Tinplate Toys Marks

A few tinplate toys were made in the early 1800s. Tin toys became popular after they were shown at the International Exhibition in London in 1851. They were made by two companies in Nuremberg, Germany. Soon many companies in Germany, France, the United States and other countries were making tin toys. The toys were hand […]

Space and Robot Toys Prices Defy Gravity  

Space exploration has captured the attention of adults and children since the 19th century, when flying and trips to the moon were fantasies. In the 1940s and 1950s, plastic and metal imaginary robot and spaceship toys, primarily from Japan, Germany and the United States, were all the rage because of movies and TV shows. A recent […]

Lithographed Tin Toys

Most lithographed tin toys found today were made between 1870 and 1915, although some were manufactured later. All sorts of wagons, fire engines, stagecoaches, and buses are valuable today; locomotives, trains, and horsecars are better; and old tin boats are the rarest. Collectors are especially interested in animated groups of animals or people; toys that […]