Antique Metal Tin Toys - Cars Boats Trains Soldiers Automata Dolls / Scarce Book
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Antique Metal Tin Toys - Cars Boats Trains Soldiers Automata Dolls / Scarce Book:
$32.95
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Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE!Lavishly illustrated with more than 150 color photo plates, this early out-of-print book provides a pictorial survey of automata dolls and metal toys. METAL TOYS & AUTOMATA by Constance King, Chartwell Books, Inc., NJ, 1989. Please note that this book is the SAME as the book titled ”A Guide to Metal Toys” published by Magna Books, 1989.This fascinating book “discusses the main collecting areas and provides expert advice on how to avoid expensive mistakes, how to care for old toys and how to spot the work of the most famous makers. The most expensive category of toy discussed is the automata, especially those made in 19th-century France by such famous makers as Theroude, Decamps and Lambert…. In comparison tin toys were originally both cheap and mass-produced. Emerging as a respectable collecting field in the 1960’s, the most popular tin-plate toys reflect contemporary transport, such as a tourer by Carette or a splendid battleship, complete with lifeboats, by the other great German maker, Bing. The tin-plate category also includes tin figures and clockwork toys, such as the brightly lithographed examples made by Lehmann, and also penny toys, such as tiny models of horses, carriages and cars that now hold great appeal because so many can be displayed in a limited space. Other popular collecting areas discussed include trains, which can be found with a vast array of different liveries and configurations, and metal soldiers, from the ultimate in expensive gifts—an army of silver soldiers made for a Renaissance prince—to modern-day models. More recently die-casts, originally produced for more affluent children of the post-war period, have become a new field for the collector, and mint-condition examples, still in their original boxes, can even now be found in…garage sales.” This comprehensive treatment of antique toys and automata is a great book just to browse through—and an informative and valuable collector’s guide as well.8.75” x 11.25” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 128 pages.FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE:Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States.
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Antique Metal Tin Toys - Cars Boats Trains Soldiers Automata Dolls / Scarce Book:
$32.95