Monthly Archives: January 2009
Corgi Cars
| January 21, 2009 | Posted by admin under Play Vehicles |
Welsh toy company Mettoy released the first Corgi toys in 1956. They placed themselves in direct competition with Dinky’s highly successful range of ‘Supertoys’, and became known as ‘the ones with the windows’ through their advertising campaigns. Their realistically glazed windows were an important innovation over Dinky. In addition, by 1959 they had developed exciting…
Tin Toys and Collectible Tinplate Toys
| January 21, 2009 | Posted by admin under Collectibles |
During the mid-late 19th century, tinplated steel overtook wood as a material for making toys. It was less expensive to produce, more versatile and could be easily decorated with finer details. Germany became the center of production, with now-legendary names arising, such as Marklin, Gebruder Bing, Schreyer & Co, known as ‘Schuco’ and Lehmann. From the late…
