Provides a fascinating survey of the different types of tin toys produced...includes conmprehensive descriptions of the famous tin toy manufacturing companies, with a guide to their trademarks and dates of production"--From dust jacket
Translation of Mechanisch blikken speelgoed
Includes bibliographical references (page 171)
Includes indexes
Introduction -- History in a nutshell: Toy animals and figures -- Humming-tops -- Trains, tramways and cablecars -- Boats, ships and submarines -- Aeroplanes, zeppelins and bombers -- Cars, motor trucks, buses and fire-engines -- Guns, tanks and armed vehicles -- Bicycles and motor-bikes -- Roundabouts and steam-engine accessories -- Construction kits -- Alphabetical description of the German firms -- Alphabetical description of other European and American firms
Notes
cut off text on some pages due to tight binding Obscured text