NOSTALGIC TIN TOYS VOL. 3 – Trains Ships Airplanes - The Collection of the Tin Toy Museum  by Toyoji Takayama, Kyoto Shoin, Japan, 1989.

Illustrated with over 250 color photographs, this early out-of-print book is a pictorial guide to antique and vintage tin toys.  Pictured and identified are examples of carnival rides, race boats, ships, airplanes, busses and trolleys, and more.  Toy types include friction operated, battery operated, hand operated and wind-up toys.

”The author, Toyoji Takayama, who is a world famous collector of tin toys introduces and classifies the most popular and familiar toys from his enormous collection of over 12,000 items  These toys were made by hand from an unimaginable large number of pieces in the 1920’s to 1960’s with painstaking care.  The distinctive designs, colors and shapes of the different ages show us one aspect of that time and evoke a sense of nostalgia.”  Written in both English and Japanese, the book provides the name, date, dimensions, and manufacturer when known.  Makers include Koukyu, A.T.D., Mitsuhashi, Yonezawa, Alps, Toply, Haji, Bandai, Nikko, Daiya, Usagiya, Tomy, Masudaya, Marusan, Asahi, Nomura, Zshi, Miura, Asakusa, Momoya, and many others. There is no price guide info.

10” x 8.8” softback in near-new condition.  Approximately 100 pages.

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