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Old Toys: A veritable play pen of  cool items !

Smaller toys: dexterity toys,  hand held toys, etc.

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Cat & Mouse old German Dexterity Game. Ca. 1920s or 30s, perhaps earlier. Glass cover.

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Lead Porter Figure. Black man. Barclay or Manoil
 
 
 
S#1

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Early Japanese two sided dexterity puzzles. Cardboard with glass covers. Probably pre- World War Two. 2.75" in diameter

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Reverse sides of above puzzles.

S27

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Two dexerity puzzles. Larger: Bentley 4,5 Ltr 1930 car. Glass top, mirror on underside, and marked Foreign. Small baseball plastic dex. game. Made in Hong Kong.
 
S41

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Cowboy metal clicker made by Kirchof, Newark, NJ. Measures: Over 4" in length.
 
S41
 

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Old dexterity puzzle: The Covered Wagon game. Features covered wagon being attacked by and Indian. Metal base,with glass covering.

TY20

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Two old dexterity games. Radio Tube Trick: get the tubes to sit in the old radio set. The Hungry Pup, get the bones on the platter. Both made by A.C. Gilbert, New Haven, Conn. Cardboard with glass covers.

TY20

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Monkey Island Puzzle, dexterity game. Cardboard with glass cover. Made by J.W.Drueke. Grand Rapids, Mich.

TY20

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Javanese Juggler dexterity game. Balance balls on the arms and legs. Metal frame and glass cover.

TY20

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Old composition nodder, Scottish girl. Very good condition. Stands : 5" in height.

S46

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Very old composition nodder. Probably made in Germany 1920s-30s. A little over 6" in height. Wooden base.

S46

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Dionne Quintuplets dexterity game. Glass top, metal frame. Measures: 5" x 3.5".  Made by Bar Zim Toys Mfg. NY, NY.  Very good condition.

S50

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Lot: 4 older 1960s dexterity toys.

S50

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El Torero toy made by Bantam. The Bullfighter's sword is spring loaded and is operated by a button on the side of the toy. The sword moves up or down and seemingly goes through and "cuts off" the Bulls head.  The bull's  head is attached by a chain and is removable and the sword appears to simply go through the metal when activated.   Neat trick with I still haven't figured out. A little over 2" in diameter.

S38

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Original lead Barclay figure, Farmer carrying a large pumpkin.

S38

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Old metal top with wooden handle. About 5.5" in diameter, and about the same in height. Nice litho of space men and rockets, Rockets and satellites on the underside. Top works very well.

TY13

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Metal Hen toy, made by Wyandotte Toys, USA. Remove hen's crest and some sort of eggs or candy would be inserted. Press down on the chicken until his body touches the bowl, and presumably some sort of egg or candy comes out. Measures: 7" in height, and 8" in length.

TY13

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1950s  Archer Space Men Box. Some crushing and wear to the box.  Archer plastics, New York. Orig. held two dozen figures.

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The contents of the box: 9 figures. Four different varieties of spacemen. 4" in height. Made of hard plastic. Most wear clear plastic helmets, there are a few extra clear helmets.

TY14

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Magnetic Monkey Shines toy. Circa early 1940s. Box about size of a matchbox, plastic monkeys mounted on a magnetic metal base.
 
S93

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Fighting Cat N' Dog magnetic toy, circa early 1940s. Metal cat and plastic dog mounted on a magnetic metal base. Box about the size of a matchbox. Very good condition.
 
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Old German dexterity game. Arrange the eye glasses correctly on the man's face. Marked made in Germany. Glass cover and mirror on the underside. Certainly pre-WWII. Likely ca. 1930s.

S41

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Two plastic dexterity games. Travel Game, round. Simar Products, NY. Golf Game by Comon Tartar, dated 1957. Both in good shape.

S41

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Two lead Barclay or Manoil toy soldiers, about 3"  in very good condition, most paint.
S43

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The Traffic Jam Puzzle (12 Puzzles In One)  Measures: 5"x4". Wooden pieces allow for several differing arrangements to make the puzzles complete. Made by F.L.Babcock, Chevy Chase, MD.

S43

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Britains Union Artillery Box-American Civil War 1862, No. 863.

S41

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Lead toy soldiers within the above box.

S41

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Metal sand pail and shovel. Made by Ohio Art, USA. 6" in height. Adorned with litho of Parrots and other tropical birds. Scattered wear and small corrosion around the rim and inside.

TY9

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Britains Ltd. (6) Scots Guards handpainted metal models. Mint in the box, made in England.  Catalog number 7225

TY12

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Old wooden rampwalker. Measures 4" in height. Very good. cond.

S38

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Two 1960s ramp walkers: Daschund and two Chipmunks (Chip & Dale?). Made in Hong Kong. Very good condition.

S38

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The Marble Game of Traps. Fold out game, which offers three types of games to play with marbles. Traps Manufacturing Company, Seattle, Washington. When the game folds out it measures about 22" in length. Wooden and cardboard construction. A small writing on the front. Circa 1930s-40s.

TY12

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Game unfolded.

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Target Practice dexterity game. Mace by Comon Tatar Incl, Buffalo, NY, dated  1955.

S28

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Alley Up game. William Bruce Co.,circa 1950s. Complete with dice/shaker/score pads, and instructions.

S29

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Small metal top with images of Dutch scenes: windmills,etc. Measures: 4" in diameter.

TY14

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Kopy Kat Paint Box. Circa 1940s. Contains 32 water colors for painting. Has been used.

TY14

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The "Wonderful Gyroscope" box, features Airships, Steamers,and Biplanes on the outside. Not sure if the accompanying gyroscope is the correct item, but the box and unpictured instructions are circa 1930s.

S30

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The "Miracle Gryoscope." Original near mint gyroscope in original box.

S28

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Lot: 3 Kaliedoscopes for kids. WH Smith metal bodied kaleidoscope; Steven cardboard body kaleidoscope, dated 1980;

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"Half Pint" dexterity puzzle. Cartoon character Half Pint needs to get the balls to set into the small milk bottles, then the large ones. Made by WM. F. Drueke and Sons, Grand Rapids, Mich.  Glass cover w/ sturdy cardboard construction.

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Rocking Crazy Duck toy. Mint on the card. Made by Allied Mfg. Corp, Bozeman, Montana. Date unknown.
S42

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Vintage plastic Bear rampwalker. Made in Japan, marked Hong Kong. Ca. 1960s. Very good condition.
S41

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Occupied Japan. Pair of cardboard Kaliediscopes with cartoon litho. 5" height approx.
 
 
S#2

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Boy Scouts of America Compass. Bar Needle Compass No. 1075. within original box. Taylor Instrument Company. Name scratched into the back of the base.

S#12

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Popeye Ramp Walker. Some paint loss. No cracks.

TY#5

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Two 1950s dexterity puzzles by R. Journet, made in London, England. The Double Six Puzzle and the Aero Puzzle. Both have glass covers and measure: 5" x 4" . Very good condition, instructions on the back of each toy.

S#12

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Lot of hundreds of old marbles. Varioius sizes and ages.

MB2

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Old tin toy with crank. Litho features a various dogs playing musical instruments. The metal crank and wooden handle when turns makes a musical noise. Made by Wyandotte. About 5" in height. Works well, no rust.

TY13

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Lot of 6 Duncan Yo-Yos. Five are made of wood, the Butterfly Yo-Yo is made of plastic. Consists of : Two wooden Tournament Yo-Yos (green & pink); One Super Yo Yo Tournament Tops (lighter blue); One Satellite Yo-Yo (pink); One Genuine Tournament Yo-Yo Duncan Tops (Darker blue/minor paint flake); One plastic yellow/red Genuine Duncan Butterfly Yo-Yo.

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Pigs in Clover dexterity puzzle. mady by R. Journet, London, England. Plastic construction and clear plastic cover. Ca. 1960s.

S28

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Etch A Sketch Magic Screen, no 505. Made by Ohio Art. Within original box. Circa. 1970s item. Very good condition, toy works well.

TY20

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Lot: 3 Lead toy figures. One Manoil soldier. Two Barclay #618 lead figures of a Lady in a Purple dress.

S#16

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Two old Dexterity games made in Japan. Glass covers. These games are two sided, and the photo below shows the flip side of each game. Diameter:2.75" . One rim has a nick out of it.

S#12

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Reverse of the games above.

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Small metal top, with attached wooden an metal spring loaded winding device. Wind it up and press the silver metal button which releases the top and it's spins for minutes. Works very well. Litho features a cowboy riding a bucking bronco. Marked: made in the USA. The top measures about 3" at it's wides and 2" in height, not including the attached wooden spinning attachment.

S#12

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Lot of 4 hard plastic Spacemen figures. Circa. 1950s. 3" in height.

S#12

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Lead Boy Scout Figure. Barclay.



S#1

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Two lead soldiers with artillery piece. Both on one base. Barclay
 
 
 
S#1

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Tin Children's sand pail. Litho features Circus animals. Good condition. Made by J. Chein & Co. 6" in height.


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King Tut Magic Mummy toy. Orig. box. ca. 1950s
 
 
 
S#1

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Scarce~ Agro Agate Marble Set w/Bag & Marbles. Ca.1920s 
 
 
 
TY70

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Bottoms Up~Copyright 1935, by the Embossing Company, Albany NY. Small game which  features a round domino like playing piece with a pig's ass on one side and some numbers the other. Instructions included.

TY1

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Old "Jack In A Box" Toy. Metal lid and casing. Wooden nob is pulled and Clown figure pops up as lid lifts off. Clown made of composition material. Marked on the back side: Educational Crafts Co., NY. Measures 9" extended in the "popped up" position.

TY#2

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Viewmaster Projector;works & Talking Viewmaster Viewer.
 
Lot PA

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To the left & below a selection of various Viewmaster Viewers by Sawyer.  One is not a Sawyers model, and made to view different slides.  
 
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Louis Marx 6" figures of a Cowboy and Indian. Dated 1964.

TY#3

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Time Bomb game by Milton Bradley. Dated 1965. Fuse of the Bomb has broken.Original box shows some wear. Time Bomb toy works.

TY7

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Candy The Cat pushbutton puppet. Made by Kohner, in Hong Kong. Ca. 1960s. Very good condition. 3" in height.

S31

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Transformer toy, looks like dog. Dated with a decal on the underside, 1981. Other text is in Japanese. Body is made of metal with extremities and the head made of plastic. Early desirable piece.

S34

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Classic 1955 Yo-Yo; 1996 reissue of this classic 1955 wooden Yo Yo . Comes within clear plastic case with trick book. Unused/mint in the box.
 
S35

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Chein metal top. Works well. Wooden plunger handle. Measures: 7" diameter. Some light scratching to the litho and playwear. Very good.

S36

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Adams~Cups and Balls trick. Item complete in original box. Ca. 1950s . Instructions included.

S38

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Very small dexterity game. About 1" in diameter, made in Japan. Probably pre-WW2 item.

S38

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Old two sided dexterity game, made in Japan. Glass cover. Measures: 2.75" in diameter.

S43

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Lead soldier with pod feet.

S43

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Old marbelized plastic climbing toy. Measures: 7" in length. No cracks to the body.

S52

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Old Miniature Baseball bagatelle. Made in Japan. Measures: 4.5" in height. Wooden frame.

S55

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Old 1950s or 60s hard plastic spacemen.

S55

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Two Beton plastic figures: Black Porter and White porter holding a lamp.

S58

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Barrel of Monkeys, complete. Made by Lakeside, 1970

TY29

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Mysterious Magniks toy. Sealed on original card. Made by Smethport Specialty Co., dated 1969.

TY29

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Old hard plastic snake head water pistol.

S65

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Rollem Jack-Pot Dice Game. Complete. Made by Jack Pot Dice Dice Co. Milwaukee. 1948
 
S66

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Walt Disney World or Land sparking toy. Made in Hong Kong, ca. 1970s. Works.

TY29

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Magna Kit toy.  Complete on original card. Made by Smethport Specialty Comp., Smethport, PA.  Circa. 1960s.

TY29

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King Tut Magic Mummy toy. Very good condition, poor box. Ca. 1950s.
 
S61

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Metal field cannon of the Colonial and Revolutionary War Period. Made by Penncraft, PA. Still tagged. Measures: 7" in length.
 
S65

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Gilbert Puzzles. Made by A.C. Gilbert, ca. 1940. Comes with instructions and various small metal puzzles.  

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Interior of above.  Most of the puzzles are still present

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Small lady bug and mouse friction toys, both made in Japan. Ca., 1960s.

S66

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Pixie Viewer made by Stori-Views, St. Louis, MO.  Viewer comes with the 6 included slides within original box. Ca. 1950s-60s.

S66

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Zoo-M-Roo small space-themed bagatell made by Poosh-M-Up company, Northwestern Products Co., St. Louis, Mo.  7.25" in height.

S66

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Escape~Skill Ball Pacifier game. Made by Milton Bradley, 1969. Box top shows some wear. Complete, in very good condition.

S66

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Blockhead Game. Wooden pieces, complete. Made by Saafield, in 1954.
 
TY42

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Tuned In~The Mind Meshing Puzzle. Milton Bradley, 1973. The game is complete with all gears. Very good condition.
 
TY47

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Skill It. Frying Pan Maze Game. Made by Milton Bradley, made in 1966. Complete, in very good condition.
 
TY47

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Krazy Ikes~plastic kit to make hundreds of different figures. Made by Whitman, comes with instruction/demonstration sheet. Ca. 1940s-50s.
 
TY43

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Hal-Sam Double 6 Domino Set. Set. No. 670.  Features an embossed airplane on their back side.
 
TY43

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Blow A Plane Flying Circus. Made by Kenner in 1952. Contents are min within the box.
 
 

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Blow A Plane Flying Circus. Made by Kenner, 1968. Still sealed, New.
 
TY45
 
 

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Three vintage Nutty Mads made by Louis Marx in 1963.  1. Manny The Reckless Mariner; 2. Roddy the Hot Rod; 3. Diver is not marked with a name, but has the Louis Marx imprint with the date, base has a crack.
 
TY46

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Old plastic Lion squirt gun. Excellent condition.
 
S70

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Auto Race Thermos. King-Seely 1967.  Very good condition.
 
S70

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Manoil or Barclay metal cannon.

S70

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Cracker-Jack Tiddledy Winks game. Ca. 1935.  Very good condition, small litho loss spot to box top.
 
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Jack In A Box toy. Made in Western Germany, ca. 1950s. Unhook box top and and spring loaded painted baby's head pops up. Head made of compostion material.
 
TY70 

 

 


 

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Blockhead. Made by Saafeld. Wooden building blocks. Complete. Date unknown.
 
S76

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Lot of small dexterity toys: Top-General Electric "Flight Control" co-ordination tester; Left: Mystery Maze by Harmonic Reed Co., USA. ; Right: The 12 and Paul game, a dexterity game based on the religious story. 

S96

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Old Hop-Over Marble Puzzle. Made by J. Pressman, No. 2991. Date unknown.

TY70

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Interior of above

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Tormenter Puzzle Games by Kohner, complete
 
TY70

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Kokeshi Game. Seems Taiwanese or Japanese. Complete. Instructions included, if your foreign.
 
TY56

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Galloping Golf Game. Features the hard to find box, which contained several sets of the game. Currently the box holds 6 complete games. Each game features colorful catalin dice and instructions, contained within a wrap-around leather case.
 
S90

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Showing the 7 inividual games and the 5 colorful dice within each game.
 
S90

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Small squeeze toy pistol. Made in Occupied Japan. Measures; 5" in length. Rubber is supple, but doesn't make noise any longer when squeezed.
 
S86

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Orbit Yo-Yo, still sealed on card. Made by Tom Boy Inc., Huntsville, Ala. Dated 1969.
 
S86

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Tac-Tic. 3D Tic-Tac-Toe game made by Wesco, Wash. DC.  1962. Very good, complete game.
 
S91

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Old Czechlosvakian wooden rampwalker. Marked on the underside of one of the feet.
 
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