The Golden Years of Tin Toy Trains

Schiphorst, Paul Klein

ISBN 10: 187272759X / ISBN 13: 9781872727592

Published by New Cavendish Books, 2002

About this Item

1st edition 2002. Firmly bound and seems unread. Excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated in colour. Large & very heavy hardback book housed in a pictorial cardboard slipcase which is also in excellent clean condition.

Seller Inventory # 032897

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Golden Years of Tin Toy Trains
• Publisher: New Cavendish Books
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 187272759X
• ISBN 13: 9781872727592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Antiques & Collecting
  • Railway
  • Toys, Games & Hobbies

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Synopsis

The last decades of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century in Germany produced some of the most beautiful and inventive tin toys ever, leading rightly to the designation of a Golden Age. In the second half of the nineteenth century, there were many small toy manufacturers located in France and Germany who produced and distributed toys of the highest quality. However, catalogues of their products were few and far between, so that, for example, the discovery of a complete Rock & Graner sales catalogue from around 1875 was a small sensation in the world of tin toy trains. But of other German manufacturers such as Buchner of Issmayer, little has come to light until today. However, Paul Klein Schiphorst's stunning collection is not only comprehensive, but attributes even the early toys to their manufacturers. The book is based on five years' research and includes some of the foremost collections in the world.