All the Moves: Windup Toys
New York–Paris airplane toy, tin, lithograph, pilot with cloth jacket and helmet, (some surface wear), windup, Schuco, wingspan 4 1/2 in., $305.
Whimsical windup toys first gained popularity in the 1800s, as large, windup automatons enjoyed by the wealthy gave way to smaller, affordable windups. A wide range of windup toys were up for grabs at a recent Pook & Pook Inc. auction in Pennsylvania. Top price was $8,540 for a Baranger Studios animated lovebird store window […]