Hand-Painted Toys and Dolls

Hand crafted mid-20th century metal pull along German toy A handcrafted mid – 20th century metal folk-art pull along toy, in the form of a gnome riding a ...

Collection of early 20th century clay figures A nice collection of 30 various early 20th century Indian tourist figures. Examples of this form were produ...

Early 20th century papier mâché toy We are proud to offer an early 20th century handcrafted papier mâché toy in the form of a cow. This item would o...

A Hubley School polychrome painted figural cast iron mechanical bank depicts a circus elephant with near mint paint and deposits coin held in trunk through opening in saddle, late 19...

Made of heavy cast aluminum and hand painted, this sturdy, finely detailed still bank depicts a whimsical "Santa Riding a Polar Bear". It is brightly painted in red and white, with multiple colors to the toys in the pack on his back. Santa holds on to a cast rein as he sits side saddle on the polar bear. Coins are deposited in the slot provided behind Santa's left shoulder (see image). Coins are removed by undoing the bank and turning the slotted screw. This screw has never been turned and the bank has never been taken apart to remove coins. This American made toy savings bank was made in 1988 (see image) by the Reynolds Toy Company of Falls Church, Virginia. They specialized in the manufacture of well made cast metal penny banks. You will not see them all over the place as only 75 examples were produced. This is stamped #14 (see image). The bank is in mint condition. Dimensions: 5 1/4" long x 2" wide x 5" high I am a leading specialist in the field of antique coin banks...

This is the largest and oldest of the cast iron "Cupola" building banks, having been manufactured by "Vermont Novelty Works" in 1869. The rights to the bank were purchased three year...

"Chief Big Moon" cast iron mechanical bank is one of the few western theme banks in the mechanical bank collecting field. It was manufactured in 1899 by the J. & E. Stevens Company in Cromwell, Connecticut. This is one of the favorite banks of most collectors because, in addition to attractive "shelf appeal", the action of the bank incorporates the element of surprise. To operate; a coin is placed under the fish in front of the pond. Press the lever on the top, middle, side, of the bank. The frog will spring out of the pond, attempting to grab the fish, as the Indian (who is sitting in front of a fire) raises it out of the reach of the frog. While this is going on, the coin drops into the bank. To reset the bank for another deposit, lift up the pond and place the frog back underneath (look at "before" and "after" images). In addition to the frog, Indian, fish, and two white ducks on the blue pond, the bank is decorated in Indian decor...

Toys of this nature would have been made for children to drag around the floor by a string (note the small hole in front of the platform), or pushed along and played with on the floor. This American tin platform horse pull toy (also referred to as a floor toy), is in all original paint and condition save for a very minor solder repair where two of the hoofs meet the platform. It is almost a miracle that it has survived at all due to it's fragility and rough play it likely encountered. It is hand-painted in brown to the horse with an orange saddle and a red band below, with a green hand-painted platform. Note some of the gold stenciling still present to both sides of the upper front body of the horse. No primer was used so the paint, typically did not last very long, especially after a few years of being played with; definitely not expected to last for over 140 years! Toys of this age and rarity are almost always repainted, so when one is found in it's original condition it is usually in a collection. The pinnacle of the American tin toy manufacture was from 1865 through 1890. Very few have maker's marks and only a few "jobber's" catalogues are extant, but this tin toy is most certainly from the premier toy makers and inventors, Althof Bergmann and Company of New York City, New York which was formed in 1867. The unique fancy, original, heart shaped wheels, the flat green platform...