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Toys For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Unmarked Small Four Passenger Hand Crank Driven Wind Up Ferris Wheel Circa 1935
Located in Incline Village, NV
Cute, small and vintage 1930's ferris wheel, crank driven, and all original children's tin toy. There are four children riders, each in a separate carriage. To operate: hold the toy ...
Category

1930s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Tin

1970’s Red Fire Truck by Tonka
By Tonka
Located in Bradenton, FL
A 1970’s red fire truck by Tonka, model XR-101. Made of pressed steel body with plastic. On top is a ladder that extends with a manual winding arm.
Category

1970s Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy "Tumbling Monkey" by Louis Marx Toy Co., American C.1938
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is an all tin vintage wind up toy and a very strong example of "Tumbling Monkey" by the Louis Marx Toy Company of New York City; manufactured circa 1938. Quite remarkably, it in...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Tin

Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a b...
Category

1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Fabric

Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950. Anglo Raj vintage hand-crafted stuffed cotton embroidered elephant, India, 1950. Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric elephant toy. Vintage small elephant stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with small mirrors, great collector piece. Anglo Raj, small stuffed elephant...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Toys

Materials

Fabric

Set of Two Vintage Christmas Small Nutcrackers, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Wooden nutcrackers figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their h...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

Vintage Wooden Indian Toy Horse on Wheels
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage wooden Indian toy horse on wheels, circa 1970s. The piece has a latch in the front that allows you to rotate the top portion open to a hidden storage compartment. The horse i...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Fishing Boat Ship Model a, Rab NJ 8592
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 48" fishing boat ship Model A - Rab NJ 8592. Item features a nice impressive size, finely painted details, lights up in areas (has not been tested). ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Toys

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hand-Made Wooden Bowling Balls, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand made wooden bowling balls with thumb and finger grips carved out of the wood. Slightly varying size and patina for each ball as well as some being painted blue while others are ...
Category

1960s American Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Set of 5 Antique Spanish Foam Dolls, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique hand made Spanish foam doll. Manufactured circa 1980 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Ma...
Category

1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Foam

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

Antique Japanese Folk Art Mingei Large Wood Pull Toy Meiji Period
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic whimsical antique Japanese large folk art Mingei horse and rider pull toy. Hand painted, arms and legs can be articulated. Purchased first hand in Kyoto. Incredible conditi...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Toys

Materials

Rope, Wood

Antique Victorian Rocking Horse Glider Childs Toy Carved Wood White Red Painted
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Rocking Horse Glider Childs Toy Carved Wood White and Red Painted. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 29" H x 35" W x 13" D.
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Toys

Materials

Wood

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

Early 20th C. Cast Iron Miniature Farm House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th C cast iron miniature farm house. Rust surface patina. From New England.
Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Toys

Materials

Iron

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 parrot tree, a birdcage, a plant Stand, a fountain, farm animals and lots of human figures in Edwardian clothing about: 29 trees (trees shrubs, palmtrees) 11 decorative fences 2 arches 18 figures (girl with dog, a couple, lady with...
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Toys

Materials

Metal, Tin

1929 Ford Trimotor Texaco Airplane
Located in Pasadena, TX
The 1929 Ford Trimotor Texaco Airplane is a highly detailed die-cast collectible model that pays tribute to the iconic aircraft from early American aviation history. Featuring the au...
Category

20th Century Toys

Materials

Plastic

Ko Verzuu ADO Toys Houthandel Truck, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toy designed by Ko Verzuu, circa 1940. Manufactured by ADO in Netherlands. Truck & trailer of wood "Houthandel". In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with ag...
Category

1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Wood

Richters German Anchor Stone Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Richters German anchor blocks building toys / Der Geschickte Baumeister Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900. Wooden box with printed paper labe...
Category

Early 1900s German Baroque Antique Toys

Materials

Quartz

Cast Iron Toy Fire Pumper Truck by Hubley, ca. 1920's All Original Paint
Located in Petaluma, CA
This rather large fire truck was done at the height of the production of cast iron toys, 1920's. Having iron wheels as opposed to rubber, which does often melt, and rich original br...
Category

1920s American Other Vintage Toys

Materials

Iron

Vintage Hand Cranked Wooden Toy w Pull String
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Hand Cranked Wooden Toy w Pull String beautifully crafted vintage wooden toy features a classic hand-crank mechanism paired with a pull str...
Category

Late 20th Century Toys

Materials

Wood

Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two women. Manufactured circa 1930 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category

1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Fabric

Early 20th Century Continental Carousel Galloping Horse Mounted on Metal Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite continental foal baby horse from the early 20th century mounted on iron base. This joyful foal is caught in mid leap as it’s possibly just lear...
Category

Early 20th Century European Toys

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy An unusual example of a hand-crafted early 20th Century English ventriloquist dummy. With tailored made velour outfit with pearl but...
Category

1920s British Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Cotton, Velvet, Wood, Paper

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun bank was purchased out of a collection and has an aged patina and unpainted surface. The condition is very good.
Category

Late 19th Century American Country Antique Toys

Materials

Iron

Mid 19th Century Antique Wooden Rocking Horse on Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful mid 19th Century folk working wooden rocking horse painted in early white paint, with glass eyes {one missing} real mane and tail hair, leather saddle on a wooden frame. ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique 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

"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

1900 Salesman Sample Of A Step Back Cupboard
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1900 Salesman sample of a step back cupboard.
Category

Early 1900s Antique Toys

Materials

Wood

1960's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Pinball
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Pinball. We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched since the 1940's and 50's...
Category

1960s Vintage Toys

Materials

Plastic

Folk Art Wood Horse Pull Toy
Located in Garnerville, NY
Fantastic hand crafted carved wood horse pull toy. Possibly made from scraps of wood during the Depression Era resembling a Trojan Horse of sorts. Carv...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Pine

Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy by Louis Marx Toy Co. "Motorcycle Cop" American, C.1938
Located in Incline Village, NV
Colorful, great looking, wonderful action, and well made vintage toy in fabulous original condition; everything wanted in an antique toy. The toy is the larger size 8 1/2" version an...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Tin

Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Ford Falcon Friction C1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Ford Falcon Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car C1960. In excellent vintage condition with minimal, if any wear. Came from a large lot of toys th...
Category

1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Monumental English Clinker Built Pond Yacht
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1910 Monumental English Clinker Built Pond Yacht Measures: W162 x D32 x H200 cm.  
Category

20th Century Toys

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Italian Articulated Wooden Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century articulated wooden figure We are proud to offer a rare survivor from the 19th century, in the form of a hand carved pine figure of a soldier. With a polychrome painted...
Category

1870s Italian Early Victorian Antique Toys

Materials

Pine

Vintage Wood Set of Dominoes
Located in Chicago, IL
This complete set of oversized carved wood dominoes is both fun and functional, perfect for family game nights or leisurely afternoons at your weekend retreat. Each domino is thought...
Category

Late 20th Century American Country Toys

Materials

Wood

Early Stenciled Victorian Hand Crafted Winter Sled
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early Victorian childs snow sled in old green paint and the original Stenciled. Handcrafted from oak and reinforced with hand wrought ...
Category

1870s American Adirondack Antique Toys

Materials

Iron

Antique Primitive Folk Art Wood & Iron Childrens Sled Sleigh Toboggan 42"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 19th to early 20th century wooden children's Christmas winter sled with worn dark green paint, cut out handles, and iron runners. Dimensions...
Category

Late 19th Century Country Antique Toys

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Clockwork Boat
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch-built clockwork boat A brilliant example of an early 20th century scratch-built clockwork tugboat. Hand crafted from found o...
Category

1930s British Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Wood

Vintage Christmas Big Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

Set of 3 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three 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 drawi...
Category

1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Paper

Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Examico 4001 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made between 1950s/60s. Working stick shift and reverse. Vintage toy made in tinplate and plastic. Lighthly scrat...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Toys

Materials

Metal

Victorian "9-Spot" Dominoe Game 55 Piece Set in Jointed Hardwood Box, 19th C.
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare and original '9 Spot' Dominoe game of 55 individual dominoes, coming complete with its jointed wooden box or case. Dominoe sets are normally six-spot sets giving a to...
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Toys

Materials

Bone, Wood

Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
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

Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic Prisoner of war casket Dominoes set We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war cask...
Category

1820s French Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Bone

Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Table button soccer game player. Traditional figure used to play this classic button Spanish game. The figure is usually made by attaching a football playe...
Category

1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Paper

20th Century Swedish Toy Horse
Located in Huntington, NY
A solid Swedish wooden toy horse in original grey paint with remnants of leather bridle and jute mane and tail.
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Toys

Materials

Leather, Jute, Wood, Paint

Vintage Christmas Small Red Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

Antique Folk Art Painted Spinning Top Toy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art turned and painted wooden toy top retaining its original paint (ca. late 19th Century, USA). Features a notched stem and striped multi-color design in yellow, green and red....
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Wood, Paint

Set of 4 Vintage Mexican Wrestling Fighters Figures
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic set of 4 Mexican wrestling fighters, made in plastic and hand painted, circa 1970. Excellent vintage conditions.
Category

1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Plastic, Paint

Original Painted Carved Rocking Horse from Sweden, circa 1900's
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the worn look that creates the wonderful appeal of this original painted and carved rocking horse from Sweden. The brown/brick red paint has been distressed through years of us...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Country Toys

Materials

Leather, Pine, Paint

Set of Three Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century set of hand painted rag dolls. The dresses are not present, showing only the wooden body and legs. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original cond...
Category

1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Fabric

Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two parish priests. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age a...
Category

1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Fabric

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll A great example of an early 20th century English hand carved folk art articulated jigger doll. With charming hand carved boots, moustache and top hat, metal pins in its joints for articulation purposes. Stood on a metal wire stand...
Category

1920s British Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Pine

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

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Tin

1930s Jointed Betty Boop Fleischer Doll
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer this Jointed wooden Betty Boop doll by Fleischer in a green dress. This is one of the first Betty Boop dolls that were created in...
Category

1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Toys

Materials

Wood

Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s
Located in Incline Village, NV
This mechanical bank "Saluting Sailor" was manufactured in the 1920s by Saalheimer & Strauss Company in Germany. It is in excellent all original condition and brightly hand painted in colors of red, white, blue, yellow, and grey. There is an ever so slight crease to the left on dial. The bank operates as follows: Press down on the lever in front just beneath the steering wheel. The sailor raises his right arm and lowers his left arm revealing a slot on the right side of the bank where the sailor's left arm was, inviting the deposit of a coin (see image). Release the lever, and the arms return to their original position (see image). Coins are removed via the original key lock trap. The bank measures: 6 3/4" high 4 7/8" wide 2" deep I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Set of 10 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of ten table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with ...
Category

1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Paper

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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