During the rebuilding of Japan after World War II, a Japanese toy designer took a discarded tin can and molded it into an intricate model car. Just inches in length, it created a phenomenon in the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A drivable yellow and red two-door 1959 Buick Le Sabre (outrageous cantilevered fins) would cost less and be easier to find than the spot-lit specimen on exhibit at Japan ...

"One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation." -- The Dreamfinder, of Journey into Imagination fame, in the song "One Little Spark," written by the Sherman brothers It's amazing ...

Don't worry about having to memorize the phrase, "Klaatu barada nikto," in Kevin Hardy's house, because Gort isn't there. Not that Hardy wouldn't pounce on the chance to place a bid if Gort ever ...

Children’s toys reflect life, so it is not surprising that many of the battery-operated toys made in Japan just after World War II represented Americans doing their jobs. The Japanese used scrap metal ...

Tin toys, especially those that picture everyday life, are popular with today's collectors. Political, social, women's work and other themes inspired toy makers. Many early toys were made of very thin ...

The Japan Society in New York has an unusual exhibit featuring a collection of Japanese tin toys from the early post-WWII period. It’s called “Buriki: Japanese Tin Toys from the Golden Age of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This cardboard box for a Moon Rocket ...

Use one of the services below to sign in to PBS: You've just tried to add this video to My List. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. You've just tried to add this ...

NEW YORK -- In times of peace, according to the prophet Isaiah, the nations will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. But a delightful exhibit at the Japan Society ...

Because the 19th-century Industrial Revolution resulted in new technology and the creation of a middle class, the invention of tin toys was possible and profitable. Earlier toys had been made of wood, ...