Lehmann German Tin Toys - Identification incl. 700 Illustrations / Scarce Book

Description

Profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is a comprehensive guide to the history and identification of Lehmann vintage tin toys.
LEHMANN TOYS – More Than 100 Years Lehmann-Spielzeug
by
Jurgen and Marianne Cieslik, Ne Cavendish Books, 1982/1988.
Over 950 photographs and patent line drawings supplemented with in-depth descriptions, make this rare book an invaluable resource reference work for the identification of this early German-made tin toys.  The book covers by chapter:  History of the House of Lehmann; Toys and real Life: Acrobats, Explorers, and Relatives; Automobile Parade: Electric Vehicle to luxury Limousine; By Land, by Sea, by Air; Patents for all toys from Tins to ‘Adam’;  World-Wide Protection Against Imitations; Drive Mechanisms (Summary of patents); Trademarks; From idea to Finished Toy; Lehmann Toys: Survey and Guide to Identification; Lehmann Today: Expansion the Watchword; L.G.B. Line; and Postscript.  “One of the truly illustrious producers of tin toys has been the firm of Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk, founded in Brandenburg on the Havel and located in Nuremberg.  Last year the company celebrated a century in business, and this book is in some ways a celebration of that centenary.”  The profuse illustrations, the in-depth captions, and comprehensive narrative make this book an indispensable guide to the collecting of antique tin toys.
9” x 10.6” color imprinted hardback in very good condition.  220 pages.
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