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Americans in Japan: The Golden Age of the Japanese Tinplate Toy Car

Posted on March 15, 2024February 27, 2024 by Maxine Carter-Lome

Title image: Bandai’s mid-1950s Ford station wagon was around 12 inches in length and fitted with a friction motor. This near-mint example with original box sold for $305 in a 2020 Vectis auction. Photo courtesy Vectis Auctions Ltd.

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By Douglas R. Kelly A vacation or a business trip, for me, just isn’t complete without at least one visit to a flea market, antiques mall, or junk shop. […]

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Let’s Do Lunch (Boxes)

Posted on March 10, 2024February 27, 2024 by Maxine Carter-Lome

The most popular lunchbox ever, bar none: Aladdin’s domed “Disney School Bus,” featuring an array of Disney favorites. Eventually, nearly 10 million of this design by Robert Burton were sold in the 1960s.

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By Donald-Brian Johnson Blame it on Hoppy. When the Hopalong Cassidy tin lunchbox hit stores in 1950, bag lunches faced a formidable competitor. Now, those tasty peanut butter […]

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The Tin Peddler

Posted on March 1, 2024February 26, 2024 by Maxine Carter-Lome

Myers, photographer, Occupational Portrait of a Peddler, Full-Length, Standing, Facing Front, With Two Bags Held at His Sides by a Harness, Neck Brace Visible Between Legs, ca. 1840-1860.

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By Judy Gonyeau, managing editor In the early 1800s, tin peddlers were out and about selling their wares to the westward-leading people of the United States. Soon after, the tin […]

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A 19th Century Tinsmith at Old Sturbridge Village

Posted on March 1, 2024February 27, 2024 by Maxine Carter-Lome

Here, the body of the cup was shaped and has been soldered to keep its shape and to make it watertight. The tool in his right hand is the soldering copper which has been heated in the charcoal fire to melt the solder.

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Photos by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Meet Richard Eckert, Interpreter, Tin Shop, at Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. OSV’s Tin Shop is a reconstructed early 1800s shed […]

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Pewter: Is It Worth Anything?

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Collector

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by William Lipovsky, First Quarter Finance, firstquarterfinance.com Pewter is a metal alloy of tin and lead, but it’s mostly composed of tin. Tin prices generally fluctuate between $7 and $11 […]

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Americans in Japan: The Golden Age of the Japanese Tinplate Toy Car

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Let’s Do Lunch (Boxes)

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The Tin Peddler

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A 19th Century Tinsmith at Old Sturbridge Village

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Pewter: Is It Worth Anything?

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