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A person who has found some old wooden toys might wonder about how much money he or she might be able to make from selling these toys. In order to estimate how much old wooden toys might be worth, a person can:

• Determine the toy’s age – For the most part, handmade wooden toys were made before the 1850s. In the middle part of the nineteenth century, advancements in technology allowed companies to begin to make toys with machines. If an old toy is in good condition, it could be worth some money.

One of the ways that a person can better determine the age of a wooden toy is to look for clues on the toy. For example, after 1870 many of the toys produced in the United States were trademarked. Check the toy to see if there is a trademark or patent number included on the toy or on its box. If there is one, there is a good chance that they toy was manufactured sometime after 1870.

• Look at old catalogs – There are Web sites that include a look back on yesteryear by including old catalogs that include many of the popular toys from the era. By checking through these catalogs, a person may be able to get a better idea for what time period the wooden toy he or she found was produced in.

• Old or antique – There sometimes is a fine line between an old wooden toy and an antique wooden toy. The easiest way to differentiate in between the two is to understand if anybody wants it. A rare, interesting wooden toy can garner interest from collectors, however a toy that simply is old probably will not.

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