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- Lincoln Tunnel Mechanical Toy, 1925-1940 - This lithographed, pressed metal toy by Unique Art Manufacturing Company, Inc., has vehicles traveling in and out of the Lincoln Tunnel. Cars enter either through rural New Jersey or urban New York. The Lincoln Tunnel opened in 1937 and runs under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan.
- 1925-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Lincoln Tunnel Mechanical Toy, 1925-1940
This lithographed, pressed metal toy by Unique Art Manufacturing Company, Inc., has vehicles traveling in and out of the Lincoln Tunnel. Cars enter either through rural New Jersey or urban New York. The Lincoln Tunnel opened in 1937 and runs under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan.
- Mechanical Toy Automobile, 1902-1903 -
- 1902-1903
- Collections - Artifact
Mechanical Toy Automobile, 1902-1903
- "Li'l Abner and His Dogpatch Band" Mechanical Toy, 1945-1950 - A key-wound clockwork mechanism causes the figures to move on this toy based upon the Li'l Abner comic strip, created in 1934. Unique Art's history is not well known, although it may have been associated with Ferdinand Strauss or Louis Marx, who are more well-known producers of mechanical tin clockwork toys.
- 1945-1950
- Collections - Artifact
"Li'l Abner and His Dogpatch Band" Mechanical Toy, 1945-1950
A key-wound clockwork mechanism causes the figures to move on this toy based upon the Li'l Abner comic strip, created in 1934. Unique Art's history is not well known, although it may have been associated with Ferdinand Strauss or Louis Marx, who are more well-known producers of mechanical tin clockwork toys.
- Toy 1910 Cadillac Car, 1950-1960 -
- 1950-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Toy 1910 Cadillac Car, 1950-1960
- Secretary Mechanical Toy, 1950-1960 -
- 1950-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Secretary Mechanical Toy, 1950-1960
- Toy Taxicab, 1930-1940 - The automobile taxicab -- a familiar a sight on American streets by the 1930s -- inspired this toy from Louis Marx & Company. When its clockwork spring was wound with a key, the "Tricky Taxi" scooted around a tabletop or floor in random directions. The toy car's look mirrored the streamlined designs in vogue for real cars of the era.
- 1930-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Taxicab, 1930-1940
The automobile taxicab -- a familiar a sight on American streets by the 1930s -- inspired this toy from Louis Marx & Company. When its clockwork spring was wound with a key, the "Tricky Taxi" scooted around a tabletop or floor in random directions. The toy car's look mirrored the streamlined designs in vogue for real cars of the era.
- Mechanical Duck, 1903-1930 - The key-wound clockwork mechanism inside the basket drives the wheels, pushing the duck forward and causing the ducklings to move up and down. Ernst Paul Lehmann founded this company in 1881. By 1903, the company was producing lithographed novelty tinplate toys, with action provided by flywheel and clockwork mechanisms.
- 1903-1930
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Mechanical Duck, 1903-1930
The key-wound clockwork mechanism inside the basket drives the wheels, pushing the duck forward and causing the ducklings to move up and down. Ernst Paul Lehmann founded this company in 1881. By 1903, the company was producing lithographed novelty tinplate toys, with action provided by flywheel and clockwork mechanisms.
- Mechanical Toy Rabbit, 1880-1910 -
- 1880-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Mechanical Toy Rabbit, 1880-1910
- Toy Fire Engine, 1954 - Toy fire trucks have been popular children's toys for generations. This inexpensive friction-powered fire truck has a ladder that raises up.
- 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Fire Engine, 1954
Toy fire trucks have been popular children's toys for generations. This inexpensive friction-powered fire truck has a ladder that raises up.
- Toy Rooster, 1890-1930 - Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of boats, trains, cars, soldiers, and various animals -- like this rooster. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- 1890-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Rooster, 1890-1930
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of boats, trains, cars, soldiers, and various animals -- like this rooster. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.