PLASTIC TOYS DIMESTORE DREAMS OF THE 40S & 50S

Hanlon, Bill

ISBN 10: 088740460X / ISBN 13: 9780887404603

Published by SCHIFFER, 1993

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296pp Over 850 colour photographs with full cdescriptions. Value guide in $. List of manufactures and distributors. Very good clean condition with scuffing to cloth at top but unclipped dj has pulls/small tears. at spine ends, rear bottom and edgewear. Hence low price This is a very heavy volume and at over 2kg the post and packing will be more than quoted by abe. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0. Seller Inventory # 1528

Bibliographic Details

Title: PLASTIC TOYS DIMESTORE DREAMS OF THE 40S & ...

Publisher: SCHIFFER

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

This tremendously informative book is the most complete source for collectible plastic toys. Over 850 vivid color photographs display plastic toys-from cars, trucks, and airplanes to dolls and dollhouse furniture-supplemented by manufacturers' diagrams and molders' marks. Industry development from the 1930s through the 1960s is discussed, with attention to wartime changes in plastic toys production. With charm and light touch, Bill Hanlon explains technical facts of the plastics industry and provides down-to-earth, useful information on how to evaluate, repair, and care for your collection. For the detail-hungry collector, there is an extensive price guide and a chapter on researching and identifying individual pieces. Hanlon also presents significant information that has only recently come to light, providing a means of identifying toys whose origins until now were a complete mystery.

About the Author:

Bill Hanlon is a designer of modern toys and a toy collector with more than 20 ears experience reveling in the dimestore world. He lives in Castro Valley, California. Photographer David Belda specializes in custom projects at his studio in Oakland, California.