YUKIO SHIMIZU

EDICIÓN TRILINGÜE: INGLÉS / FRANCÉS / ALEMÁNA colourful medley of childhood dreams and longings from times pastWho hasn't had one of these in their hands, at least as a child - the tin aeroplanes and ships, the clockwork robots or the big American limousines?Contained in the toy cupboards that housed such tin toys was a colourful medley of many childhood dreams and longings.Now that computer games have come to stay, tin toys have become obsolete for today's children. For those of us who remember them from times past, these tin toys can transport us back to our childhoods; they call up a vision of a time we thought we had already forgotten. They also bear witness to history; they have survived wars and crises, and tell us something of the fashions, colors and tendencies of their times.

Edición trilingüe: Inglés / Francés / AlemánThis ICON title will be of special interest to anyone fascinated by early space travel and technology, those who simply want to wax nostalgic about a bygone era of their youth, and of course to collectors and fans of 50s and 60s tin toys. The roots of todays toys can be seen in these precursors, notably in the early transformer robots.Taken from collector Teruhisa Kitaharas vast collection, which is on display in many museums in Japan, the robots and spaceships featured here are quite rare and give a wonderful overview of this era in the history of toys. A must for any toy lover!