This section was originally intended to cover early pressed glass toys or miniatures such as the child's cup in the lower left (with a quarter next to it to provide size perspective). These toys were made by many glass manufacturers, but most notably the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.

However, given the advent and popularity of the advertising collectable -- such as Taco Bell's Star Wars paraphenalia pictured left and below -- this category has expanded to cover other toy items.

As an active collector of glass miniatures I come across other interesting toys, both antique and advertising collectable, that will be listed here. In the past we've had antique lead soldiers and baseball players, 1960s plastic vehicles, and more (and yes, far too many fast food collectables, including beanie babies, because once upon a time, the mrs. thought those, too, were "cute"). Please check back regularly for new listings.

All HISTORIC VIEWS purchases are on an approval basis. If you are dissatisfied with the condition of any item, HV will refund the purchase price, provided that a request is made within 7 days of receipt of your order and the items are returned in the same condition that HV sent them.  Of course, everything is guaranteed to be authentic and of the period. Good karma is always a priority at