Art of Toys Blog
WHY ROBOTS?
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...
Yolanda Bello
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...
Why Collect Disneyana?
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...
The Tale Of Frozen Charlotte
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 for children...
Louis Marx and Company
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...
What is Disneyana?
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...
PENNY DOLLS VS FROZEN CHARLOTTE
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...
How to do basic research of vintage toys
I love researching the vintage toys I offer on artoftoys.com and wish everyone did thou I have found just because you see it on the internet does not make it so. Including research and the provenance of an item can make a huge dollar difference down the road for you...
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