Lot #28: 1:12 Vintage 1960s/70s Miniature Toy & Novelty Lot - Japan & Hong Kong

vintage mid-century miniature toys, novelty trinkets, game pieces, and curiosities. Gathered from an estate collection, these pieces perfectly encapsulate the nostalgic charm of 1950s–1970s dime-store novelties and prize box treasures. This lot features a wonderful variety of materials including injection-molded plastics, turned wood, brass, and glass. Lot Highlights & Markings: • Authentic Vintage Origins: Multiple pieces feature clear vintage country-of-origin stamps, including the red peg cases stamped "JAPAN" and the miniature fried egg novelty stamped "MADE IN HONG KONG". pocket compass is also marked "JAPAN". • Miniature Replicas & Novelties: Includes a vintage miniature Coca-Cola can, a tiny novelty glass "Elixir" bottle with its paper label intact, an orange-and-white plastic turtle, a spider charm, a miniature smoking pipe, and a folding pocket magnifier. • The "Occupied Japan" & Post-War Export Era: After World War II and moving into the 1960s, Japan became the world's leading producer of high-quality tin and small plastic novelty toys. Collectors highly prize Japanese-stamped miniatures because they represent a specific golden era of toy manufacturing before production shifted heavily to other regions. • Hong Kong Plastic Boom: The "Made in Hong Kong" stamp tracks the late-1960s and 1970s boom of hard-plastic injection molding. These items are fiercely collected today as "vending machine toys" or "dime-store premiums." Pickup category timeslot {A}