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Antique Clockwork Toy

Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Tipp & Co. Toy Clockwork Tinplate Motorcycle. A rare, desirable, tinplate wind-up motorcycle by the
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1920s Sporting Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Antique Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
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H 6.7 in W 9.45 in D 1.97 in
German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy by the Lehman Co. "Balky Mule" Circa 1909
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
" by Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik, published in 1982. To operate the toy; wind up the attached clockwork
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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Circus Performer is an original vintage toy. Vintage wind up mechanical toy
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Early 20th Century French Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

Vintage Toy, Schuco Patent 1001 Car, Made in Germany, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Patent 1001 car is a vintage mechanical toy made by Schuco Patent in Germany in 1940s
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Early 20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Big Size Car, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up big size car is a mechanical toy sports car, nicely detailed. The original
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Early 20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Boy on Tricycle, Made in Germany, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up boy on tricycle is a vintage mechanical toy. Vintage wind up mechanical toy
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Early 20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

Vintage Toy, Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040, by Wells-Brimtoy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040 is an originale mechanical toy. Vintage wind up toy
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Early 20th Century English Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

Antique Toy Wind-Up Double Decker Bus by Ferdinand Strauss Toy Co. Circa 1925
By STRAUSS
Located in Incline Village, NV
in original condition toy. To operate: wind-up the attached clockwork key as in the video (attached
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Late 19th Century Automaton of a Monkey under Glass Dome
Located in Dublin 8, IE
piece shows all the hallmarks of J. Phalibois, one of the foremost makers of clockwork toys at the time
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1880s French Victorian Antique Clockwork Toy

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Glass, Wood, Silk

Marx "Wonder Cyclist" American Circa 1930
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Marx "Wonder Cyclist" is the earlier version of this wind-up "Boy on a Tricycle" toy; and not to be
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1830s American Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

1800s Fire Ladder Wagon Salesman's Sample
Located in Peekskill, NY
and little details that go far beyond a toy. I also call it a salesmen's sample but it can also be a
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Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Clockwork Toy

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Wood

Blaise Bontems Musical Automaton Singing birds and Clock under glass dome
Located in Leuven , BE
, this marvel bears the hallmark clockwork precision of Japy Frères (Japy Brothers) and the artistry of
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19th Century French Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

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Lehman Auto "Ito" Sedan, Germany, circa 1913
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This hand-painted German tin toy was manufactured by the "Lehman Toy Company" in Brandenburg, Germany beginning in 1913. It was made for a number of years after that, enjoying about ...
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1910s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Clockwork Toy

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Other

19th c. English Toleware Tea Bin c.mid-1800s (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A distressed 19th century English tin bin with ball feet and hinged lid. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.mid-1800s. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Paint, Tin. ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Clockwork Toy

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Copper

Antique Folk Art Painted Spinning Top Toy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art turned and painted wooden toy top retaining its original paint (ca. late 19th Century, USA). Features a notched stem and striped multi-color design in yellow, green and red....
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form A very unusual and quirky example of an early 20th century English folk art articulated weighted jaw toy dog. Made from ...
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1920s British Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Faux Leather

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Motorcyclist is a working toy of unknown production, multi-color rider on a green motorcycle. Made up in painted tin and plastic. No original key. Good conditions. ...
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Mid-20th Century European Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist
H 8.08 in W 7.49 in D 3.55 in
Early 20th Century Books & Bookend Form Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Books & bookends form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, early 20th century, English. Faux rack of books between waterfall faux mahogany & paterae inlaid bookends. Various book ti...
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Early 20th Century English Romantic Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Examico 4001 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made between 1950s/60s. Working stick shift and reverse. Vintage toy made in tinplate and plastic. Lighthly scrat...
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Mid-20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
H 2.37 in W 5.91 in D 1.58 in
Japanese Huge Antique Captain Whale Fisherman Satsuma Charger, 18 Inches & Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Satsuma, a fine and monumental 18" Meiji period charger Ozara with rare motif: Captain fisherman and his fish. Depicting a tale of Urashima Tarō* (see below), Signed Jyuk...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Clockwork Toy

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Ceramic

Vintage Wind-Up Tin Toy Motorcycle with Co-Driver and Key
Located in Schagen, NL
Vintage Wind-up Tin Toy Motorcycle with Co-driver and key. The piece comes from ca. the 1950s and remains in good condition for it’s age. Normal wear. Number: 605.
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1950s Industrial Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Coaster Set, American Antiques
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Coaster Set, "American Antiques", A set of Eight, With Original Gold Box, Circa 1960 The ceramic set of Piero Fornasetti ceramic coasters are decorated with a rare ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Clockwork Toy

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Ceramic

Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique American storage box exudes a charming rustic appeal with its hand-painted design on a sturdy wooden surface. The box dates back to the 1800s and features ample space to...
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Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Clockwork Toy

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Wood, Paint

Native American Parfleche Box, Sioux, 19th Century Painted Hide Plains
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Antique Sioux (Native American/Plains Indian) Parfleche in a box form constructed of rawhide and intricately painted in an abstract design with hourglass and geometric motifs with na...
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Clockwork Toy

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Hide

Early 20th Century Toy Noah's Ark, German
Located in Incline Village, NV
Toy Noah’s Arks for children to play with were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, and Germany was very prolific in their production. This particular ark is all ori...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Wood

"Lady Seated in Chair Reading" Money Box/ Still Bank by a. Biagioni, Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny bank made by Italian Angelo Biagioni for the French market (see image with marking on the back of the chair), circa 1910. Biagioni, born in 1870, was a well known sculptor who ...
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1910s French Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Pottery

Duluth Fish Decoy American Folk Art Carved Painted Orca Killer Whale Sculpture
By Duluth
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce early Duluth Fish Decoy American folk art sculpture, depicting a Orca killer whale, hand-carved by the late David Earl Perkins (Duluth, Minnesota, 1934-2018), featuring the ...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

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Antique City Hall Park Union Depot Wind Up Tin Street Trolley Car & Box c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique City Hall Park 175, Union Depot Wind Up Painted Pressed Steel Summer Trolley Clockwork Toy
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Early 20th Century North American Antique Clockwork Toy

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Steel, Tin

Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Clockwork Tugboat
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch-built clockwork tugboat We are proud to offer a unique example of a
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1920s British Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Pine

Double Loader Clockwork Truck and Trailer, German, circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
vehicle with tinplate driver, moves forward when wound by turning the attached clockwork key on the side
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1920s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Vintage Toy, Mechanical Monkey, Made in Germany, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This mechanical monkey is an original vintage toy. Vintage mechanical toy representing a
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Early 20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

Creepy clockwork musical automaton figure
Located in London, GB
Creepy clockwork musical automaton figure Creepy comes to mind when you turn the clockwork
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Early 1900s French Early Victorian Antique Clockwork Toy

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Composition

Boxed Marionette Theatre Toy, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique mechanical marionette theatre toy by CK made in Japan. A clockwork tin - metal swing with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal, Other

1920s Alfa-Romeo P2 race car tinplate toys.
Located in London, GB
A group of exceptionally rare Alfa-Romeo P2 tinplate toys by CIJ (Compagnie Internationale Jouets
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Early 20th Century French Antique Clockwork Toy

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Rubber, Leather

1920s Alfa-Romeo P2 race car tinplate toys.
H 7.09 in W 22.05 in D 7.49 in
Tinplate Racing Car Toy by Johann Distler, c. 1925
Located in London, GB
An incredibly rare tinplate toy by Johann Distler, with highly unusual, hammered bronze finish
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Early 20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

French Walking Peacock Automaton
Located in New Orleans, LA
This spellbinding peacock automaton is attributed to the French toy-making company Roullet et
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19th Century French Other Antique Clockwork Toy

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Feathers

French Walking Peacock Automaton
French Walking Peacock Automaton
H 22.5 in W 27 in L 22.5 in
French Walking Peacock Automaton
By Roullet & Decamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
This absolutely spellbinding peacock automaton is attributed to the French toy-making company
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Late 19th Century French Other Antique Clockwork Toy

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Paper, Feathers

French Walking Peacock Automaton
French Walking Peacock Automaton
H 6.25 in W 12 in L 6.25 in
Mechanical Bank "Bulldog Savings Bank" Circa 1882
By Ive's, Blakelee & William's Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
deposited into the bank. A clockwork key is required (one is included); the spring mechanism is wound on
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19th Century American Antique Clockwork Toy

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Iron

Early 20th Century German Clockwork Toy Reindeer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This lifelike German toy reindeer is an impressive size and has exceptional detail. is covered with
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Early 20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

"Flying Santa" Clockwork Toy/Ornament by Guntherman, Germany, circa 1905, Rare
By Guntherman
Located in Incline Village, NV
Extremely rare example of a turn of the century German tin toy, not found in any reference books
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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Clockwork "Walking Rabbit with Basket", circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This rare walking rabbit clockwork toy was manufactured in circa 1890 and is probably of French
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1890s French Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Lead

"Santa Claus Walking" Wind-Up Toy, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This rare and all original walking Santa Claus clockwork toy was manufactured in about 1890 and is
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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Composition, Lead

American Tin Toy, Clockwork Carousel, circa 1895
Located in Incline Village, NV
American clockwork Carousel Toy made of tin; hand-painted in bright colors of reds, green, yellow
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Antique Toy Two Car Garage with Autos by Lehman, Germany, circa 1927
By Lehman Toy Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
, this toy was patented in 1913 (probably a patent for clockwork mechanism) but manufactured in 1927
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1920s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

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Tin

Lehman "Tut-Tut" Clockwork Car with Driver, German, Patented 1903
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
All original condition, this popular tin plate child's toy from the early 1900s, when wound up will
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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Tin

Original Vintage Toy, Wind up J.M.L. Car, Made in France, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up J.M.L. Car is an original vintage mechanical toy. Made in France by J.M.L
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Early 20th Century French Antique Clockwork Toy

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Metal

1920s Antique Reeves Mfg Air E Go Round Tin Litho Windup Flying Airplane Toy
Located in Dayton, OH
1920’s Air-E-Go-Round tin litho mery-go-round style toy by Reeves Manufacturing Company, featuring
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1920s Industrial Antique Clockwork Toy

Materials

Tin

Rare German Clockwork Pecking Bird by Schuco
Located in Glamis, Angus
A wonderful little clockwork pecking bird by the much sought after firm Schuco. Comes with its
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Early 20th Century German Antique Clockwork Toy

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Antique Clockwork Toy For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique clockwork toy for your home. An antique clockwork toy — often made from metal, tin and composition — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique clockwork toy — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique clockwork toy made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made antique clockwork toy has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by E.P. Lehman Co. and Louis Marx and Company are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Clockwork Toy?

An antique clockwork toy can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $685, while the lowest priced sells for $229 and the highest can go for as much as $12,214.
Questions About Antique Clockwork Toy
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Generally, an antique toy is any toy made over 100 years ago. A toy made more than 20 years ago is vintage. Shop an assortment of toys on 1stDibs.

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