EXCEPTIONAL 1957 TOYS CATALOGUE.
Item Description
8.5x11” Pittsburgh, PA wholesale distributor J.A. Williams Co. catalogue with 214 numbered pages but page count does not include the many additional insert pages and multi-page catalogues for various companies so actually closer to 300 pages. An exceptional reference for toys available in 1957 with all major companies featured. The numbered pages which feature hundreds of photos are mostly b/w while most of the inserts are in full color. These inserts include Lincoln Logs, Hubley, Tootsietoy, Andy Gard, Gong Bell, Daisy, Erector/Gilbert, Murray Bicycles/Riding Toys, Nichols, Tinkertoy, Plasticville, etc. Other companies featured in this catalogue include Milton Bradley, Hasbro, Doepke, Tonka, Marx, T.T. Cohn, Ideal, Rempel, Hartland, Knickerbocker and many others. Features games, dolls, robots, wind-up toys, vehicles, guns, battery toys, much, much more. Many character-related items for TV shows, Disney, comic characters, etc. A few items of note are: Mickey Mouse with xylophone and Party Pluto wind-ups, remote controlled drumming Mickey Mouse, Mr. Atom robot, Groucho Marx You Bet Your Life game, Roy Rogers Ranch lantern, J. Fred Muggs and Rin Tin Tin dolls, Dragnet car, Roy Rogers stagecoach, chuck wagon and trailer sets, promo cars, Gene Autry guitar, Howdy Doody uke. Heavy cover wear with creases and staining. Cover Good. Few of the first and last pages also have some moisture staining but for the most part contents remain clean with just typical light margin aging. Contents overall VF. One of the best and most extensive 50s toy catalogues we’ve seen.