During the rebuilding of Japan after World War II, a Japanese toy designer took a discarded tin can and molded it into an intricate model car. Just inches in length, it created a phenomenon in the ...

Q: I have a wind-up lithograph tin, open seat-type toy car. The front grille is in the shape of a face. “BONG” appears across the front hood and on top of the suitcase resting on the rear skirt. The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A drivable yellow and red two-door 1959 Buick Le Sabre (outrageous cantilevered fins) would cost less and be easier to find than the spot-lit specimen on exhibit at Japan ...

"One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation." -- The Dreamfinder, of Journey into Imagination fame, in the song "One Little Spark," written by the Sherman brothers It's amazing ...

Tin toys have been popular since the middle of the 19th century. Early tin toys were painted by hand, but by the 1890s lithography made it possible to print designs on the metal. Tin toys were made in ...

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 ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This cardboard box for a Moon Rocket ...

The Japan Society in New York has an unusual exhibit featuring a collection of Japanese tin toys from the early post-WWII period. It’s called “Buriki: Japanese Tin Toys from the Golden Age of the ...