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ABOVE: Masudaya battery-operated Target Robot, $20,000-$25,000. Exotic Japanese productions, many with original boxes, join American cast-iron, tin and pressed-steel classics in a big 881-lot [...]

George Brown “Excelsior” River Boat By Marc Olimpio A Final Word about Maltête & Perent By Richard T. Claus Central Florida Toy & Advertising Show Florida’s Premier Toy Show Focal Point [...]

THE 4th ANNUAL CENTRAL Florida Antique Toy and Advertising Show was held on February 10 & 11, 2023 and was considered by all who attended to be one of the finest shows in a long time! The [...]

By Steve Butler An article that appeared in the July 2012 issue of Antique Toy World started with the following comments: “There are several reasons why an article about a toy may be worth [...]

By Marc Olimpio THIS EXCELSIOR HAD been in the same family for 150 years. In 2021 the granddaughter of the original family of Richard McNeely Jr., (whom as a boy that received the Excelsior) [...]

By Steve Butler THE VENDOR’S SPACE at the antique mall was crowded with display cases and shelves all stuffed with hundreds of toys primarily vehicles. Only very few of the vintage toys present [...]

By Richard T. Claus THERE IS NO RECORD or evidence that I can find of any catalogs or literature from this firm. Jaques Milet in his book “Bateaux Jouets” lists an address, but nothing else. I [...]