Tin Monkey in Beijing Nostalgic Shop: Tin Toys in Memory after 80s

On December 5, 2014, on Monday, the 62-year-old Huichengmen department store closed, and the old Beijingers were very reluctant. Where should I go to the old objects in the future? As everyone knows, some small shops hidden in the depths of Hutong are leading a fashion nostalgic style. Compared with the literary antiques that cost thousands of dollars, the old objects sold in these places are cheap and affordable, but they are full of fresh and natural and unique temperament. Whether it is the old-fashioned warm water bottle of the big peony flower, the iron frog that squats forward and squats, or the little yellow book that is curled up, the beautiful and durable old applique... These are not Long-standing memory fragments are becoming more and more precious. After reading this issue with me Go, you will find that the old objects that you have forgotten in the corner are very useful.

Tin monkey in Beijing nostalgic shop: Tin toy in memory after 80

Tin monkey in Beijing nostalgic shop: Tin toy in memory after 80

Featured goods: Of course, the metal toys we played when we were young.

Nanluoguxiang, which is ranked as the best in Asia by Time magazine of the United States, contains endless fashion and charm. The Tinothys, located at No. 45 Nanluoguxiang, just explains that nostalgia itself is a fashion element that never goes out of fashion.

Escape from the crowds of Nanluoguxiang, weaving the door into the store, bypassing a small screen wall that shows the hand, and it is a tin toy full of shelves. The top two layers are tall and mighty metal robots and large-scale metal cars. According to the store's introduction, they are all enthusiast-level collections, each selling at more than 1,000 yuan. Among them, the iron bus is a retro model in the early 1980s, which can mobilize the childhood feelings of 70 and 80. The middle two floors are full of dazzling, medium-sized tin toys, people, animals, robots, tricycles, motorcycles, cars, trains, planes, tanks, ferris wheel, carousel, and so on, all vivid, People can't put it down. Most of the two layers of tin toys are bought by customers and used as decorations. The price is around 100 yuan, and it is also the type most favored by foreign friends. The bottom layer of the display rack at your fingertips is some small and delicate iron animals, including frogs, chickens, ducklings, mice and so on. Prices are also very cheap, ranging from $10 to $20.

The four-year-old immersed in a dark green frog. Dad rushed to tighten the clockwork and gently patted the frog's back. The little frog slammed forward. The lively iron frog suddenly became the baby in the eyes of the child. "This is a leapfrog, don't look at it cheap, but to talk about the classic, but it is none other than it." The store's unhurried tone seems to be deliberately evoking the customer's interest.

The history of tin toys can be traced back to the 1930s, not only authentic Chinese manufacturing, but also authentic Chinese creation. The earliest manufacturer of tin toys was a canning factory in Shanghai. The raw material was the corner of the “tinplate” can. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the tin toys further developed, and gradually formed three types of clockwork tin toys, inertia tin toys and electric iron toys, more than 1,800 varieties. Due to the wide variety of tin toys, durable and low-cost, it almost monopolized the toy market from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. It was the favorite of the children at that time. This iron frog is the classic model of the first wholesale tin toy, which has a long history of 80 years. "We played these toys when we were young, but we didn't expect to meet again." After the 80s, Dad was obviously very satisfied with the iron frog. "There are memories."

GO prompt

Although the work of tin toys is getting better and better, parts such as iron edges and springs are still in danger of scratching children's hands or being swallowed. If you buy it as a toy, pay special attention to the presence or absence of burrs on the edges of the iron, whether the springs and decorative parts are easy to fall off.