Krivo's Antique Corner: Tin Toys 19 May 2026

Before video games, batteries and plastic gadgets took over childhood, there were tin toys. Colourful, noisy, beautifully made and powered by springs, friction or imagination alone. Tonight on The Nightline, Krivo opens the toy box on the golden age of tin toys, from wind-up trains and robots to classic cars, space toys and old carnival novelties that once filled shop windows and Christmas mornings across Australia. Why have these vintage treasures become so collectable? Which brands and styles are now worth serious money? And why do so many people feel such powerful nostalgia the moment they hear the click of an old wind-up mechanism? A warm and fascinating trip back into childhood memories, collecting culture and the lost magic of old-fashioned play. www.krivos.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.