(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Judith Leiber was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, where she studied the craft of handbag making during the Second World War. After the end of World War II, Judith married Gerson Leiber, a U.S. GI stationed in Budapest. In 1947 the young couple immigrated to the United States, where [...]
At the end of World War I, in 1919, Luis Marx started out a toy company. The company was called Marx and Company and was co-founded by Louis brother, David Marx. The company’s motto was to, “give the customer further toy for less money.” The company enjoyed a long run of success, surviving the both [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)When it comes to antique toy model trucks, the two biggest names are probably Tonka and Buddy L. Tonka, founded in 1947 as Mound Metalcraft, has long been famous for its steel construction toys, including trucks, dump trucks, wreckers, semis, cranes and tractors. The company changed its name to Tonka [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Red Wing pottery is American stoneware, pottery, or dinnerware made by various companies in Red Wing, Minnesota. Red Wing Pottery had its origins in the rich clay found there in the early 1860s. The company would make its official debut in 1877 as the Red Wing Stoneware Company. Over [...]
Pedal cars, first developed during the nineties, reached the height of their popularity in the twenties and 30s, and saw a resurgence in the fifties with chain-driven models and new styles like airplanes and spaceships. Early pedal cars mostly featured working accessories (lights, horns, windshields and ragtops), and chrome trim plus white wall tires, hood [...]
