Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Vintage Toys – A Timed Auction on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 10:30 am PST. Offering over 195 lots from America, Europe, and Asia, the sale features an extensive selection of classic playthings, miniature sewing machines, and early mechanical aviation items.
A prominent feature of this auction includes select property from the SFO Museum, offering both aviation-related items and vintage collectibles. The sale highlights a rare Steiff mohair camel pull toy, circa 1908, with provenance from Christie’s South Kensington, alongside a pair of Steiff lion stuffed animals. Sewing enthusiasts will discover a selection of vintage miniature hand-crank and child’s sewing machines from the Estate of Gloria Hebert, including Singer Model 20 Sewhandy units and a Betsy Ross Deco-style machine. Collectors of vintage aviation toys will also find an array of mid-century and reproduction pieces, including pullback jets, gliders, aerodrome airport sets, Zeppelins, and limited-edition Paya Hidroavion Plus Ultra flying boats.
In addition, there is a wide selection of other toys, mostly vintage: vehicles (cars, trucks, fire trucks, tractors, a Jeep – plus several French Meccano / Dinky Toys); motorcycles and riders; robots; rockets and space-related toys; trains (locomotives, cars, and sets); boats (yachts, steamships, battleships, a flying boat, and a rowboat); Monumental Miniatures building blocks; butterflies; toy soldiers and military vehicles; barnyard noisemakers; lawyer and judge figures, and more. Completing the sale are groupings of wire and felt dolls, wireframe vehicles, and several rocking horses.
In accordance with professional museum standards established by the American Alliance of Museums, all deaccessioned SFO Museum items are being offered to optimize collection focus and storage capacity; sales proceeds are held in trust for future acquisitions for the San Francisco Airport Commission Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum. For more information, visit: sfomuseum.org.
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