Collecting Vintage Toys

Antique toy trucks are usually made of cast iron. The casting process allowed for greater detail in the models. Toy trucks come in all shapes and sizes, from miniatures to large enough for small...

Let's face it, marbles are awesome. If you played with them as a kid, you know how alluring these tiny orbs of glass, metal or stone are. According to the Antiques Journal, marble collecting is...

The Dinky Toy company was created in 1934 and released die-cast car models from that period until the early 1980s when its British division closed. The company name was later sold to a Chinese...

Breyer horses or Breyer model horses are collectible horse statues ranging from the 1" tall "Mini Whinnies" pictured here to 9" tall Traditional scale replicas of horses. Once...

Gotz Dolls are high-quality dolls with a vinyl or cloth body and vinyl limbs. Gotz manufactures dolls for children and collectors. Over time, the all-vinyl Gotz dolls may lose a limb or the arms...

The dedicated doll room is an unrealized fantasy for many enthusiastic doll collectors. Being able to properly mount and display a favored doll or a few dozen of them, without the worry of dirt,...

Collecting vintage toys can be very lucrative, but it can be hard to find definitive values for toys in your collection. Happy Meal toys are a popular collector's item, but prices can fluctuate...

For most antique toys there are good price guides and value guides available. Old toys are impossible to value without taking condition into account. About every guide I have uses a scale from...

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You grew up watching the TV show "Family Affair" and fell in love with daughter Buffy's sweet grandmother doll, Mrs. Beasley. Perhaps you had your own Mrs. Beasley doll and lost her. Now you want...

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Terri Lee dolls are among the most popular collectors' dolls. Celebrated for their delicate features, distinctive eyelashes and custom-made outfits, Terri Lee dolls have been highly coveted...

Barbies are a great item to sell if they are in the right condition. They are considered collectibles because of the limited condition, age and holiday theme. There are many sorts of collectible...

Vintage cartoons and comic strips can make a great collection. Cartoons are really pieces of art and collecting cartoons work in much the same way as collecting other art works. Many people find...

Trolls have been part of folklore forever, and the miniature replicas were first produced in the 1950s. Troll dolls can be funny, mean, fat, skinny or cute. Some are animals, some are people. Some...

An antique doll is more valuable if it's wearing its original vintage clothes. The less you disturb an antique doll, the more value it has, and antique doll clothes are no exception. However, you...

Whether your passion is for Ginny, Jill, Jan or Jeff, collecting Vogue dolls is a great way to pay tribute to these precious American icons. You can amass a collection your daughters,...

Looking for Charley Weaver? This bartender character played by Cliff Arquette spawned a popular piece of merchandise in the 1960s--an animated bartender toy that dispensed a simulated martini....

The 1960s are considered among the best of decades for fashion dolls. They were highly popular and are now a favorite collector's item. When the Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Charlotte, North...

Star Wars may seem like a galaxy far, far away, but to many collectors, the adventure is here and now. Stalking these hot sellers can turn into an epic quest. Your search will take you beyond your...

Defects, retirement and condition all affect the value of Beanies. Whether you're adding to, selling or keeping your beloved collection, it's nice to know there are standards by which to evaluate...