About our happy childhood to this day resemble Christmas toys, which many now adorn Christmas trees. But not everyone knows that these toys are mostly considered antiques and can cost a lot of money.
Of course, in the price - the rarest and most whole toys of the 40-70-ies. And here we will show what kind of toys these connoisseurs of beauty and collectors are ready to give a tidy sum without hesitation.
1. New Year's abstraction.
Such abstract icicles, airplanes and pendulums have recently attracted collectors, so they have risen in price by almost 2 times.
2. Christmas decorations.
Beads for a Christmas tree - a big rarity today. On modern holidays they were replaced by tinsel and rain. But the real connoisseurs of the warmth of the holiday of the departed childhood, with great pleasure will buy such ornaments and will offer an amount several times higher than their real value.
3. Antique lighting.
Today we are accustomed to seeing on the Christmas trees the same type of diode flashlights, blinking with different colors and speed, but during the Soviet times, a different approach was taken to the lanterns on the Christmas tree. Therefore, such a beautiful garland looks just like a work of art, for which it is worth paying a lot of money.
4. Symbols of the USSR in price.
Collectors are eagerly searching for airships with Soviet symbols and balls with a communist red star. Such toys are not uncommon, but for their good condition, true connoisseurs will pay a double sum.
5. Lovely house.
Huts with a snow-covered roof - this is exactly what you can help out with a tidy sum.
7. Clothespins with decor.
Toys on clothespins in the form of various figures were issued in small batches for a certain period of time, so today they are considered relatively rare. If their state is satisfactory, then you can easily earn extra money. Look, did not something fall about in the grandmother's trunk. For example, for such a Red Riding Hood, the seller can ask at least 1,500 rubles.
8. Watch for the Christmas tree.
Strange as it may sound, but today Soviet Christmas toys in the form of hours are in price. Despite the fact that there are quite a lot of them, collectors are ready to pay for them, as they differ in design and color scheme.
8. The most expensive of the cheapest materials.
You will be surprised, but the most expensive Christmas-tree toys are considered to be such handmade dolls of corrugated paper and cotton wool. These dolls were among the first to appear on New Year trees in the USSR. Today they are very rare, because they are made of materials that are not stored for a long time, unlike glass or plastic. Their price starts at an average of 4-5 thousand rubles.
9. Valuable locomotive.
Not far away in price, these are the locomotives of the 1940s made of cardboard with a silver coating, a Communist star and the inscription "Steam Engine I. Stalin." These toys were released in limited edition, and until now they have been kept very little.