The Timber Dan Antique Toy Show rolls into town on Saturday, Oct. 1, with a wealth of vintage collections that include pre-World War II wind-up toys, miniature farm equipment and popular Match Box and ...

The tango was introduced in Argentina about 1902, but the dance didn’t become a craze until about 1916. It spread to Paris, the United States and Europe and remained a favorite until the 1920s. Early ...

Anyone with fond memories of playing with wind-up tin toys as a child – or anyone who appreciates groovy retro design – should pay a visit to Chung King Yong Yau in Wan Chai. The blink-and-you-miss- ...

Vintage Fisher-Price toys have become sought-after collectibles, with many early pieces now selling for notable auction prices. From paper-on-wood toys made in the 1940s to character pull toys and ...

SINGAPORE - Before digital music streaming services, there were MP3 players, and even before that, portable music was enjoyed via the radio-phonograph, a hit here in the 1960s and 1970s. One such ...

Since the 4th Century B.C., wind-up toys have entertained and enchanted. The first modern wind-up toys were made in Europe during the 15th century for wealthy aristocrats. It wasn’t until the late ...

Gaily painted or printed up-vehicles, characters and creatures in tin-plated steel, were the mainstay of toy making for over a century. Available in commercial form since the 1850s, vintage tin-plate ...