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Found this horse head on my fathers property in Tennessee. Looks as if it was maybe an old toy. Sitting with lots of fossils dating back to the Paleozoic era.

Maybe one of you can tell me something about this item. I'm 99% sure it is made of balsa. It came out of a place I have been picking. Great Grandpa was a WWI veteran. Grandpa was a WWII veteran. This was found with some of the Grandpa items. Was wondering if it was possibly a kit that was...

Hi! I have a small collection of dolls that I love for purely sentimental reasons. However I would really like to know where they came from or any other information on them. Would also love to hear why or how you became interested in dolls! Thanks in advance!

Does anybody know what company may have made this and about when. It is not lead but is a solid metal. Thanks as always for your help.

This morning I purchased over 30 model toy cars for $7. Most of them are Chevrolet. All different models with engines too. Most average about 7-8 in in length. Trailers too. Probably someone's collection. They are all in nice condition but completely coated in dust. I need to clean them so...

Found these two small figures while detecting a home built in 1940. They are metal (not sure what kind of metal) and about an inch tall and long. I do not know if they were game pieces or part of a collection of toy soldiers. Curious as to what their purpose was (game piece or toy), the...

Good evening, friends, John found a whole bunch of bullets in a hole about 16 inches wide and about a foot down. They are 1-5/16 inches long and 3/8 inches wide. Would anyone know an approximate date for these? I wonder why they were all together like that. He also found a cute sheep or lamb...

Hello everyone, I picked this solid brass canon a few weeks ago and I haven't been able to identify the maker or what kind it is yet. I am hoping someone on here can help me solve what kind of canon it is and or who made it. It weights about 4.5 pounds. The only marking's are on the legs by the...

I dug up this metal (lead?) toy soldier from a 1910 homesite in Indiana. The bottom of the figure is marked (I think) "Made in England." My questions include- 1- Does this represent a British soldier? 2- What war would this be depicting? (Most items found detecting were from the 1940's, but...

I found information on google that says Franz Carl Weber is a toy maker in Zurich. But I don't see anything that looks like this - not quite sure what this little man is or what he's used for -- Its pretty small and very light (about 2 3/4" tall x 2 1/4 width) looks hand carved & painted. I was...

I'm looking for some help to determine if I'm correct that this item is a toy cannon dating back I believe to the 1930's or 40's. I located a home/farmstead in Burlington, NJ, that was razed to make way for a park. The house/farm was built sometime prior to 1930 based on mapping and tax records...

Found this neat "Wyatt Marshal Earp" badge while metal detecting. 8-)

Hallo. I have searched the internet til my fingers were soar and I cant find these boats or anything like them anywhere! Can you help me? The way the numbers on the front of the boar works is that when you push the boat forwards on it's wheels the numbers starts spinning. When the boat stops...

Hallo. Well, all I can tell you about this is that it's made in Korea and that it work perfectly. His little feet are attached to the pedals and when you wind it up his little legs starts kicking and the bread delivery bicycle wroooms away. Can anyone tell me anything more about it and if you...

Had a very strong signal and got the clock movement housing and next to it was a car ignition switch cylinder also, go figure ! The round brass item looks like it could have had several uses. Started the hunt late today because of the heat and humidity so my hunt was even shorter than usual...

Hello, First time poster, long time reader. Just starting detecting last week and today discovered a toy soldier in my yard. I'm just not sure if I should leave it as is or try to clean off the corrosion. If I should clean it-- what should I use? Thanks for looking!

Two late 19th century toy boots made by the Akron Marble & Toy Manufacturing Co. Picked these up at a garage sale along with several other Civil War artifacts. They probably aren't worth very much but a dollar estimate would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I found this motorcycle toy and am trying to discover who made it and the year. There are no words or numbers on it for identification. I found it metal detecting on a farm in Illinois. Other toy cars where found dating from the 1950s - 1970s in the same area. Thanks! I can't find anything...

I went to a favorite former dump site in a wooded area where I can generally pull out at least one interesting item per hunt.. About 30 minutes in to getting eaten alive by mosquitoes I found a little spot with several targets .. After pulling out a lawn-mower blade, mason jar lids and about 15...

Hunted some yards today with my new detecting friend T. Jason Wright from Greenwood. managed to find a lead policeman toy (1930's?) 1918-S Wheat cent (which is one I needed) and a sterling silver ring. The ring has already found a home on my fiance's finger.

I have this really old cast iron toy for auction on ebay. I'm not sure much about it other than it is really old and the cop is removable from the motorcycle. I believe the starting bid is lower than it is worth but I would like to sell it. It would be great for any antique toy collector. Here...

Sorry for the repost, but I am not getting responses when I post things in bulk, so I am reposting my finds seperately. I found this piece of a gun in the woods in East Texas. Looking for info on if it is a cast iron toy gun or part of a real one.

I have an original, pre-WWII Marx mechanical toy, made in a Japanese factory before the war. "Pete the Parrot". Tin base, parts mostly metal and fabric, with plastic on the talons. It's in good shape, tho clearly old ( colors faded on fabrics). It takes batteries to run, though I don't...