VINTAGE TOYS
Posted 3 years ago at 5:42 pm. 11 comments
Almost any toy that was produced in the period of 1930’s – 50’s can fall into the category of ‘vintage toys’. And depending on public opinion – this period has been known to fluctuate in either or both directions.
Toys of this period can include tin lithograph, stamp steel, diecast, plastic, battery-op – including but not limited to cars, trucks, trains, space toys, robots, holiday favors like Halloween noise makers and tin-litho pumpkins for Trick-or-Treating, and paper-mache Christmas and Easter figures to name a few.
Some of the more recognizable manufacturer’s names are Hot Wheels, Tonka, Marx, and Chein. It should also be noted that some of these toys were produced overseas after the war and will be marked U.S. Zone German and Occupied Japan.
As antique toys – pre 1920’s – become more difficult to find, vintage toys have risen in popularity. And, it can be said that while vintage toys are still relatively easy to find in the secondary-market, that the cost of those vintage toys is quickly rising due to an increase in demand.
Thanks !
I’d like to e-mail several photos of vintage toys.
One is my yellow Thimble Drome racer #6…
then a similar vintage racer from E.M. Roach Bros.
a name that turns up zero on a Googlesearch…
and two trucks – 1930′s and 1940′s – that I cannot
identify. But I’ll wager that you can.
May I have your address in reply?
Thanks for your interest.
Oregon Don
Send them on Don, I’ll see if I can help you out. David
Do you know of a Bazooka called the screamin meemie or something like that from the 60′s? I really would like to find one. Or even a picture of one.
I have several Lithograph toys. I have a lady pushing a child in a chair with wheels, her feet move with the wheels of the chair.
I have a child in a go cart, as the wheels move the kid moves back & forth.
I have two more. If you respond to me with your e-mail address I can send you pics.
Thank you,
Jules
nelsonjulie66@yahoo.com
first of all i love those matchbox cars, i think i had the rv, i vagely remember breaking out the blue windows, anyway i just saw a guy selling a toy on ebay called a streater excavating something, it seems like one of those rare finds, thwe guy say its the first ever tonka
Thanks for the comment! Re the first Tonka’s issued in 1947, two toys were simultaneously issued and they are:
1. No. 050 Steam Shovel
2. No. 150 Crane and Clam
Hope this info helps you – David
Please help.
I have a family keepsake that I need to repair and I’m fairly certain that I can figure it out if I can get some photos from another working model.
The toy is a cymbal playing monkey. It is identical to the one on your page. http://www.txantiquemall.com/toyguide_metal.html
Would it be possible to get some photos of the inner workings? My toy has deviated from standard over the years and I’d like to get it back to original.
Thanks for any help,
Don
Don,
I don’t have any pictures of the inner workings. Best bet would be to try and find one at a flea market and use it as a go by. At least that way, you’d have an idea of what it looks like and possibly some spare parts. Thanks, David
I have a toy that my grandpa gave my gave my father when he was young and trying to find info….It has …STREATER EXCAVATING CONTRACTOR on the side, boom and bucket are steel body is wood base is wood hard rubber tires, red and blue great shape.Any idea how old? Value? Thank You !
Can you send me a picture to my email at texascv@gmail.com? That will help me identify your toy.
Hello DGM I’m going to email a picture of two vintage iron figurines I have. Can you tell me what they are? I have no clue about these two items. I’m 47 and all I know is that I remember them from when I was a very young boy. Thanks.
Charlie