Judys Old Wood Toys

Welcome to the Web's Largest Resource
for
Antique Wooden Toys

Here you will find toy photos, toy company histories, and online Old Toy Shops where you can buy great old wooden toys. New information is being added daily. Now we have over 300 pages of wooden toys articles with more than 4,100 photos. Most of these articles were written by collectors and family members of the old toy companies. We now have the largest collection of Schoenhut circus photographs on the Web - and the best Humpty Dumpty circus identification guide too.

For this site, an old wooden toy is any push, pull, crib, or stand up children's toy made prior to 1950 and made primarily from wood. Most of the toys featured here were made between 1850 and 1950.

Our Toy Shops

Judith Lile's
Antique Toys
Schoenhut circus and Teddy Roosevelt items bought and sold. Click on my logo to
see my current inventory.

I buy collections.

Jim buys individual and collections of old wooden toys 19th century through WWII.

843-763-7549
843-860-6142 (cell)
jlsneed2@bellsouth.net

Click here to see toys for sale.

Restoration Services
We do restringing and cleaning of the Schoenhut circus, Jaymar, and other wooden toys. Prices range from $8.00 to $15.00 per item. Contact me for details. We have a list of recommended craftsmen for more extensive restorations. See all of our services here.

The Humpty Dumpty Circus

Humpty Dumpty Circus
Identification Guide

We have added 100s of new photographs from some of the best Humpy Dumpty circus collections.
Click here to enter the guide.

Join the Schoenhut Collector's Club.

Whether you collect Schoenhut wooden toys, dolls, rolly dollys, or the Humpty Dumpty circus, you'll want to join the Schoenhut Collector's Club and meet other collectors with similar interests.

The annual convention this year is in Annapolis, Maryland Oct 2-3, 2009.

For both membership and convention information click here.

Use of Photographs
The photographs in this Web site are protected under domestic and international Copyright laws. However, we often and generously grant permission for both commercial and noncommercial use of our own photos. Many of the photograph herein are not the property of the Web site but are being used with the permission of the owner.
Please contact Jim at jlsneed2@bellsouth.net concerning the use of any photographs.

New Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty circus articles

The Albert Schoenhut Alpine Mountain
	We have photographed Judith Lile's great Alpine "Mountain" made by Albert Schoenhut for a friend's children for Christmas in 1890. See these photographs and read Judith's history of this great wooden toy here.

Collecting the Humpty Dumpty circus
Thinking about collecting the Humpty Dumpty circus? Read our article to help you get a collection together without making too many mistakes. Read it here.

Delavan Circus
We have received quite a lot of historical information on the Delavan Humpty Dumpty Circus from the Seneca Falls, New York Historical Society. Read a history and see photographs of this beautiful Humpty Dumpty Circus from the 1950s by clicking here.

Humpty Dumpty Circus Catalog Photos and Illustrations
The Seneca Falls, New York Historical Society sent us over 50 scans of material given to Nelson Delavan when he acquired rights to the Humpty Dumpty circus. These fascinating images can be seen here.

O'Brien's "Collecting Toys" 12th Edition
is now shipping. Click on the cover at left to buy your copy from Amazon.com. Jim and I have an updated chapter on wooden toys in this edition. Karen O'Brien is the editor. There are 792 pages of old toy information.

Antique Toy Collections
The Pull Toy Professor has created a website with over 2,500 old toy photos from over 180 old toy makers. This new site has been years in the making and is growing daily. Company histories and over 1,800 pages of their catalogs are featured.
Click here for to visit this great site.

Antique Toy Books

We have a page with our recommended antique toy readings with ordering links to Amazon.com. We hope you will order any toy books you may want through this site as we are an Amazon.com associate and referral fees are used by us to support our wood toy research.

Schoenhut Toy Price Guide
A beautifully photographed price guide for the Schoenhut circus is now available for $10 postage paid.
Click here for details.

Toy Company Histories and Toy Lists
	We have histories for over 50 early wooden toy makers. Click here for a list.
	Mary Grishaver has a very nice publication available on the popular Wilson Walkies (ramp walkers). For more information click here.
	Ready to Fly Gliders Dave Pecota has written a fascinating article on Ready-to-Fly wooden gliders from 1915 to the 1950s. Dave has recently added some new information to his article. Read it here. Wood Trains Dave has also given us new articles about wood trains Read them here.
	Noah's Arks We have photos of many Noah's Arks from the 1800s and early 1900s. See them here.
	S. A. Smith Co. Family descendent Sanford A. Smith has written for us a new history of the famous American toy maker S. A. Smith. He has many photos of the old factories, catalog pages of their toys, and photos of toys and other items from his collection. Read his history here.

Collectors and Authors wanted!!
We are looking for other collectors who would like to participate in this Web site. We need photos, price lists, and articles on toy companies from before 1950. Click here for details.

* Please contact me (Jim) anytime as I am always interested your comments and questions. I will need an e-mail photo of your toy if you want some information about it.
* I sometimes buy toys and find buyers for your toy or collection.
* I will do restringing of Schoenhut circus and certain other toys (usually $10.00 - $15.00 each) and some repairs.
Be sure to indicate somehow in your email, a "Subject:" that is old toy related so I can tell it is not junk email.

Click here to E-mail Jim: JLSNEED2@BELLSOUTH.NET
Or call: 843-763-7549
843-860-6142 (cell)

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