Movies where toys come alive?
Sarah Maddison wrote:
Not horror movies, something fun to watch. I want to kind of get a list of how many you know of. Just don’t say Toy Story, that one is too popular.
Not horror movies, something fun to watch. I want to kind of get a list of how many you know of. Just don’t say Toy Story, that one is too popular.
I am trying to think of older ones like The Steadfast Tin Soldier.
Collecting Toy Soldiers – Marx Military Playsets
Jenni Kerala wrote:
Before the start of World War II, action figures were already some of the most popular toys among little boys. During those days, military action figures and their complementary accessories were usually in the wish lists of kids for Christmas and birthdays.
Toy soldiers made by Marx during 1930s and the 1940s were some of the most popular to play with, particularly the playsets that were themed around different battles. During those decades, the military playsets were made up of metals that were assembled and manufactured at the toy making facility of Louis Marx and Company. The toys made a big impact and inspired a variety of other toy manufacturers to design and make similar toy soldiers.
At the onset of the World War, metal toys were scrapped because almost all toy plants were asked to spare the metal for military purposes. Thus, other materials were sought and used. Tin and aluminum provide better alternative to the usual metals used to manufacture the items.
In the 1950s, such action toys started being manufactured using plastic resources. The toys were not popular initially, but the flexibility and endurance associated with plastic won both children and parents over. So the material started gaining popularity as a toy making material.
The Marx military playsets included different types of figures like trees and rocks, animals and accessories, cannons and wagons and, of course, toy soldiers. Thus, kids were able to run a story plot and construct dioramas whenever they played.
Usually, the action sets included different figures in an environment such as a battleground, or with centerpieces like barns in a farm set, metal forts in a medieval castle and plastic forts in Fort Apache sets. The toy soldiers stood on a flattened base that enabled them to stand on their own without manual assistance.
Most of the Marx playsets are very colorful. The environment looks like miniature versions of actual environments while the accessories like cars were so beautifully crafted that they look just like actual but miniaturized objects. The soldier figures were not colorful, but they readily and appropriately serve their purpose and could be painted by hand as well.
Nowadays, the vintage Marx military playsets sets are still very much sought after by collectors, though they can be difficult to find intact.
Before the start of World War II, action figures were already some of the most popular toys among little boys. During those days, military action figures and their complementary accessories were usually in the wish lists of kids for Christmas and birthdays.
Toy soldiers made by Marx during 1930s and the 1940s were some of the most popular to play with, particularly the playsets that were themed around different battles. During those decades, the military playsets were made up of metals that were assembled and manufactured at the toy making facility of Louis Marx and Company. The toys made a big impact and inspired a variety of other toy manufacturers to design and make similar toy soldiers.
At the onset of the World War, metal toys were scrapped because almost all toy plants were asked to spare the metal for military purposes. Thus, other materials were sought and used. Tin and aluminum provide better alternative to the usual metals used to manufacture the items.
In the 1950s, such action toys started being manufactured using plastic resources. The toys were not popular initially, but the flexibility and endurance associated with plastic won both children and parents over. So the material started gaining popularity as a toy making material.
The Marx military playsets included different types of figures like trees and rocks, animals and accessories, cannons and wagons and, of course, toy soldiers. Thus, kids were able to run a story plot and construct dioramas whenever they played.
Usually, the action sets included different figures in an environment such as a battleground, or with centerpieces like barns in a farm set, metal forts in a medieval castle and plastic forts in Fort Apache sets. The toy soldiers stood on a flattened base that enabled them to stand on their own without manual assistance.
Most of the Marx playsets are very colorful. The environment looks like miniature versions of actual environments while the accessories like cars were so beautifully crafted that they look just like actual but miniaturized objects. The soldier figures were not colorful, but they readily and appropriately serve their purpose and could be painted by hand as well.
Nowadays, the vintage Marx military playsets sets are still very much sought after by collectors, though they can be difficult to find intact.
Wind-up Tin Battleship
yoessan wrote:
Wind-up battleship tin toys. Produce noise and ran in circle. The ship cannot enter the water though. Buy one at www.khuntin.com
Antique toys, vintage toys, and classic kids toys by Schylling
vbirx813 wrote:
toy-tma.com Check out this video about schylling antique tin toys and classic kids toys! Schylling cat in hat toy and color changing top by Schylling | Vintage tin toys
Antique Toys and Collectibles
Clifford Young wrote:
Antique toys depicts the history of toys in the past centuries. It portrays the unique ways that every society and culture represents the events of that era. Antique toys helps you to understand the past and realize how past is related to the present and the future.
Antique toys evoke memories of our childhood and the joyful moments of playing with toys. Collecting antique toys could be a very expensive hobby. It is a fascinating hobby too. One can learn a lot from them too, whether it’s about soldiers, uniforms, breeds of cows, and pigs, different types of cars, trucks some other vehicles and the companies that own them. Enthusiasm is the key for collecting antique toys. There are some people who may be willing to shell out any amount to complete the toy collection. The factor that one looks for while buying antique toys is its condition and its time of existence.
A toy that is in a good condition will fetch a good price. Toys available in their original box are very expensive and are referred as toys in their mint condition. Whereas, toys that have been used tend to lose their quality, so they are considered less valuable. It is highly recommended that toys be stored in dust free surroundings. The larger the toy the larger is its price, on the other hand the value of a toy with a flaking paint or a missing tab will diminish.
Toys too evolve with time. For example tin toys which were a favorite among children one upon a time wanes away with time and were replaced by plastic toys which were considered safer. Today tin toys make you nostalgic. Tin toys were a replacement to the durable and cheap wooden toys. Tin toys could move and also make sound when wounded. It opened up a child’s imagination and provided hours of excitement to children. There was a hen lay eggs, a monkey playing the drum, an elephant riding a bike, telephones etc. However some of the toys which are common do not fetch high value.
In ancient time toys were made from burnt clay also known as terracotta. Making terracotta toys, figures of animals and statuettes was a major industry. A large number of playthings, like miniature carts, dice, marbles, maze, squirrels and toy bullock whose head moves at the pull of a string were made.
Antique toys depicts the history of toys in the past centuries. It portrays the unique ways that every society and culture represents the events of that era. Antique toys helps you to understand the past and realize how past is related to the present and the future.
Antique toys evoke memories of our childhood and the joyful moments of playing with toys. Collecting antique toys could be a very expensive hobby. It is a fascinating hobby too. One can learn a lot from them too, whether it’s about soldiers, uniforms, breeds of cows, and pigs, different types of cars, trucks some other vehicles and the companies that own them. Enthusiasm is the key for collecting antique toys. There are some people who may be willing to shell out any amount to complete the toy collection. The factor that one looks for while buying antique toys is its condition and its time of existence.
A toy that is in a good condition will fetch a good price. Toys available in their original box are very expensive and are referred as toys in their mint condition. Whereas, toys that have been used tend to lose their quality, so they are considered less valuable. It is highly recommended that toys be stored in dust free surroundings. The larger the toy the larger is its price, on the other hand the value of a toy with a flaking paint or a missing tab will diminish.
Toys too evolve with time. For example tin toys which were a favorite among children one upon a time wanes away with time and were replaced by plastic toys which were considered safer. Today tin toys make you nostalgic. Tin toys were a replacement to the durable and cheap wooden toys. Tin toys could move and also make sound when wounded. It opened up a child’s imagination and provided hours of excitement to children. There was a hen lay eggs, a monkey playing the drum, an elephant riding a bike, telephones etc. However some of the toys which are common do not fetch high value.
In ancient time toys were made from burnt clay also known as terracotta. Making terracotta toys, figures of animals and statuettes was a major industry. A large number of playthings, like miniature carts, dice, marbles, maze, squirrels and toy bullock whose head moves at the pull of a string were made.
Vintage tin toys by Schylling | Schylling Classic kids toys
vbirx813 wrote:
toy-tma.com Enjoy this short film about antique tin toys, antique metal toys, antique toys cars, vintage antique toys, and collector series toys from Schylling. It’s a classic!
Tin Toys in Epcot
Disleeland wrote:
Visit the Japan Pavilion in Epcot at Walt Disney World for this interesting look at the largest collection of Tin Toys in America.
Orbit Brazil
NMPopka wrote:
A stop-motion work I made as a part of my final major project, uses lots of old tin toys from the 50’s and 60’s aswell as a number of old advertising signs and old manakin heads, music is a cut down version of Orbit Brazil by Flying Lotus
The History of Lionel Trains – The Revolution of Model Trains
Frank Keenan wrote:
Soon to follow with his superb model trains, Josh came out with a new gauge, and this was a small three rail O gauge. He had quickly seen the need for a train that would be more adaptable to home sizes and could generate off the electricity. That’s exactly what this gauge allowed and is still a very popular model today.
Other train manufacturers were fast becoming known as well. For example the in 1907, the American Flyer joined the industry. Owned by two friends, William Coleman and William Hafner. They had decided they wanted to experiment with keeping costs down in the lithography area. They tried some tin type materials but the quality was inadequate, so they were not popular. Actually, it was this company that first started producing clockwork trains.
Eventually the partnership came to an end and Hafner went on his own manufacturing the American flyer electric train set. Originally, he went with the O gauge, but soon went into the standard gauge that Lionel had set.
Just before the onset of the war, Hafner sold out the American flyer in 1938. This was to A C Gilbert. Once the war started, all model train making had to stop. All the attention had to be put on the war. Prior to this though Gilbert had switched the gauge from HO to O. Then in 1946, the S gauge was introduced. The Lionel Company had the leading edge in the industry and Gilbert was unable to compete. He could not keep up with the mass production and the price of Lionel’s. Gilbert stopped production in 1966 and just after this; Lionel took over the ownership of the American Flyer.
The love for model trains lives on today and will no doubt continue to do so for many years to come. The new fads and toys that hit the market every year will never replace the beloved train sets.
Soon to follow with his superb model trains, Josh came out with a new gauge, and this was a small three rail O gauge. He had quickly seen the need for a train that would be more adaptable to home sizes and could generate off the electricity. That’s exactly what this gauge allowed and is still a very popular model today.
Other train manufacturers were fast becoming known as well. For example the in 1907, the American Flyer joined the industry. Owned by two friends, William Coleman and William Hafner. They had decided they wanted to experiment with keeping costs down in the lithography area. They tried some tin type materials but the quality was inadequate, so they were not popular. Actually, it was this company that first started producing clockwork trains.
Eventually the partnership came to an end and Hafner went on his own manufacturing the American flyer electric train set. Originally, he went with the O gauge, but soon went into the standard gauge that Lionel had set.
Just before the onset of the war, Hafner sold out the American flyer in 1938. This was to A C Gilbert. Once the war started, all model train making had to stop. All the attention had to be put on the war. Prior to this though Gilbert had switched the gauge from HO to O. Then in 1946, the S gauge was introduced. The Lionel Company had the leading edge in the industry and Gilbert was unable to compete. He could not keep up with the mass production and the price of Lionel’s. Gilbert stopped production in 1966 and just after this; Lionel took over the ownership of the American Flyer.
The love for model trains lives on today and will no doubt continue to do so for many years to come. The new fads and toys that hit the market every year will never replace the beloved train sets.
How much is this old music box worth?
Janey wrote:
My father in law has an old J. Chein Disney Melody player.
Not much is known about it. It’s in great shape, Tin,has disney characters painted on it. has a crank handle. Plays nice music and the scrolls are changeable. It looks like a very rare toy and we were wondering how much it could sell for. We were geussing it’s from the 1930’s. and I know J. Chein made alot of tin toys back then. can someone please help!?
My father in law has an old J. Chein Disney Melody player.
Not much is known about it. It’s in great shape, Tin,has disney characters painted on it. has a crank handle. Plays nice music and the scrolls are changeable. It looks like a very rare toy and we were wondering how much it could sell for. We were geussing it’s from the 1930’s. and I know J. Chein made alot of tin toys back then. can someone please help!?