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The world of tin and other metal toys is new to us. Often, we find them and get them for their patina, color and design.  They speak to us and bring us back to when our kids were younger. We love finding them.

I have 2 sons,and my older one loved cars and trucks.Bordering on obsession (I wonder where he got that from) we spent hours watching construction sites and traffic jams. Living in NYC,we hardly made it a block without stopping to observe.That time spent watching was invaluable and has translated to a minor obsession of mine.

I found these at a garage sale upstate and knew I wanted them.
Some are Marx toys, which are highly collectible, 
http://www.marxtoymuseum.com,
others are tootsie toys, also very collectible. Either way,like the bottles, we go with our gut and really choose what we like, collectible or not.