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Description:
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents A magnificent two-car garage and two friction autos fitted with ""Real Rubber Tires""-all for 98 cents! A ""nicely painted"" cast-iron delivery wagon with its own packages-59 cents! And a ""beautifully made trolley car,"" realistically designed with a flashing headlight and ringing bell-only 89 cents! These and hundreds of other delightful toys and games, displayed in Sears catalogs over a half century ago, were the stuff of childhood dreams. Today, such near-antiques have achieved the status of collectibles. This wonderful book-an absolute must for collectorsshows a gigantic selection of over 1,000 child-pleasers exactly as they appeared and were described in Sears catalogs from 1921 to 1939. Among the items that delighted youngsters in those years were a ready-to-use crystal radio set; a large five-room dollhouse, complete with garage and 23 pieces of furniture; musical instruments (a 22-key upright piano, a violin with real strings, an 8-string banjo, and more); an electric train set with 5 passenger cars, 3 freight cars, transformer, and 10 pieces of track (for $4.19!); a 38-inch-long, drive-it-yourself Cadillac Speedster; a toy phonograph that played real records; plus a vast, fun-filled assortment of balls and tops, board games and Tinkertoys, bicycles, sleds, cowboy and Indian costumes, and much, much more. Wind-up toys are specially emphasized. An invaluable guide for collectors and Americana buffs and a captivating collection for browsers, this nostalgic record is a must for anyonie fascinated by toys and playthings from America's ""boom and bust"" years.
| Status: No Longer Available |
Reference#: SO_ING_1989_0486258270_WH3 |
| Condition:
New |
Year:
1989
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| Country:
USA |
Maker:
Ingram |
| Height:
12 in. (30.48 cm) |
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Width: 9 in. (22.86 cm)
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Weight: 1.3125 |
| Title:
Collectible Toys and Games of the Twenties and Thirties from Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalogs |
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| Type:
Book |
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