Wind-up Toys

Funny Wind Up Moving Eyes Jumping Frog Toy Clockwork Spring Tin Toy

Reproduction of an older tin toy. Wind him and up and he plays the drums while rocking back 'n forth. Said to be one of Teruhisa Kitahara's favorite childhood toys. Also called "Happy Bunny"

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Deep Sea Diver lithographed tinplate wind-up toy, Germany, 1935-40, maker unknown.

I like vintage toys in general but I really love tin vintage toys. They are more durable than the plastic once these days and they are definitely more colorful and have more details than the one yo…

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I have no idea who this guy is, aside from the fact that he's on a Japanese TV show. He looks a little like Bert!

I love old tin toys, and a tin toy of a classic cartoon character is just icing on the cake! Marx was one of the tin toy kings back in the day, and this wind-up is just one of the many great examples of their craft. Porky here is similar to many wind-ups Marx produced - a simple mechanism enables it to waddle across the floor, while also producing a secondary motion. In this case, Porky twirls an umbrella as he strolls. It's a decent likeness, as far as being on-model goes. The technology of…