Reporter-Herald

Cars, farm equipment and wind-up toys among favorites at Timber Dan Antique Toy Show

The Timber Dan Antique Toy Show rolls into town on Saturday, Oct. 1, with a wealth of vintage collections that include pre-World War II wind-up toys, miniature farm equipment and popular Match Box and ...
The Baltimore Sun

Tin toys appeal to collectors Antiques: Those made after World War II, with wind-up or battery movement and humorous design, are particularly desired.

Tin toys have been popular since the middle of the 19th century. Early tin toys were painted by hand, but by the 1890s lithography made it possible to print designs on the metal. Tin toys were made in ...
Columbus Dispatch

Antiques & collecting: Wind-up tin toys have danced in and out of favor

The tango was introduced in Argentina about 1902, but the dance didn’t become a craze until about 1916. It spread to Paris, the United States and Europe and remained a favorite until the 1920s. Early ...
PBS

Wind-up Toys

Since the 4th Century B.C., wind-up toys have entertained and enchanted. The first modern wind-up toys were made in Europe during the 15th century for wealthy aristocrats. It wasn’t until the late ...