Vintage Toys: Robots and Space Toys (Vintage Toys)

Vintage Toys: Robots and Space Toys (Vintage Toys)

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Toys have reached unprecedented levels of popularity among collectors and this book captures the beauty and the appeal of these timeless collectibles in a way never before seen. Packed with beautiful, large color photographs and encyclopedic-style details, this volume a must-have resource for collectors and nostalgia buffs focuses on tin toys manufactured from World War I through the 1970s. This book tells a fascinating story of toymaking impacted by forces as divergent as changes in technology and the outbreak of war. American, British, French, German and Spanish robots and space toys are featured, but special coverage is given to the creative Japanese tin toys that flourished after World War II. More than 300 different items are illustrated and profiled. For each, a description of features, variations, manufacturer and place in history is provided, along with up-to-date collector values.

Contents include 500 beautiful full-color photos and encyclopedic details and current pricing for 300 historic toys.

Vintage Toys: Robots and Space Toys (Vintage Toys),Jim Bunte,Dave Hallman,Heinz Mueller,Krause Publications,158221025X,Antiques & Collectibles,Antiques / Collectibles,Antiques/Collectibles,Catalogs,Collectors and collecting,Reference - Price Guides,Robots,Space toys,Technical & Manufacturing Trades,Toys

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