Author: Derrick Clow
Avid collector of wooden Keystone toys.
Ocean Liner America #238
This is a very rare ship produced only in 1941. It is the largest ship produced at 24″ long and weighing more than five pounds. It has a wind up…
Fort Washington #534
This is a near mint in the box Fort Washington #534. This is one of the largest forts Keystone made. This is not one of their exploding forts. The only…
Paddle Boat
This is an interesting paddle boat that currently has an unknown manufacturer although it has many similarities to Jacrim and early Keystone boats. It measures 18″ long. It is a…
Early Keystone Exploding Fort
An early example of an exploding fort. It measures 14″ wide with the cannon being 7.5″ long. When the red target was hit on the fort all of the top…
Tom Thumb Floor Boat
This a unique and currently unknown boat. It is 12″ long. The mast is not original but based on the broken remains of the original one. It is also missing…
Playful Plans
I offer affordable, exacting repairs to vintage wooden toys (including composition and metal parts, mechanisms, fabrics and more) from fixing splits, bent or broken parts and damaged finishes to fine…
Antique Toy Collectors of America
Do you collect antique toys? Would you like to join others who love antique toys the way you do? This site is dedicated to the history, beauty, and preservation of…
Materials Control For A Toy Manufacturer Thesis
This is a wonderful bit of ephemera. It is written by Robert P. Rudy and John G. Booton Jr. for their MIT major. It was written in 1937 and speaks…
Battery Powered Motorboat
This nice little battery powered motorboat is 9″ long. It runs on an old C battery. All wood hull. Circa late 1930’s. From my private collection.