (patent number on the back in raised letters "NO39BO3". It was manufa...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Iron
Wooden Toy Horse
Located in Brecht, BE
Charming wooden toy horse, always a great decorative item in a child’s room.
Category
Early 20th Century French Toys
Materials
Softwood
19th Century Hand-Painted Folk Art Spanish Tambourine with Artist's Signature
Located in Madrid, ES
A painted rustic city scene framed by a branch of exquisite pink flowers adorns this small Spanish tambourine. Skillfully painted with an illegible a...
Category
19th Century Spanish Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Wood, Leather
English Rocking Horse Ride On 19th Century
Located in East Hampton, NY
This antique rocking horse is an antique English straw stuffed painted canvas ride on horse.
Some of the paint has been touched up over the long...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Goat Hair, Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous working tin Litho toy skier by the Chein toy co. C1945. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Toys
Materials
Tin
Hobby Horse Ride On Pull Along Mobile Wheels Childs Toy Wood Leather Modern
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Unusual folk, hobby horse trainer on wheels
- Exudes charm and character
- Usable & robust in good working order
- Great collector's piece also
...
Category
1950s British Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Leather, Pine
Art Deco Vintage Glove Puppetry, circa 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Art deco vintage glove puppetry, which consists of 10 different characters:
Mr. Punch, King, Queen, Grandmother, Devil, Teacher, Policeman, Good Guy, Ba...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood, Fabric
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
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
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
19thC Double Horse Pull Toy on Iron Wheels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc all original double horse pull toy with original iron wheels and red painted wood base. The condition is worn but in good condition.
Category
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Toys
Materials
Linen, Wood
Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Circus Performer is an original vintage toy.
Vintage wind up mechanical toy representing a circus performer.
Made in tin by th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Toys
Materials
Metal
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
Mid Century Tin Litho Friction Police Highway Patrol Helicopter, C1960, Japan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous friction helicopter from Japan C 1960. Toy works great, push copter and the blades start spinning. Does not fly, nor was it intended to. Great graph...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Tin
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
Mexican Folk Art Woodcarving Guelaguetza Folkloric Art Oaxaca
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
One of a kind piece by master artisans, husband and wife Manuel and Ruby Cruz, represents a lifetime of dedication to the art of wood carving. Beautiful Folk Art sculpture of the tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Toys
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
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
Antique Child's Folk Art Sleigh
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handmade antique child's wood Folk Art sleigh.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
Reversible Baby Cart
Located in Wilson, NC
Reversible baby cart was made by Geneva Manufacturing Company in Geneva, Illinois, patented December 6, 1910. It has a leather seat that is embossed with pressed leather floral desig...
Category
1910s American Vintage Toys
Materials
Steel
Fully Restored Victorian Rocking Horse
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, fully restored Victorian rocking horse complete with a studded leather saddle, blue saddle blanket and leather reins and stirrups....
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
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
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
1940s Coney Island Amusement Park Kiddie Car Fire Engine in Original Condition
By Pinto Brothers Mfg.
Located in Savannah, GA
Produced by Pinto Bros Mfg of Coney Island, New York, this all-original 1940s firetruck was part of a circular ride at the famed Coney Island Amusement Park. Featuring lucky Number 4...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal
19th Century Articulated Automaton Doll
Located in London, GB
19th century articulated automaton doll
We are proud to offer a highly collectable and rare example of a late - 19th century English Folk Art, fully a...
Category
1880s British Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Pine
English Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
English Jigger Doll
We are proud to offer an early 20th century hand carved folk art English jigger doll example. Carved from pine and joined with brass supports. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate ‘toys’ for adults or children. Obtained from a private collection in London and untouched in form with all its original featured intact. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Pine
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
Kay Bojesen, Denmark, Wooden Horse, Danish Design, 20th-21st Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kay Bojesen, Denmark. Wooden horse. Danish design, 20th/21st century.
Measures: 14.5 x 14 cm.
Stamped.
In perfect condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Toys
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Wooden Child's Ride on Wooden Toy Boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare antique wooden child's ride on wooden toy boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London wonderful Folk Art object. 1920s ride on toy made by the Nautilus Toy Compan...
Category
1920s English Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal
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
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
Antique German Bisque Black Ebony Girl Doll Cloth Body Leather Feet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century doll with black bisque head and hands, glass eyes, sawdust filled cloth body, and sewn leather shoes/feet, dressed in white bloomers ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Ceramic, Leather, Fabric
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
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
Vintage French Skittle Game 'Jeu de Quilles de Neuf', circa 1920
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Vintage French Skittle Game ‘Jeu de Quilles de Neuf’,circa 1920. Hand painted, turned pins with wonderful aged patina. Complete set of nine pins with orig...
Category
1920s French Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
19th Century American Primitive Carved Wood Cast Iron Glider Rocking Hobby Horse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American primitive handmade gliding hobby horse. The piece features a carved wood horse, red painted wood base, cast iron hardware with star accents, and leather straps and s...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Toys
Materials
Iron
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
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
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
Early 20th Century American Jumping Jack Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century American jumping jack figure
We are proud to offer an original early 20th century carved wood and hand painted American Jumping Jack f...
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
Biplan of Corto Maltese by Michel Aroutcheff
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Michel Aroutcheff
Biplan de Corto Maltese
Bois et résine
Édition limitée 999 exemplaires
Measures: 61 x 47 x 14 cms
Parfait état
Collector
690 euros.
Category
Early 2000s French Toys
Materials
Wood
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
Michel Aroutcheff Gorgeous "Porsche 356 Pin Up" Berthet
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Michel Aroutcheff Gorgeous "Porsche 356 Pin Up " Berthet
Measures: 39 x 12 x 9 cms
See photo label
small restoration windshield uprights
490.
Category
Early 2000s French Toys
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Articulated Jig Doll
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English Jig Doll
A wonderful example of a late 19th century English jig doll called porkpie. A fully articulated hand carved feature. With amazing leather handcrafted boots and wearing a porkpie hat. A lovely example with wear and patination in all the right areas. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate toys for adults or children. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Leather, Pine, Paint
Antique Collection of Four Jointed Bears
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Group of four vintage jointed bears with glass eyes. Great collection of bears in good condition.
Largest bear measures 14 high x 5 wide
Smallest bear...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Adirondack Toys
Materials
Cotton
Prototype Late 19th Century Hand Carved Toy Horse Drawn Hansom Cab, American
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a hand carved wood prototype for a toy that would have been the model for a 19th century cast iron or tin horse drawn hansom cab. It precedes the mol...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
Hand-Painted Metal Store Window Advertising Horse Drawn Carriage
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand-painted metal and wood horses pulling an ornate carriage. Was used as an advertising window prop or just as a toy.
Category
20th Century Toys
Materials
Metal
Rare Large Barge Model, in Wood and Composite Material circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare large barge model, in wood and composite material circa 1960
with battery and sound system to be checked.
Category
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Plastic, Wood
American Tin Toy Trolley, circa 1880
By George W. Brown & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Horse drawn trolleys or "horse buses" were the main source of "mass transit", along with trains in the late 1800s in America. Thus they were ubiquitous subject matter for toy makers to exploit as toys for young children. While many tin toy...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Tin
Candle Holder, Folk Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Candle holder, Folk Art, when the candle is extinguished and closed, the figure is replaced and smoke comes out of the mouth. Carved wood, 1950.
Measures: H: 15 cm, W: 12.5 cm, D: 6...
Category
1950s European Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
English Platform Hobby Horse
Located in Wilson, NC
English platform hobby horse is carved wood and painted as a palomino pony. It has the original fabric and leather saddle applied with brass stud work. The...
Category
1870s English Antique Toys
Materials
Brass, Steel
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 with his perfectly working clockwork.
Made in Germany....
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Michel Aroutcheff "Mercedes SSKL 1931", 1987
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Michel Aroutcheff
for Vilac
"Mercedes SSKL 1931" car,
circa 1987
Wood
with Vilac label
Size: 35 x 9 x 15 cms
Selling price 490 Euros.
Category
1980s French Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Seesaw with Original Paint
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Children's seesaw (circa 1950, USA) in painted oak with lovely, natural patina. Although, impractical for intended use, given the wear and age, this remains a charming, decorative it...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal
Miniature Salesman's Sample Victorian Bureau Chest, American, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This late 19th century miniature 3-drawer dresser with original mirror mounted above, was likely used as a salesman's sample by an itinerant sales person who traveled the countryside promoting his articles, usually by seeking out merchants to take orders based on this scaled down miniature bureau, or by leaving it on display in a merchant's establishment to take orders from that merchant's customers.
This American bureau...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Oak
Monumental 19th Century Rocking Horse with Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very fine country rocking horse is not only fantastic looking and all original paint it is sturdy and strong. The pony skin is worn as well as the saddle but all in tack.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Toys
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Toy, Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040, by Wells-Brimtoy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040 is an originale mechanical toy.
Vintage wind up toy representing a locomotive.
Made in lithographed...
Category
Early 20th Century English Toys
Materials
Metal
Seated "Cat with a Bow" Still Bank, American, circa 1922
By Grey Iron Casting Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Cat with a Bow Seated" cast iron still bank is a difficult bank to acquire and is listed in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" as #364 and rated a "D" (A to F rarity scale--A most c...
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Iron
Super French Vintage 1920 Antique Painted Rocking Horse
Located in Markington, GB
French vintage lovely 1920 antique painted rocking horse.
Measures: Height 51cm, depth 40cm, width 115cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Toys
Materials
Wood
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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