How did Fisher-Price get its start? What company produced cast-iron toys in Freeport, Illinois? And who were Milton and Bradley, anyway? The answers to these and hundreds of other questions are found here, in a handy pocket reference. This dictionary and guide lists and illustrates toys, games and dolls, including the most obscure and offbeat, plus the TV shows, movies and traditions that inspired them. This book is a reference that antique dealers and expert toy collectors and enthusiasts will turn to again and again.
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AN EXCELLENT GUIDE - AND SOMETHING MORE!,
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This review is from: Toys A to Z : A Guide and Dictionary for Collectors, Antique Dealers and Enthusiasts (Paperback)
One quality shared by all really good reference books is that the reader who goes to look something up finds himself twenty minutes later unable to remember his original question.TOYS A-Z is handy sized and beautifully designed, with a thumb index and hundreds of illustrations of toys, ads, logos. The author is a real presence. Mark Rich has clear interests and an individual point of view. He shows us the story of an industry devoted to providing playthings and is strongest on U.S. toys. The book, in fact is a study of Americana. And an original piece of Americana as well. If it was twice as long, it would be ten times as good. Ten times as long and nobody who dipped into it would ever be heard from again!
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A Must Have Book For Toy Enthusiasts !!,
This review is from: Toys A to Z : A Guide and Dictionary for Collectors, Antique Dealers and Enthusiasts (Paperback)
This is a brand new (2001) 480 page handy 6 x 9" book that toy collectors will want to keep with them when antiquing. It contains more than 350 black and white photos and covers the gamut of toys from A to Z. It's called a guide and dictionary for toy enthusiasts, and includes every type of toy imaginable. Items are listed by brand names, manufacturers and type of toys, cross-referenced for easy item location and identification. There's also much information regarding toy making companies. The book has a handy thumb-index like a dictionary for speed of use. It's a useful addition to your collectibles library.
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Toys are US~!,
By G. Morrison "Rapture Heels -Your Imagination ... (Virginia Beach, VA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Toys A to Z : A Guide and Dictionary for Collectors, Antique Dealers and Enthusiasts (Paperback)
Perfect for the novice to the collector. Alot of rich history and terminology of soft toys and collector toys.
But that is what this is a Pure Dictionary!
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prewar manufacturers, late prewar years, boomer years, postwar specialties, later prewar years, doll hospital supplies, juvenile wheel goods, prewar toys, made doll carriages, pulp toys, postwar specialty, juvenile vehicles, postwar manufacturers, games prewar, juvenile furniture manufacturer, doll bassinets, adjustable stilts, plastic inflatable toys, prewar children, numerous playthings, prewar games, chime toys, aerial toys, gas station toys, wood pull toys Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York City, Toy Corp, Milton Bradley, Parker Bros, Fifth Avenue Building, Mickey Mouse, Plastics Corp, Walt Disney, Novelty Corp, Louis Marx, Ohio Art, Great Depression, Whitman Publishing, Hubley Mfg, Garton Toy, Fisher-Price Toys, World War, Arcade Mfg, Los Angeles, Kilgore Mfg, Wolverine Supply, Novelty Mfg, Marks Bros, Dowst Mfg, Hill Brass New!
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