Collectors Quests is a space for sharing the joy of collecting antique and vintage toys...
It’s a destination for collectors in search of antique and vintage toys for sale, as well as interesting content about toy history.
This project represents the next phase in the evolution of a lifetime collection of vintage toys, eclectic antiques and memorabilia, which have been amassed over 40+ years by avid collector and vintage enthusiast, Howie (How) Meyer.
Now, Howie is sharing this collection and passion with other like-minded people, as well as those new to the subject. As the collection continues to evolve, part of that will include selling off many of these collectable toys in our vintage toy shop.
WHAT’S IN THE COLLECTION?
The primary focus of this eclectic collection is vintage toys of the early to mid 20th century. Some areas of the collection include, but are not limited to: slot cars; clockwork cars & figures; tin litho wind up toys; diecast & pressed metal cars, trucks, planes & other vehicles; ice cream & delivery trucks; construction, army & emergency vehicles; vintage space toys & robots; circus-themed toys; tin lithographed beach pails & spinning tops; tin lithographed vintage lunch boxes; western toys; vintage plastics; Disneyana; and many more categories.
With Howie’s wide array of interests and fascination for oddities, there are many sub-collections in addition to the primary collection, such as: late 19th to early 20th century sewing notions, including rarely seen figural tape measures; New York World’s Fair 1939 souvenirs and other New York memorabilia; Advertising, TV and comic characters collectibles; WWI and WWII propaganda and Victory Bonds posters, as well as WWII anti-Axis paraphernalia.