Galloping Goose Toy

Q: This tin goose is part of a collection of old windup toys from my mom’s childhood. She was born in 1926. The box is damaged, but the goose is still in good shape and hops around like crazy when wound up! The goose is about 9 1/2 inches long. Wondering about the value. A: […]

Tin Toys

The earliest manufactured American toys were made of tin. Pieces of tin were cut by hand or machine, assembled, soldered, and painted by hand. Tinsmiths used their scrap pieces left over from making lanterns or cookie cutters to make toys. The first “factory” for tin toys opened in Meriden, Connecticut, during the 1840s. Other toymakers […]

Toy Cars

Toys of any kind are popular collectibles, and among the most popular toys are automobiles. Toy makers realized that children liked to play with copies of adult items and toy cars were made almost as soon as full-sized cars. The iron or lithographed tin toy cars of the very early 1900s sell today for thousands […]