Vintage toy information Archives

14 Feb

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Lego Classic Space 1978-1987, Vintage toy information

Lego Classic Space collecting information

February 18, 2024
By K@VMS
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Introduction and overview of the Lego Classic Space theme Here you will find an overview of the most importent Lego Classic Space collecting information. Lego Classic Space is a series of lego models...

23 Jan

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Lego Classic Space 1978-1987, Vintage toy information

Vintage space lego – preparing before sale process

February 14, 2024
By K@VMS
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All classic space lego sets have gone through the following 10 step process before you can buy it from the website. You will not believe how bad a condition stuff can be in when received. Sometimes ju...

23 Nov

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Lego Classic Space 1978-1987, Vintage toy information

Vintage Lego classic space maintenance and storage

February 17, 2024
By K@VMS
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In this post I give you some advice on Lego classic space maintenance and storage. It may help you take care of your vintage lego in general and more specifically your Lego Classic Space sets. It is ...

05 Jul

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Vintage style, Vintage toy information

1500 items on Vintage Man Stuff – Celebrating with ALF

July 5, 2021
By K@VMS
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In celebration of the 1500th item added to VintageManStuff.com today (July 5th 2021) I awarded myself this piece of Vintage Man Stuff. It is an original ALF series puppet/Doll holding his stuff (2 mus...

16 Jan

Uncategorized, Vintage Manly Tools, Vintage Stuff Manmade, Vintage style, Vintage toy information

Vintage Stuff Manmade: Toy soldiers different molds

January 16, 2018
By K@VMS
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Different types of molds / casting moulds Around the 1970’s there were only a handful of mold makers, producing starter kits and series of molds. We will look into them more closely below: Zinnbriga...

26 Dec

Background Reading, Mancave ideas, Vintage Stuff Manmade, Vintage style, Vintage toy information

Vintage Stuff Manmade: Toy Soldiers

January 16, 2018
By K@VMS
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Winter 1970. Only a few channels on TV. Fireplace lit. You are 14 years old and finaly your dad is home for a longer period of time since business is slow due to bad weather. Out of nowhere your dad a...

02 Dec

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Toy Soldiers general history

December 13, 2017
By K@VMS
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There are lots of names for small figures that are used as a toy. The are being called mostly after the material they were made off. So we have the woden, paper and tin soldiers. Which are the oldest ...

03 Sep

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Nice finds: Theodor Krause boxed set of 15 Preussen

October 24, 2016
By K@VMS
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For your viewing pleasure an set of 15 cavalry soldiers from ancient Preussen, made by Theodor Krause from Germany around 1940. They are still in the original box and therefor in pretty good condition...