Rubber Toy Vehicles: Identification & Value Guide

By Dave Leopard

Rubber toy vehicles seemed to suddenly appear on the scene in dimestores in 1935 and almost as suddenly disappear in 1955, when American-made plastic toys became much more affordable. These... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574323326
• ISBN13: 9781574323320
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Collector Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A Fantastic Collector Resource

This book is lavishly illustrated with wonderful photographs of rubber toy cars, trucks, ships, planes, trains, tractors and farm implements. It is filled with detailed information on the principal United States manufacturers of rubber toys, as well as some from Europe and South America. For the new and experienced collector or just general reading, it is a fanastic resource. I love it -- and have two so I will always have a spare!

Blast from the Past!

While not a toy collector, I was interested in refreshing my memory in search of toys from my youth. This book certainly was a blast from the past and an enjoyable read/flip through. Undoubtedly Leopard is the expert on the subject. There were some fantastic ancient photographs of the toys actually being made, as well as some super original advertisements. The brief history of the companies was interesting and useful, though centered more on Auburn, but that is probably the company most collectors will be interested in. I've had trouble in more exact dating of these toys, and while the book did have some pieces dated, and did offer an overview of dating of rubber toys (Auburn in particular), I wish there had been more. The book is about rubber toys, which were phased out in the 1950's. In auctions I find that dealers mingle the words rubber and plastic freely, so I would have liked to have seen a few plastic Auburn toys just to help with the dating. Never-the-less, it is ground breaking and the best book that I have found on the subject. I would love to see another book by the author take up where the rubber toys left off.