Book Reviews
Les 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 MoreBuying Comic Books and Comic Art in Tampa, St Petersburg, Sarasota, Florida and Nationwide
We tread into the area of Comics very carefully. We are currently buying comics and have interest in the history, the comic art, the quality of the action, and comic coloring. AntiqueToys.com is based in the Sarasota area as well as Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida regions. We travel to collections to see and buy…
Read MoreTippCo or Tipp & Co toys from Germany
Paging through the thoroughly foreign book by Rudgr Huber, “Tipp & Co–größter blechspielzeughersteller in nürnberg nach 1932”, my personal collector appetite is whetted. Translated into English- “Tipp & Co, the largest tin toy seller after 1932”. Ok, I’m drooling a bit. We have a wonderful 9″ x 9″ reference book brought to us by…
Read MoreAntique Toy Catalogs, Books, and Vintage Toy Wish Lists
Antique Toy Catalogs, Books, and Vintage Toy Wish Lists Venture through the Antique Toys library room and see about 1000 Antique books and toy catalogs. Yes, we pride ourselves on constantly purchasing reading and research material for the business. Our toy library (at the moment) is organized by manufacturer in one section– Imagine Arnold of…
Read MoreToy Boat For Sale– Where do they go?
Paging through my reference books like The Forbes Collection- Toy Boats and The Allure of Toy Ships I’ve been realizing the obvious– boat collecting is rarified air. Unfortunately the 19th and 20th century toy boats just weren’t made in large numbers. Prices have always been astronomical. Then of course, they were used to death. These days, one…
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 MoreFernand Martin Toymaker in Paris Book Review
Wine and beer are acquired tastes that only strenghen with age. So it goes with toys from the French toymaker Fernand Martin. Oft broken and disrobed on the current market, these historic toys deserve to be seen in new old stock condition to appreciate the genius. So when J. Arthur Verdoorn, Fernand Martin & Lourens…
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