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Period: Mid-20th Century
Art Deco Bakelite "Fish Themed" Still Bank, American, circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
This very unique still bank is a "must have" for the discerning still bank collector, in that it is made of bakelite, in addition to it having a fish theme; only a couple of other banks depict a fish. American and probably manufactured around circa 1930, (making it an Art Deco piece), this pre-war bank, though unmarked, is undoubtedly a bakelite product; that company having been formed in 1922, utilizing the discovery and patent of bakelite in 1907 and 1909 respectively. Art Deco collectors would find this piece highly decorative and "period" compatible. This fish bank is in excellent and all original condition. The bank is rare in and of itself, but another element that makes it particularly scarce is the fact that, other than the old "knife in the slot" there was no way to remove the coins once the bank was filled without smashing it apart and destroying it. Great gift for that February/March pisces birthday. Dimensions: 8 1/4" long x 5" high x 2 1/8" wide Note:I am a leading specialist in the field of vintage coin banks...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Bakelite

German "Schaukelwagen" by Hans Brockhage & Erwin Andra for Siegfried Lenz
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This ingenious design for children is from German (DDR) designers Hans Brockhage and Erwin Andra made in the early 1950's Hans Brockhage (1925-2009) was wounded in WWII and starte...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Birch, Plywood, Rubber

Leather Monkey by Deru
By Deru
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A monkey handcrafted from a pinched and riveted piece of leather.
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Leather

Vintage Ballerina Doll Factory Molds
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Ballerina factory molds. Great and unusual find! When dolls were made in the USA, factories used copper molds to form body parts. A rubber compound would be poured into the form, hardened, then be removed. These are the leg and arm molds of a ballerina. These rare and unusual factory molds are from the mid-20th century. Contrary to the exterior roughness of these forms, the interior of the molds was designed to produce a beautiful leg/arm for this ballerina doll...
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North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Copper

Uncle Sam Still Bank 'Composition, ' circa 1940
Located in Incline Village, NV
American manufacture; this colorful hand-painted still bank depicting Uncle Sam is all original with no repairs and no repaint. Fabulous crazing throughout indicative of original pai...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Composition

Kay Bojesen Beech Toy Wagon 'a Family Trip', 1950s, Denmark
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This Wagon designed by Kay Bojesen in the 1950s features four characters in a wagon: mother, father and their two sons. This items has been loved and played with for many years and t...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Beech

Webb Miniature Toy Childs Garden Lawnmower
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Webb Miniature Toy Childs Garden Lawnmower A great collectible piece, the mower is complete with grass catcher All the moving parts move, and so could be sharpened and returned t...
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Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Red Vintage Toy Pedal Car for Children 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern red vintage pedal car, which was made of partially black, red brown and ivory lacquered tube steel base. An amazing pedal car with...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Steel

Rare Art Deco Pierette Half Doll Pin Cushion
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this petite and very skilfully painted Art Deco pin cushion head manufactured by the German factory of William Goebel. For your consideration is this rare designed Art Deco Pierette half doll...
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German Art Deco Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Ceramic

Pinocchio
Located in London, GB
Original artwork used to create the British front of house stills. Gouache on artboard. This original artwork features the films scene where Pinocchio is under the sea. Exceptionally rare. Original artworks rarely surface, as the majority were destroyed. Pieces on the Classic Disney films are always highly prized. This original artwork only recently surfaced, and was previously owned by an English lady, who had been given this piece in the 1940s. Prior to this discovery no other Pinocchio artwork for posters or front of house stills had been seen. Walt Disney's second animated feature film was made after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, (1937). Pinocchio, the world’s most famous wooden puppet, is originally the creation of the Italian writer and social commentator Carlo Collodi. Entitled The Adventures of Pinocchio...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paint

Ado Ko Verzuu Puzzel Box Model 259 Holland 1939
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very rare puzzle tiles box model 259. designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1939. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labor by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries! Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colors, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár...
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Dutch De Stijl Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Plywood

Blu Marble and Art Glass Chess Game Set, Italy, circa 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian marble and art glass chess game set, circa 1960s, Italy. Marble game board has a beautiful rare blue marble colors that include: white, and a marble combo of white/blue/gr...
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Italian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Marble

Ado Puzzle Cubes Box Ko Verzuu, Holland, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and highly decorative wooden toy cubes puzzle box model 255, designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in the 1955. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labour by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries! Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colours, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Plywood

Midcentury Walnut and Brass Kaliedoscope
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and unique midcentury kaliedoscope made of walnut wood, a brass ring and glass ball. The piece is very high quality and presents some amazing images when held up to the l...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Brass

Automobile Amusement Park Battery Powered c1930's Believed to be one-of-a-kind
Located in Chicago, IL
Certainly, the most unusual Child’s Battery Powdered Electric Car I have ever seen. As the story was told to me back in the 1970’s, it was actually produced for the owner of an amusement park...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel, Iron

Set of Three Kokeshi Dolls from Northern Japan
Located in Antwerp, BE
Kokeshi (こけし こけし, kokeshi), are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines t...
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Art Deco French Souvenir Porcelain Trinket Tray
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this delightful early 1930s Art Deco porcelain souvenir tray. Depicting a young girl dressed in a sailors outfit with a large floppy hat on a conch shell and originating from France. Beautifully hand painted with lovely coloring and attention to detail. She has manufacturers number impressed to the back of the shell. She once would of had a paper umbrella much like the ones we use for cocktails today so this could easily be added. These souvenirs were sold in holiday destinations and often as a winnable gift from a local travelling fair. Today these souvenirs are highly collectible and sort after and range vastly in quality. This particular one is above average in it's design and craftsmanship. It's also a very nice size to display or use. This beautiful trinket tray...
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French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Painted Beech Zebra Figurine by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Wooden toy zebra figurine. Material: Beech. Color: White and black. Design: Kay Bojesen. Origin: Denmark. Period: Manufactured in the 1950s (Designed i...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Beech

American Mechanical Bank "Melody-Bank, " circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Melody-Bank" is a rare bank and was manufactured by "Electric Coding Machine Co., N.Y.C." in 1946. American made, this is a genuine and authentic vintage mechanical bank, albeit somewhat later, having been manufactured in 1946. It maintains all of the elements of a collectible antique mechanical bank; pleasing shelf appeal and wonderful musical action. The metal faux textured, green painted casing on five sides is fronted by cardboard on wood, filled with delightful images of "children at play with money" lithography. To operate: Wind up the mechanism by turning the brass dial in front clockwise; then put a nickel, dime, or quarter in the appropriate slot at the top. Music will play as additional lithography depicting children's nursery rhymes rotate on the interior circular dial ("Little Boy Blue", "Mary Had A Little Lamb", etc.). Coins are removed by unscrewing the metal plate at the rear bottom. Bank is in excellent all original condition with fully operable musical mechanism. Dimensions: 7" high x 4 9/16" wide x 3" deep. I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Horse Cart Il Cavallino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Horse cart, beautiful aged still functional.
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Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Kay Bojesen Original Painted Beech Zebra Figure with Patina, 1950s Danish Modern
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Type: Wooden toy zebra, Figurine. Material: Beech. Color: White and black. Design: Kay Bojesen. Origin: Denmark. Period: Manufactured in the 1950s (Designed in 1935). Measurements: ...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Beech

Giant-Sized King's Guardsman by Kay Bojesen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A very rare and monumental giant-sized model of the Royal Danish King's Guardsman hand crafted in wood having movable arms and legs and retaining its ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Rare VW Beetle Pedal Car by Pines
By Pines of America
Located in Highland, IN
Made by Pines of America Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana this exceptional vintage VW pedal car comes with its original cardboard box. These plastic pedal cars...
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American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Rocket Sculptures Mobile
Located in Chicago, IL
Three steel cast rockets movable and suspended on 16 foot long cables. Each sculpture has designated cable. Turn buckle mounting mechanism on each cable.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Metal, Wire

Collection of 15 'Bottletop' Dolls, circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
Unusual collection of 15 'Bottletop' dolls. Although we purchased these dolls in France, we believe they originated in America.
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Vintage Two-Seat Tricycle, Belgium, circa 1940
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage two-seat tricycle with leather seats and a spare tire mounted on the back. The turquoise tricycle has a round mirror on the handle bar. Tricycle is from Belgium and dates back to the 1940s. For decorative use only. Plaque reads: Brights Mastermakers of Kid Rides.
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Belgian Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Vintage Leather Child's Saddle, circa 1930
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage leather child's saddle.
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Leather

20th Century Wooden Childs Rocking Horse By Collinson, England c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
One of the most popular rocking horse manufacturers and probably the longest-established English rocking horse maker is J. Collinson traces its roots back to Liverpool in 1836. This ...
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British Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Box Containing 10 Dismountable Wooden Geometric Solids Italy Vallardi, 1963
Located in Milan, IT
Box containing 10 dismounplate geometric solids of oak wood, height 20 cm, inch 7.9, in their original wooden box complete with illustrative leaflet for calculating surfaces and volumes. Made for educational purposes for schools by Antonio Vallardi publisher in 1963. Box cm 30.5 x 40.5 H 12 cm. The origins of the publisher Vallardi date back to 1750 when founder Francesco Cesare (1736-1799) acquired a small craft in the heart of old Milan. In the early nineteenth century, the publishing house was noted for the production of works of art, geography and science, including a "Tour of Italy" which took twenty-two printings between 1819 and 1835. The complete works of various maps and directions for travel, including timetables and fares for transportation of the time, can be considered the first modern tourist guide. The firm "Vallardi" was born in 1843 and the company became industrial, with the opening of branches on national scale...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Oak

Lacquered iron rocket, France early 20th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Lacquered iron rocket France early 20th century Probably part of an old amusement park attraction. wooden stand included 37 cm Conditions: good overall conditions, a bit of rus...
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French Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Iron

Satua di Pinocchio di grandi dimensioni anni '70
Located in Roma, IT
Statua di pinocchio realizzata in legno degli anni '60 di grandi dimensioni braccia snodate dipinto a mano in buono stato di conservazione
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Italian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Wood

Early 20th Century A. Quisto Ventriloquist Dummy Head
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century A. Quisto Ventriloquist Dummy Head A quirky example of an early 20th Century A. Quisto ventriloquist dummy head. In the form of a smoking figure, with glass eyes ...
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British Late Victorian Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Paper

Vintage Polychrome Wooden Toy Motor Ship Model & Original Wooden Box c1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Polychrome Wooden Toy Motor Ship Model & Original Wooden Box, Tokyo Towa Education Model, c1940 Measures - box 8.75"h x 7.25"w x 19"d; ship 14.5"h x...
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Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Wood

1960’s Japanese friction bat mobile by ASC Aoshin
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and collectable toy tin friction car by asc aoshin of Japan circa 1966. Presented in original unboxed condition. Some very minor bumps and scuff...
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Tin

Stuffed Veltet Black & White Dog Children Toy, circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little white and black velvet felt children toy, 1950 A part of the iron frame is visible at the bottom of one of the front legs. Vintage condition, so does has traces of age and use...
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American Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Velvet

Ado Ko Verzuu Toy Crate Truck Holland 1948
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare collectible toy large toy truck designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1950. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labor by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries! Very nice red, blue and yellow truck, handmade and hand painted. This is a service truck with seperate wooden carts to be loaded on and off with a little winch. De Bijenkorf sold a lot of Ado furniture in the 30s-60s. Ado toys have a great charm because of their played look and original age wear but this one is very well kept. This car is in a fantastic original condition. Would be an amazing addition to any interior or collection as a decorative object with a beautiful history. Have a look at the large collection of trucks we have available at the moment. Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colors, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Early 20th Century Jigger Doll “Norman”
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Jigger Doll “Norman” We are proud to offer a charming early 20th century hand carved English articulated jigger doll, whom we have lovely names Norman. Norman i...
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British Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Pine

Antique Vintage Wood Toy Airplane Propeller
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique wood toy airplane propeller 12 x 1.13 x .38 thick Original unrestored vintage condition Refer to images listed please.
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Wood

Vintage Doll Shaped Ring Bell Hanging Handmade Pottery 1960s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bell doll Vintage doll shaped ring bell handmade pottery doll with little shoes underneath. Unmarked. Measures: 6 H x 2.75 W x 2.5 D inches Unrestore...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Pottery

Large Folky Handmade Caboose-Form Toy Box
Located in New York, NY
Charming handmade toy storage box. The roof opens to revel space for toy, or whatever you'd like to store. Minor wood elements missing ( one step platform ).
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Plywood

Huge Wooden Toy Soldier by Kay Bojesen
Located in San Diego, CA
Huge Royal Guardsman Standard-Bearer designed by Kay Bojesen. Includes the original Danish flag. Incredibly rare at this scale, Denmark, 1950s.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Wood

Pinocchio
Located in London, GB
Original artwork used to create the British front of house stills. Gouache on artboard. This original artwork fetures the films scene where pinocchio dances in the song i've got no strings. Exceptionally rare. Original artworks rarely surface, as the majority were destroyed. Pieces on the Classic Disney films are always highly prized. This original artwork only recently surfaced, and was previously owned by an English lady, who had been given this piece in the 1940s. Prior to this discovery no other Pinocchio artwork for posters or front of house stills had been seen. Walt Disney's second animated feature film was made after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Pinocchio, the world’s most famous wooden puppet, is originally the creation of the Italian writer and social commentator Carlo Collodi. Entitled The Adventures of Pinocchio...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Paint

Pinocchio
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Therapeutic Giraffe Toy in Jute and Leather by Renate Müller, circa 1968
Located in New York, NY
Therapeutic Toy Giraffe in natural jute with red and blue leather detailing. Designed by Renate Müller for H. Josef Leven KG, Sonneberg, Germany, circa 1968.    
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German Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Leather, Jute

Therapeutic Toy Cube in Jute with Leather by Renate Müller, 1968-1974
Located in New York, NY
Therapeutic Toy cube in jute with leather detailing. Designed and made by Renate Müller for H. Josef Leven, Sonneberg, Germany, produced between 1968 and 1974.  
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German Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Leather, Jute

Therapeutic Small Elephant Toy in Jute and Leather by Renate Müller, circa 1969
Located in New York, NY
Therapeutic toy small elephant in jute and leather. Originally designed and made by Renate Müller for H. Josef Leven, Sonneberg, Germany, circa 1969.  
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German Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Leather, Jute

1960s Sebel Mobo Toy Horse, Pedal Carrey Trailer, Pressed Steel, UK
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s vintage Mobo Toy - Sebel Mobo Toy, D. Sebel & co Erith Kent, England. A pressed steel cute pony horse with a Carrey Trailer. This Child's ride on to...
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British Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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Steel

American Toy Childs Automobile Garage
Located in Chicago, IL
American child’s toy car garage in pretty decent condition, considering these were for children to play with. This toy garage is for 1/43rd scale model cars...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

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