by Rehg | Aug 4, 2013 | Blog
Disneyana items are particularly attractive as collectibles. Some of the major reasons are as follows: Disneyana is ART. In most cases, it is good art that often reflects the popular culture of the era in which it was produced. Older pieces are recognized as art and...
by Rehg | Jul 28, 2013 | Blog
Why robots? Okay I do not have a robot artist on the site…yet… (there will be a few this month) so technically I should not have so many robots in the gift and vintage section but I love the design concepts of robot toys ! Tin windup robots have not only the wonderful...
by Rehg | Jul 26, 2013 | Blog
A.C. Gilbert, a toy manufacturer and Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault, unveiled his first Erector set in 1913, one-upping the contemporary Meccano building toy by allowing kids to build square girders. With a pulley, gears and strips of metal, kids could build...
by Rehg | Jul 23, 2013 | Blog
Yolanda Bello, whose dolls are critically acclaimed for their realism, their sculptural excellence, and their rich depth of emotion, says that her goal is to design dolls that “achieve purity of expression”. Yolanda Bello’s work as a doll maker is known to...
by Rehg | Jul 21, 2013 | Blog
Collecting anything-stamps, old bottles, primitive tools or baseball cards- has many self-satisfying rewards. Finding a rare or perfect condition piece in some junk shop is like discovering gold. Every antique shop or flea market provides the thrill of the hunt and...
by Rehg | Jul 19, 2013 | Blog
This poem or song is the basis for calling the porcelain nude bath dolls “Frozen Charlotte”. The poem- song came out sometime near when the dolls could be found in stores. I have not heard this sung nor seen music for it…I would not call this a song...
by Rehg | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog
Art Of Toys usually has quite a few Vintage toys from Marx Company so here is a great history from good ol Wikipedia on Marx. AOT includes this info with Marx toys Louis Marx and Company Louis Marx and Company was an American toy manufacturer from 1919 to 1978. Its...
by Rehg | Jul 15, 2013 | Blog
Any item associated with Walt Disney Productions or its affiliated companies is considered to be Disneyana. What is utilitarian today, will become collectible tomorrow. The degree to which any item of Disneyana becomes collectible depends on many factors. Certainly...
by Rehg | Jun 29, 2013 | Blog
Midgetoy -Brief Company History It was 1943 when Alvin and Earl Herdklotz formed the A & E Tool and Gage Co. Their first products included precision tooling such as gauges that measured the contours and shapes of airplane propellers. With the end of...
by Rehg | Jun 22, 2013 | Blog
To be or not to be a “Frozen Charlotte” I have collected small dolls for years and particularly love the frozen bisque dolls from 1920-1940s from Germany and Japan. I went crazy buying them in antique stores around the country and on eBay over the years but have had a...
