Children's Toys
WWII toys were popular almost from the time the war broke out. Themed soldier dolls, airplanes, and tanks often carried a bit of nostalgia for the first world war with the promise of a second.
Metal and tin toys were popular at the onset of WWII, while the modern miracle of plastics allowed safer dolls and stuffed animals with plastic bodies and eyes instead of glass ones. Rationing, however, took a heavy toll on children’s playthings. Mid-WWII toys were more likely to be made of wood or cardboard if they were available at all. Metal and tin toys disappeared almost entirely as kids scrapped their toy planes to make real ones. Sports were a big part of a 1940s childhood. While American boys played Little League and Pop Warner football, British and German children were more likely to play soccer. While American and British children became Girl Guides, Girl Scouts, Campfire Girls, or Boy Scouts, it was compulsory for German children to join the Hitler Youth.
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2 Man Propeller Airplane Tin Toy, WWII Reproduction
$16.00Our 2 Man Propeller Plane is a reproduction of a tin toy made during WWII.
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American Ace Harmonica, WWII Reproduction
$18.00Our American Ace Harmonica comes in its plastic case.
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B17 Flying Fortress Airplane Tin Toy, WWII Reproduction US Army Air Force
$30.00Our B-17 Flying Fortress Plane is a reproduction of a tin toy made during WWII.
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Battleship España Tin Toy, WWII Reproduction
$15.00Our Battleship Espana is a reproduction of a tin toy made during WWII.
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Fifinella WASP Mascot, WWII Gremlin Stuffed Toy
$12.00This WWII Fifinella Gremlin Stuffed toy is a reproduction of the stuffed doll that was created by the Walt Disney company for the WWII movie “The Gremlins” by Roald Dahl.
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Gus the WWII Gremlin Stuffed Toy, Reproduction
$12.00This WWII Gus the Gremlin Stuffed toy is a reproduction of the stuffed doll that was created in the 1940s by the Walt Disney company for the WWII movie “The Gremlins” by Roald Dahl. -
Military Motorcycle Tin Toy, Reproduction
$16.00Our 1958 Harley Motorcycle Tin Toy is a reproduction.
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Planes Go Round Tin Toy, WWII Reproduction
$16.00Our Saturn Motorcylce with Sidecar is a reproduction of a tin toy made during WWII.
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Saturn Sidecar Motorcycle Tin Toy, WWII Reproduction
$19.00Our Saturn Motorcylce with Sidecar is a reproduction of a tin toy made during WWII.
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Sherman Tank Tin Toy, WWII Reproduction
$19.00Our Sherman Tank is a reproduction of a tin toy made during WWII.
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Zeppelin Aeronave Green Tin Toy, WWII Reproduction
$16.00Our Gree Zeppelin Aeronave is a reproduction of a tin toy made during WWII.
