Vintage Wind-Up Motorcycle with Sidecar Tin Toy by Schylling

Since the turn of the century (1900, not 2000), tools and techniques had been developed to make possible the mass production of toys. Since plastic had yet to be invented (I know, right?) toys were made out of wood, paper, cloth or metal. Some of the most popular toys were tin toys with powerful stamping machines cutting and forming their pieces out of printed sheets of tin.  

Sometimes considered old-fashioned or unsafe by today’s standards, tin toys were consistently the most exciting and realistic toys that cold be made. It was a time when a child’s imagination could be sparked by a simple toy, especially when your talking about a Wind-up Motorcyle Tin Toy WITH SIDECAR! by Schylling.

With the rapid introduction of plastic after World War II, this signaled the end for tin toys as we know it. Plastic toys were cheaper, safer and easier to produce so they flooded the market. Fortunately, a handful of factories kept the art of tin toys alive for future generations to enjoy.  

This Schylling Collector’s Series toy is designed and manufactured with the same care and attention to detail as the originals dating back to the early 1900s.  

The Schylling Collector Series preserves the tradition of the tin toy. Measuring 7.5" long, 5" tall and 4.5" wide, this Motorcyle with Sidecar Wind-up Tin Toy is a classic among classics and, for the true collector, continues to be a lasting memory of what toys used to be.