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The Toad’s Collectible Tip – The Circus Comes to Life
If you have ever seen the toy collection in my apartment, affectionately known as The Cave, you will get the idea that I am big on the circus. When I caught the toy bug, in 1970, the first toy I
The Toad’s Collectible Tip – The Drum Major Number 27
Pictured here is a 1930’s version of the Wolverines Drum Major Number 27. I thought this a fitting subject for Remembrance Day. This particular toy is from my own collection. It was purchased from a good friend of mine, from
The Toad’s Collectible Toy Tip – Space the Final Frontier:
These are the voyages of the nutty toy collector. Many think Star Trek to be the beginning but in fact, Gene Roddenberry was preceded 100 years by a gentleman named Jules Verne. In his novel from Earth to the Moon
The Toad’s Collectible Toy Tip – Unique Art
Founded in the 1920s this company capitalized on designs from various German firms such as Lehmann and Straus. The art of tin lithography had reached its peak and the colours in these toys remain spectacular even today. Most toys from
Fisher-Price: Collectible Toys with Local History!
Almost every household that had children will remember a Fisher-Price toy in the toybox. Bright colourful and loaded with play value this company’s low price point ensured their toys made it home to most children. What many people do not