Tin toys, especially those that picture everyday life, are popular with today's collectors. Political, social, women's work and other themes inspired toy makers. Many early toys were made of very thin ...

Don't worry about having to memorize the phrase, "Klaatu barada nikto," in Kevin Hardy's house, because Gort isn't there. Not that Hardy wouldn't pounce on the chance to place a bid if Gort ever ...

Thrifting is an economical way to find vintage and rare products, like tinware. These metal items are typically made of tinplate, a combination of steel and tin. While first appearing as early as the ...

Gaily painted or printed up-vehicles, characters and creatures in tin-plated steel, were the mainstay of toy making for over a century. Available in commercial form since the 1850s, vintage tin-plate ...

SINGAPORE — For Chang Yang-Fa, toys are not playthings. His search for the first series of Tamagotchi, the small, handheld digital pet that first appeared in Japan in 1996, is serious business. Mr.

Donald Kaufman has been collecting toys for nearly 60 years and has accumulated one of the choicest selections of vintage toys on the planet. "He bought from the major American and European dealers," ...

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