Collector's Guide to Housekeeping Toys 1870-1970, from Metal to Plastic, Identification and Values - Softcover

Wright, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157432540X ISBN 13: 9781574325409

Publisher: Collector Books, 2007

Synopsis

This delightful new pocket guide is sure to bring back childhood memories. Who could forget following mommy around the house doing daily chores and cooking in the kitchen using toy sweepers, dishes, stoves, and more pretending to be just like mommy. Kitchenware, metal and plastic tableware, stoves, household furnishings with name-brand products, and more are showcased and all toys shown are made in the USA. Readers will enjoy the sections devoted to Baking Day, Cleaning Day, and Washday, viewing some of their old favorite toys that are now hot collectibles. Arcade, Amsco, Banner, Hubley, Irwin, Kenton, Kiddie Brush & Toy, Kilgore, Marx, Ohio Art, Plasco, J. & E., Stevens, Wolverine, Wyandotte, and other manufacturers are highlighted in the book. Vintage advertisements and catalog pages supplement the almost 300 color photographs. Take a trip down memory lane and learn more about American history in this fact-filled, fun guide for collectors. 2007 values.

About this title

About the Author:

Margaret Wright has collected housekeeping toys from 62 different American toy companies for 35 years. She has lectured on various toy companies, using examples from her collection, and has lectured in museums, historical societies, DAR, schools, and clubs throughout Virginia. Local television, as well as local and state newspapers have featured her programs presenting American toys as historical documents.

Review:

One of the reason I love Collector Books is that they have wonderful niche books that just no one else covers. Take this latest toy book, Housekeeping Toys 1870 - 1970. This paperback edition covers, what else, those play toys that simulated domestic activities such as cleaning and cooking. What immediately strikes you as you read the book is the many wonderful metal toys they USED to make as opposed to today's dull plastic toys...-Tim Janson

About this edition

• Publisher: Collector Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 157432540X
• ISBN 13: 9781574325409
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288