Art of Toys Blog
Kickstarter City Mystic
Kickstarter City Mystic This month in the gallery we are helping to promote some young artists, Virginia Jester and Chris Hopkins Kickstarter City Mystic project and are in the final race to make it. Have you ever wanted to be involved in helping new talent but were...
Toy Created To Solve Structural Problems?
What Popular Children’s Toy Was Originally Created To Solve Structural Problems? Lego Erector Set Rubik's Cube Playdoh Answer: The Rubik’s Cube One of the world’s most iconic and best selling toys didn’t begin life as a toy at all. What we now know as the Rubik’s Cube...
Punch and Judy
The month of September is featuring “Puppets” so I thought I would do a bit of research on one of the oldest puppet shows know – Punch and Judy. I went online and was amazed at how many sites are devoted to “Punch and Judy” so if you want it there is an a lot of...
Fisher Price
Fisher Price I love the old Fisher Price toys and have customers come into the gallery and reminisce when they see them in the vintage section on their own toys. Most styles are easy to track their era by the printed paper lithos that make up the outside. ...
Discovering Louis Slobodkin
Discovering Louis Slobodkin Last night a gentleman came by on his bicycle ran into the gallery and handed me an old children s book as a gift. I had never met the man and was surprised but he said he heard I liked toys and thought I might enjoy the book. Wow it...
Collectors Decorating 2
Collectors Decorating 2 Yesterday I re-addressed the discussion of decorating with your collections and today I will expand on this limitless topic of collectors decorating! One of the easiest decorating tricks is too incorporate your collection into another. A...
Collector’s Decorating 1
Collector's Decorating 1 I love to see how different collectors include their collections in their home, especially when the collection becomes a feature component or is the decoration. Nothing is worse when I hear the collection is stored in a box under the bed to...
Tin Toys
Tin toys are very desirable as collectables currently thou most do not meet safety standards for toys so are no longer labeled "toys" but "collectables" and this is usually accompanied by 14 years and up. Prior to the mid-seventies tin toy collection with the...
Drug Dealer Barbie
Drug Dealer Barbie I just read the funniest Barbie story on the internet in awhile "Drug Dealer Barbie"... poor Barbie cannot get a break. I was going to put the link to the Daily Mail but my computer alerted me to virus ad ware so I will cut and paste it! A huge haul...
Cartoons Starring Donald Duck 1934-1961
Cartoons Starring Donald Duck 1934-1961 Cartoons starring Donald Duck 1934-1961 is a list of Donald Duck Disney's Comedian first appearance on screen from in 1934, in The Wise Little Hen, and he also made a striking, squawking appearance as a loud, quacking,...
Mickey Mouse At Home In The Depression
Mickey Mouse At Home In The Depression I came across a reference book in my library,”Cartoon Collectibles” that had a fun description of life in the 30's that I thought I would share today! Informative for younger generations and nostalgic for you of that era....mind...
Uncle Goose
I have always loved this line and am proud to have their wonderful products online and in the gallery. It is wonderful to still see a toy line made in the USA! Other than the silly-yet-sophisticated mascot, no one at Uncle Goose wears a suit to work. It's not that...
The Treasures of Childhood -Struwwelpeter
The Treasures of Childhood -“Struwwelpeter” When looking for inspiration and or themes for the blog I often go to my collection of toy reference books. This morning I rediscovered the book “The Treasures of Childhood” by Iona Robert Opie and Brian Alderson. This is a...
Google Words
Google Words Have you ever used the wonderful tool Google Words from Google where you can choose key words for Google to send you info on what is happening with that word in the current news! Wow what a help and yet I cannot decide if there truly is no news in the...
Thinking Toy – Erector Sets
Thinking Toy - Erector Sets The holidays will be on us before you know it and a great toy for all ages is a thinking toy - Erector Sets. Take a toy that is timeless fun and requires a child or adult to put some thought into planning and construction. The doing is as...
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