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Japanese Tin Toy Retailer Catalogues. Takes a time tunnel trip to do some shopping from a 1971 toy catalogue featuring a rare FIRE ROBOT, BATMAN, SPEED RACER, JAMES BOND, BLACK BEAUTY and THE MONKEES. >> full story...
Toys on Paper - The Good Old Days of Toy Ads. Nothing evokes the romance and nostalgia of vintage toys like their original ads... and here at Toyzine we are ransacking our trunks of ephemera to give you a selection of 'Blasts from the Past'. Whether your favorite toy decade is the 20s, 50s or 90s, you're sure to find something to make you smile...
Star Wars Vintage Large Dolls:
Hasbro's current line of deluxe figures is at 100 and counting. See where it all began and with international price guide, prototype photos and more. >> full story...
The $14,000 Popeye Tin Toy featured in Tanks for the Memories: Popeye, Patton and the Man of Steel. Line-Mar punched out many character turn-overs, Popeye and Superman and others, photos and more... >> full story...
The Savvy Bidders Guide to eBay: In the history of collecting, never has there been a tool such as eBay with access to a global market you are able to purchase many one-of-a-kind items dirt cheap... >> full story...
Toys of Legend - Toys That Made History:"IN SPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM"This now famous promotional catchphrase for 20th Century Fox's 1979 movie 'Alien'had an altogether different slant for toy manufacturers of the time. >> full story...
Robots, rockets, and ray guns. In the mid-20th century, space was the place and the future was just around the corner. Today, space toys represent yesterday's vision of tomorrow. They're imaginative, evocative, and just plain fun.
Read Doc Atomic's Attic of Astounding Artifacts features...
Sir Chase Adventure:
Toy Hunter to the Stars. If the toy world has got you down, or you are just puzzled as to the meaning of life, then the doctor is in! Sir Chase Adventure, Toyzine's comical patron and indispensable font of advice is here to entertain you. Click here to take tea with the Big Board Game Hunter himself... Sir Chase Adventure.
Get your COLLECTORS' EDITION TOYZINE POSTCARD Receive our Collectors' Edition Toyzine Postcard in the mail, crammed with all your favorite toys! You can even request us to mail it to a friend, as a nostalgic surprise... >> full details
TOYZINE ARCHIVE Dust, cobwebs and our best past articles
TV and Movie Toys at Goodmans Auction
Just what happened to Barry Woodley's unbelievable collection of THREE THOUSAND TV and Movie toys? Goodmans' Auctioneers sold it to the world, that's what! Click here for more...
International Toy Show Report: The Toy Show versus the World Wide Web
We all love a good toy show... but are their days numbered? And is the Internet to blame? Our Toyzine reporter, John Graham, shares his observations from three major international shows, including Kane County, Illinois, and Yokohama Wonderland, Japan. Click here for more...
The Designer Toys - new, unique and highly collectible. The designer toy is the collectible of choice for the new generation of toy collectors. Toyzine brings to you an interview with Jason Choy creator of Ching Head >> full story...
TOY & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION NEWS
1966 Ideal Batman Utility Belt Hits 5 Figures>> more...
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