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Metal House Space Giant Robot. Metal House was founded as Marumiya in 1943; the company has produced some well-known tin toys.Especially familiar to collectors of battery-operated tin toy robots, the firm originally operated as a subcontractor producing toys for some of the most prolific Japanese toy companies such as Horikawa, Nomura, and Yonezawa during the post World War II heyday of tin toys.
In 1953, they released the elaborate tin toy "1951 Cadillac". It was a huge success also in the US market. In 1954 they launched the tin toy SSN submarine series and a vinyl "Mammy doll". Submarine toy could run underwater over 10m by friction motor. In 1958, Marusan released their first plastic model kit, based on the submarine USS Nautilus.
Louis Marx and Company was an American toy manufacturer in business from 1919 to 1980. They made many types of toys including tin toys, toy soldiers, toy guns, action figures, dolls, toy cars and model trains.
These toys command high interest from collectors today and are considered prime examples from the "golden age of toys". During World War II, J. Chein & Company suspended toy production, instead producing nosecones and tail units for bombs and casings for incendiary devices. After the War, Chein returned to toy production with considerable success.
Mont-Blanc – French tin plastic toy and promotional maker for Citroen 1950s-1970s based in Romilly, France [66] Morestone – British diecast models similar to early Matchbox. This is the name before they became Budgie Toys. Motor City USA – Expensive handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars (incl. related brands Design Studio, American Models, USA ...
Museum of Tin Toys (ブリキのおもちゃ博物館, Buriki no Omocha Hakubutsukan) is a museum in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. External links [ edit ]
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The first Little People toy, "Looky Fire Truck," was introduced in 1950, and it sold so well, the company introduced the "Super-Jet" and "Racing Rowboat." BUY NOW Getty