The History of Keystone Manufacturing Company From 1919 to 1967
My thoughts, as random as they may be.
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…
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…
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 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. …
After talking to a toy collector and trying to describe a logo to him I thought that I should add a page that showed the various logos that were used…
Well nearly all of my Keystone toys are now on the site. There are a few sailboats that need tending to before they are photographed but the rest are here…
Over the weekend I was trolling the internet and found an interesting bit of information. It has been widely believed that Keystone Manufacturing and Keystone Wood Toys Inc. closed in…
On Friday I met Bruce and Becky Fox. Bruce is one of my sponsors for entry into the ATCA. We had a wonderful time talking toys and the collecting obsession…