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Author Archives: Justin Moen
David Cooke’s ‘Dinky Toys’ offers quick-hitting biography of die-cast icons
Whenever someone wants to trace the roots of modern die-cast vehicles, they need not look any further than Western England in the early 1930s. Read More +
Talking Toys: Lionel trains find a niche in the 21st century
By the end of the ’60s Lionel trains were no longer the powerhouses they once were in the late 1940s and ’50s. Read More +
Lionel’s postwar market lead falters during turbulent 1960s
This is Part II of a three-part series covering the prewar, postwar and modern eras of Lionel toy trains. Part III will be published in the July 7 issue. — Editor.
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Beginning of 20th century was also the beginning for Lionel Trains, Part I
In my years as book editor at F+W Media, I’ve had my share of calls, letters and e-mails inquiring about toys of every shape, size and color. Read More +
Talking Toys: Corgi Toys stood for quality and innovation
What makes today’s die-cast toy cars so appealing? Is it the bright colors? Is it the wheels? Or is it the fine details in the interior and exterior? Read More +
Marx & Co. may be gone, but its toys are not forgotten
When you think of the top American toymakers today, names like Mattel, Hasbro, and Jakks Pacific come to mind. But during the prewar and postwar era, one toy manufacturer stood tall above the rest—Louis Marx and Co. Read More +
Talking Toys: Hot Wheels redlines a true American toy mecca
Redlines chronicled in Angelo Van Bogart’s latest book Hot Wheels Classics The Redline Era
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Japanese toys gross $700K in November auction
Over $700,000 of some of the rarest Japanese superheroes, die-cast, vinyl, robots, and space toys was sold at Morphy’s Nov. 13-14 auction in Denver, Pa. Read More +
Robots an all-time classic of early postwar toys
In the years following World War II, particularly the late ’40s, ’50s and early ’60s, toys in America realized the same resurgence of energy as the country they occupied. Read More +