1868: Founded as the Novelty Iron Works by Edward H. and Charles Morgan in 1868, conducted business in two small buildings with a staff of ten people. 1874: The company expanded and erected a larger structure...
This guide talks about the forms of collecting, describes how the condition of a figure is determined and shows the grading scale used. Then this guide talks about the markings found on Marx figures. The next...
Doll houses, miniatures and furniture have been enchanting the young and old for hundreds (and possibly millions) of years. Over those years, many different materials have been used to fabricate and...
JOE OTT MANUFACTURING The model airplane designer and kit manufacturer, Joseph S. Ott (Joe Ott) was born in 1900 and died at the age of 86. His birthdate is sort of important as you'll learn in the next...
MATTEL TOYS 1960 - 1969 1960 Mattel Becomes a publicly owned company. Barbie #4 with Ponytail and Swimsuit is offered. Game Lie Detector is also offered. 1961 Ken Doll is introduced as Barbie's one and only...
This reference guide is very good. Only 2000 copies were made, and signed , and numbered. I have copy 264, and I am happy about it. Alibris found it for me. I am learning by choice about cast iron toy pistols...
Finding an old friend - vintage dolls, bears, plush, and toys. A simple guide to find happiness again, share, display, give, and play with your old toys - or at least duplicates. Everyone has had an old...
Hello: I no longer have my guides, but if you are going to get good information on toy cap guns, diecast, cast iron, or otherwise the subject book is the one that will give you the best information. So much so...
This guide is written with the new eBay seller in mind, specifically targeted to toys, but other new sellers may find the basic information useful as well...Maybe you've got some of Grandpa's old toys...
Collecting Children's Dishes - Teatime in Miniature [This guide is meant as a general overview or for the beginning collector of Children's Dishes. This is Part I. ] One of the favorite things to collect...