Tin toys, especially those that picture everyday life, are popular with today’s collectors. Political, social, women’s work and other themes inspired toy makers. Many early toys were made of very thin ...

A tin toy and its original illustrated box made in 1911 sold recently at a Bertoia toy auction in New Jersey for $12,000. The price was more than twice the low estimate. The clockwork toy is a boy ...

Tin toys, especially those that picture everyday life, are popular with today’s collectors. Political, social, women’s work, and other themes inspired toy makers. Many early toys were made of very ...

The 7-inch-tall toy sold for $12,000, no doubt because it told part of the story of the famous theft. A tin toy and its original illustrated box made in 1911 sold recently at a Bertoia toy auction in ...

An antique toy sometimes tells an almost-forgotten story. A rare clockwork toy has four Chinese men tossing a child in a blanket. Each of the men has a brightly painted hat that represents a European ...