tin toys
Metallic children's amusements
Tin toys are toys made from tinplate—thin sheets of steel coated with tin to prevent rust.
Mass-produced from the mid-1800s through the mid-1900s, they ranged from simple whistles to elaborate wind-up cars, trains, and robots.
Tin toys are now collectibles, prized for their vintage lithographed designs and mechanical action.
Plastic largely replaced them after World War II.
- wind-up toysSpring-powered mechanical amusements
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- keysLock-operating instruments
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
stamping · Marx · made in Japan · hand-painted · painted face · mechanism · die-cutting · trains · mechanical movement · automata · Victorian era · robots · spring · music box · restoration · clanking · rattling · industrial revolution
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- variety storesfive and dime, penny candy, soda fountain, trinkets, knickknacks
- automobiliahood ornaments, vintage signs, gas pumps, oil cans, emblems
- German craftscuckoo clocks, cuckoo clock, beer steins, beer stein, nutcracker
- tin craftsembossing
- tinworklanterns, candle holders, relief work
material composition
tin toysplush toys
Soft fabric playthings
stuffed animals · soft toys · rag dolls · teddy bears · cuddly toys