Collectors’ Corner

GAMA and Schuco began as separate names on German toys, but their histories later became closely connected. GAMA acquired the Schuco name in 1980 after the collapse of its British owner, DCM. Schuco’s own published history records that GAMA brought back the Silver Arrow racing car. Classic tinplate designs were returning for a collector market, rather than simply continuing unchanged from their original production years. The Salzburg Museum’s maker record…