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Further Details Title: Classic Country Toys Condition: New Subtitle: An Illustrated History of Americana ISBN-10: 1510756442 EAN: 9781510756441 ISBN: 9781510756441 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Format: Paperback Release Date: 06/09/2022 Description: A fascinating collection of classic country toys. In Classic Country Toys , Bruce Wexler takes us all on a trip down memory lane, and beyond, by providing an illustrated history of playthings with a country theme from 1880 to the present day. Here in clear, detailed color photographs are over 150 important landmark toys of all kinds—from Marx farm trucks, Buddy-L fire trucks, Tonka pickups, Howdy Doody dolls, Cabbage Patch Kids, Red Ryder BB guns, Fanner cap pistols, Tootsietoy cars, and Woodhaven and Ertl farm machinery through to modern classics like Dukes of Hazzard action figures and Woody from Toy Story . Through professional photography, each toy is featured in close-up detail to highlight its most special qualities, including the inventive ways the toys' young owners used them. All toys, from the collection of the World's Largest Toy Museum in Branson, Missouri, are guaranteed to help us recapture a cherished piece of childhood. At once a tribute to America's rural roots and a joyful reminder of how much one doll or toy can matter, this fascinating illustrated history will warm the hearts of toy-lovers young and old. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 165mm Item Length: 203mm Item Width: 13mm Item Weight: 431g Author: Bruce Wexler Genre: Architecture & Antiques Release Year: 2022 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.