c1950 Vintage Japanese Wind-Up Toys

Fuzzy Bear – Clockwork Wind-ups

To me one of the most intriguing class of toys is the class called ‘wind-ups’. Some of these labeled as clockwork are the ones I find the most interesting because they have more actions. They can either walk, sway, flip, make music or talk . . . you get the idea – lots of different, independent actions. (While most wind-up toys are single action, those with multiple actions means additional value in the marketplace when you get ready to sell.)	c1950 Japanese Wind-Up
I have found that the Japanese manufacturers possessed a great imagination and excelled in the making of wind-up toys – especially the animal ones. One of my particular favorites is the fuzzy bear ‘teacher’ that flips through a multi-paged book of animal pictures he is holding. He has nice movement and it is amazing to see him ‘turning the pages of his book’ – one page at a time as he moves side-to-side..)
There were several bears manufactured that performed different actions as well as other wind-up animals including lions, elephants, owls, and monkeys. You can check out more vintage toys of the 1950′s, see identification and price guides for vintage toys at Texas Antique Mall

gophermatic Feb 28th 2009

Really like those old wind up toys! I am looking for a wind up tin Hippo bank, from the 60′s I think. I had one when I was young. Keep up the good posts-great information!