These tiny tin toys were among the least expensive toys around. Today called "penny toys," they often were sold in the streets and at newsstands for as little as a penny. Some had parts that moved as kids wheeled them along the ground or on a table.
Images of tin toys from Carl P. Stirn catalog, 1891
Horse-drawn Omnibus
Possibly made in Germany
Date: 1890-1930
ID: 89.193.34
Motorboat
Possibly made in Germany
Date: 1890-1920
ID: 89.193.27
Locomotive
Made in Germany
Date: 1890-1920
ID: 89.193.168
Double Horse and Rider
J. Ph. Meier, Nuremberg, Germany
Date: about 1890
ID: 89.193.223
Horse and Rider
J. Ph. Meier, Nuremberg, Germany
Date: 1890-1930
ID: 89.193.148
