Vintage Tin Toys & Windups

Vintage tin toys are collectible toys made from sheet metal, while wind-up toys are a category of these toys that use a clockwork mechanism to move. These toys were mass-produced from the late 19th century until the 1960s, when battery-powered toys began to replace them. Key identifying features of vintage tin wind-up toys include hand-painted or lithographed tin bodies, intricate designs, and mechanisms powered by a wind-up key.