Hispania Tin Toys-Creations- A Spanish Toy History
Hispania Tin Toys-Creations- A Spanish Toy History While French, German, and American tint toys of the early 20th century are well documented, we have only traces of Spanish toy maker data. Hispania was a magnificent tin toy maker, and the culmination of a partnership between tin toy maker “Enrique Rais y Cia” ( founded in…
Read MoreAntique Toy Trends and Toy Longevity- Help with Planning and Selling
Antique Toy Trends and Toy Longevity – Help with Planning and Selling Years ago I stated that toy collecting is like a bell curve. You grow up and that coincides with the bell curve growing. That’s your kid nostalgia that will blossom. Your nostalgia and the toy’s value trending grow as you grow; it lessens…
Read MoreToy Auction Catalog for Feb 22nd, Toys For Sale
Toy Auction Catalog, Toys for Sale We have a Toy Catalog to share. Feb 22nd! Please click on the link below for our February 22nd, 2025 Toy Auction. The file is a .pdf and compressed, so it should be a usable size. FEB-22ND-AUCTION-CATALOG-Marz-Auctions Inside, see our Marklin tin windup riverboat, our Japanese toys and robots,…
Read MoreAntique Cast Iron Toys – All About Making, Buying, and History
Antique Cast Iron Toys – All About Making, Buying, and History For those that don’t know, back in the EARLY 1900s, and late 1800’s toys were made of iron. YES, hit your kid brother, heavy cast iron toys were a thing. All the cool kids had a toy the heft of a hammer and could…
Read MorePressed Steel Toys Wanted and Buying
Pressed Steel Toys Wanted and Buying Steel Toys We greatly appreciate the world of pressed steel toys and how difficult they are to preserve. In our years of helping collectors, we are always looking to buy steel toys & help adopt out. Popular brands include Buddy L, Kelmet White, Steelcraft, Tonka, Kingsbury and others. Please…
Read MoreCalifornia Cast Iron Toy Pick-up
-Just for a quick update– we just returned from California with six pallets of toys! The toy collection came from a long time collector that loved all things iron, and came with a smattering of steel toys. Inventory is being cataloged now and some parsed into our September premier toy auction in association with Marz…
Read MoreNew Toy Auction January 20th, 2024 via Liveauctioneers!
New Toy Auction January 20th, 2024 via Liveauctioneers! https://www.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/8851/marz-auctions/ We are helping with a NEW Toy Auction this coming January 20th! Consignments Wanted to complement our already stout selection of tin, soldiers, trains, cast iron, space toys et al. Stay tuned by subscribing to our news letter. Also mark the calendar for January 20th! …
Read MorePossibly The Most Beautiful Cast Iron Toy- Sehloff Clipper and Chrysler Airstream
Possibly The Most Beautiful Cast Iron Toy- Sehloff Clipper and Chrysler Airstream We have a toy in the running for “The most beautiful cast iron toy” award. This made up award would go to a few Ives toys, a few Kyser and Rex toys, A Hubley or two, and Arcade, then this toy by Tom…
Read MoreAntique Toy Definition vs Vintage Toy Vs Modern Toy!
Antique Toy Definition vs Vintage Toy Vs Modern Toy! We did it! We have waded into the murky waters of defining true antique toys versus Modern and Vintage Toys. Enjoy or video where we define Antique Toys and then we give some examples of Vintage and Modern and Antique Toys. Definition of Antique Toys: To…
Read MoreDon Lewis Cast Iron Toys Ad
Don Lewis Cast Iron Toys Ad Enjoy our archive find, an older cast iron ad for Don Lewis. The add appears ca 1984 and was a poster. On the Lewis ad you can see his Arcade Packard recasting in a number of colors as well as other cast iron fun.
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