Chicago Toy Show is coming– Visit us!
Chicago Toy Show is coming– Visit us! Antique Toys & Ed will be at the Chicago Toy show this Sunday, April 23rd, 2017. Come see our table and visit. Also, we can take consignments and help with appraisals. See you there! http://www.chicagotoyshow.com Ed
Read MoreJ. Chein & Co. A Collector’s Guide Toy Book Reivew
In the toy collecting heyday of 1997, Alan Jaffe and Schiffer Books partnered to make J. Chein & co. A Collector’s Guide to an American Toymaker. The results are quite spectacular and illuminating for modern collectors that appreciate history. The book helps piece together the innumerable Chein toy details and production history. This guide is a beautiful…
Read MoreHubley Cast Iron Toys
The Hubley Manufacturing Company was first incorporated in 1894 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by John Hubley. The first Hubley toys appeared in 1909 and were made of cast-iron, with themes that ranged from horse-drawn vehicles and different breeds of dogs, to tractors, steam shovels, horses, banks, and guns. Hubley’s main competition in the early years was Arcade as well as a bit from A.C. Williams.
Read MoreToy collecting is no longer child’s play!
Toy collecting is no longer child’s play! By Brent Harrelson of Toy collecting is a relatively recent phenomenon in the United States. It started to get organized in the mid-60s with the formation of numerous collecting societies including The Antique Toy Collectors of America, The Mechanical Bank Collectors of America, and The American Train Collectors…
Read MoreOld Windup Toys and Antique Toy Windups
Old Windup Toys and Antique toy Windups This may be a great opportunity to show off some of the current windup toys on AntiqueToys as well as show off some toy history. Check out the old windup toys & photos below. Below are old windup toy mechanisms to get a flavor for what “used…
Read MoreDemise of Ebay, Stagnation of the Web, Rising of the Auction Houses, and an Evolution for Toy Buying!? Toys for sale in the Future
Dig deep into your sub conscience and you will agree that the web has been pushed sideways for phone “Aps.” The growth of the web is flat. I’ll argue that E-bay as an auction house for toys is steadily eroding. They are evolving into a store front with little interest in proper auctions (in my…
Read MoreAntique Tin Toys and a Sojurn in Japan
February 2017 started with a bang and a long awaited trip to Japan. Thank you to my gracious friends from around the world that met up and hosted! One would think that Japan was going to have wall-to-wall toys for the picking. Older visions in my mind conjured up images of stuffed toy shops waiting for customers.…
Read MoreTin Toy Collector and Florida Visit
Tin Toy Collector and Florida Visit With a bit of delay, I’d like to share some photos that highlight a great visit to a Florida tin collector’s home. Mr D was kind enough to host me and talk toys; afterwards we toured his collection and saw some of the best in Lehmann toys as…
Read MoreMiami Toy Show
Our trip down to the 2017 Miami toy show was quite an adventure and great opportunity to network. Steve Fuller organized the annual event right in the heart of the north’s big winter; perfect for planning a southern vacation. This year we went from the west coast of Florida down I-75 and made it to…
Read MoreCast Iron Toys
Collecting cast iron toys have been mostly associated with American toy collectors. As such, I wanted to assemble some cast iron toy photos for everyone and to make the site more popular with search engines. Here are some highlight photos to share. You will notice the wide variety of shapes and sizes. Prices tend to…
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