Hand held plunger-type tin litho sparklers were produced by J. Chein & Co. from the 1930?s through the 1950?s. Some are more common than others, but usually they've been played with. This particul
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Unusual tin litho embossed toy made in Japan. Both toy and box have no manufacturer trademarks. Friction powered vehicle comes complete with original box.Multicolored bus with animated eyes and mouth
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Unusual tin litho clockwork bus with die cut windows complete with original box and key. Manufactured by de Lousa in Portugal. I've seen only one other toy, a small train, produced by this company.Arc
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Marx "eccentric auto" featuring the famous Uncle Wiggily character. One of Marxs' most lavishly detailed "eccentric auto's" it has a mechanical motor with attached key and is all lithographed tinplate
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Outstanding example of a complete pressed steel truck. Incredible store stock never played with in near mint condition. Brilliant yellow enamel one-piece long nose cab and trailer with embossed doors
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Once again from a collection of toys I purchased that were never opened, or played with. One of the best finds is this No. 2125 multi-vehicle, multi-animal, "Farm Set". It was owned by an elderly coup
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Very early tin litho, steel, and wood mechanical sparking toy manufactured by Ronson. Called the "Starlight" it's in beautiful working condition and throws out lots of sparks. The toy comes complete w
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Early Marx toy consisting of two steel litho spinning spheres and a hand held, spring loaded lever motor. Once it starts spinning a syringe type plunger releases the sphere from the motor. It comes co
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Extraordinary example of Lehmann's legendary No. 683 Halloh Motorcyclist in excellent+ to near mint condition. Probably one of the best examples I've seen in the last 20 years. And to top it off, it c
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Magnificent and incredibly scarce clockwork tin litho "Jiggs in His Jazz Car" manufactured in Germany under the "Nifty" trademark and distributed in the U.S. by George Borgfeldt & Co. This example
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Early post-war set manufactured by Distler. Never seen this set before. Marked only "Made in Bavaria US Zone", I was able to identify the correct toy name and manufacturer only through extensive resea
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Researching the history of this unusual clockwork Honey Bee manufactured by GAMA was interesting, but difficult. I've never seen it before. It's in near mint condition complete with the original box.
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