Large Motorcycle Display 20th century

An oversized display case containing ten panels. of over 170 toys  including lead flats, lithographed tinplate, die-cast, slush molds, and cast-iron cycle toys motoring up and down stylized rolling hills with five houses and a painted backdrop of blue skies with white clouds and a single hot air balloon. The toys in this display span the time from the 1920s to the 1980s. Well-known toy manufacturers from Germany, United States, and Japan are represented including Marx, Hubley, and Nomura. 



Lengths range from 1 to 12 inches



Case dimentions are 192 x 31 x 43 inches.

Some wear and scratches to toys and case. Toys have been removed from case and must be reattached. Some toys have residue from being affixed to the display.
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