Squeaky Toys - A Collector's Handbook & Price Guide

Informationen zum Autor L.H. MacKenzie's love of antiques began in adolescence while attending an auction with his mother. His love of toys has developed in recent years due to the lack of toys as a small child. MacKenzies Ice Cream Parlors, operated in the '60s and '70s, reflected his family's interest in antiques in its art and furnishings, collected by MacKenzie and his wife. Over the years his interest in antiques has developed from operating a small antique shop to collecting such things as art, Hampshire Pottery, and Chevy trucks from the late 1950s. Klappentext During the 1940s, rubber toys that squeak became the most popular crib toy. Later, reed devices were developed to generate different sounds and soft, pliant vinyl plastic replaced rubber. Today, people avidly search for rubber and vinyl squeaky toys. Here, over 300 color photographs and a delightful text explore the field with a current price guide. Zusammenfassung During the 1940s, rubber toys that squeak became the most popular crib toy. Later, reed devices were developed to generate different sounds and soft, pliant vinyl plastic replaced rubber. Today, people avidly search for rubber and vinyl squeaky toys. Here, over 300 color photographs and a delightful text explore the field with a current price guide.

Product details

• Authors: L. H. Mackenzie, L.H. MacKenzie, s. H. MacKenzie
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1998
• EAN: 9780764306228
• ISBN: 978-0-7643-0622-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 222 mm x 279 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous