The History of Keystone Manufacturing Company From 1919 to 1967
I have been thinking lately about the difference between collectors of antique toys and collectors of vintage toys. For my train of thought antique toys are pre 1970 and vintage toys are post 1970 but…
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I finally found a Jacrim Tom Thumb Toys Battleship in very nice condition to add to my collection. The short production window for these battleships makes it very desirable. Owning a Jacrim…
This is one of the ships that I couldn’t wait to add to my collection. The ship measures 16″ x 4″ and is very solidly built. Jacrim started the Tom Thumb…
I recently purchased a twenty inch US Battleship that was in better condition than the one I had here on the website. I have upgraded the 20″ US Battleship listing with…
For several years I have collected these small wooden vehicles purely for their ascetics. Different sources have credited them to either Keystone or Strombecker vehicles. To me they looked very…
I received a fourteen inch submarine today. I have seen a few of these but the condition was always rough. This one retained the paint well so I added it to the…
This is one of the mid sized Keystone subs it is not as large as the U-18’s but much larger than the S3’s. It measures 14″ x 2.5″. There is…
This past weekend I stopped into a few of antique shops that I had not been to before. I was surprised to find Keystone ships in a couple of them. …
The condition of the paint on this battleship leaves much to be desired but it is solid otherwise. It measures 16″ x 4″. What is unusual about this one is…
This submarine was born an ugly duckling. It is the same size as the others at 9″ x 2″ but the upper deck is completely different. The ugliness of it…