Posts Tagged ‘tin toy’
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 MoreAlpha Romeo Tin Toy by CIJ Wanted
Alpha Romeo Tin Toy by CIJ Wanted Let us know if you have one of these Alpha Romeo toy cars for sale please. We have a client looking for this tin windup car made in the 1930s with extreme detail. Most of these Alpha Romeo toys were made in France by CIJ. Thanks in advance…
Read MoreLes Jouets C.R. book and Historic Millitary Tank-Truck
We note that the latest toy trends in America are far away from he distant shores of France. Our U.S. buyers seems to be wrapped up in Pennsylvania Steel as well as American metal toy builds. In this atmosphere of Amercian toys, ‘Merica!’, we have an interesting find that is far off the radar. We…
Read MoreTin Toy and toys with thin metal aka Tin
Friends and I have an ongoing discussion on tin toys and metal toys. What makes a tin toy? Why are some metal toys pressed steel and yet others known as tin toys? Aren’t they all the same and is there cross over in the toy terms? My latest line of thinking is this– Tin toys…
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