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An exceptionally crafted tinplate toy carriage likely made by Rock & Graner (Germany, ca. 1880s). Although unmarked, the detailed woodgrain-style paintwork, construction technique, and proportions closely match known examples from this renowned 19th-century manufacturer. Features realistic…
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Produced by Lehmann (GERMANY), known for their inventive tin toys powered by clockwork mechanisms. This piece, numbered 560, features the iconic “Tap Tap” porter…
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This tinplate walking monster toy represents Baragon, a kaiju character from the Japanese Toho universe. Manufactured by Bullmark in the mid-1960s, it features bright…
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Speed records have always driven human innovation, also on water. In 1955, Donald Campbell set a new record by boat on Ullswater in the…
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Toys reflect the situation and developments in real life. Since the early 1900s there was an increased interest in dynamic toys—trains, cars, ships. But…
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Once we bought an entire Fleischmann collection from a collector. When we picked up the collection from the friendly owner, we encountered a very…
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Kallistoys Museum Collection News
Massive, unknown and rare. How else to describe this piece? What you see is a Spanish tank locomotive from the late 1940s, manufactured by…
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For collectors of handmade wooden toy figures by Preiser (Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany), this oxen cart is an absolute highlight. Sold for €2,000,…
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What a fortunate position you would have, if you were driven around in the 1910s in such a limousine. Still, this is by far…
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