Toys reflect attitudes over 20th century – and sell well in 21st

TOYS from before the First World War up to the 1970s met with an enthusiastic reception at Wallis & Wallis' (15% buyer's premium) specialist sale on June 14, few more so than a c.1912 Lehmann tinplate toy which raised something of an ethical question.

It was certainly rare - the more so for coming in its original box -- but the rather crude figure of…

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