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Plastic Toys: Dimestore Dreams of the ´40s and ´50s
Bill Hanlon
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Description for Plastic Toys: Dimestore Dreams of the ´40s and ´50s
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 850 color photos. BIC Classification: TDP; WFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2116.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887404603
SKU
V9780887404603
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Bill Hanlon
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.
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