Tin toys are a testimony of another era, being manufactured at the beginning of the nineteenth century, when the first factories that worked tin were born, first in the 1830’s in America and then in Europe from 1913 in Germany.
Tin toys were much cheaper than handcrafted toys made of wood or other materials, and therefore their manufacture took off very quickly. But nevertheless in modern times, the ancient figure of the horse remained to accompany children's games, in the many forms in which it was produced. Spring horses, small models.
Tin toys began to disappear during the Second World War and today they remain a memory of passionate collectors and a splendid one at that for all those who had the pleasure of playing with them.