Klein Paris in Soltau

Sep 6, 2020

Fernand Martin in Klein Paris After our recent visit to ‘Klein Paris’ in the special and unique Spielmuseum Soltau (www.spielmuseum-soltau.de), we would like to share our enthusiasm about the collection with you. On the other side of the main location of...

Missing Martin Found at Auction Osenat Fontainebleau!

Oct 21, 2018

On 14 October 2018, the Louis-Roland Neil collection was auctioned at the French auction house Osenat Fontainebleau. Thanks to a tip from an attentive collector, I studied the catalog more closely. And indeed it was offered under lot 377: ” Fernand MARTIN...

Again a Martin Surprise!

Aug 5, 2018

A week ago, an American collector from Martin Toys sent me a picture of a toy. It is a figure of a man with a metal ball in both hands. His looks show the pointed nose and the luxuriant head of hair! The waistcoat and tie are similar to the barber made by Fernand...

Rare Camion of Victor Bonnet

Feb 3, 2018

After Victor Bonnet took over the toy business from Flersheim in 1919 he makes, among other things, ‘Camion’ (no. 249). This is an open truck from the ‘Les Auto-Transports’ series. A fellow collector drew my attention to a different...

Jeu de Pêche a la Grenouille Sauteuse

Jan 7, 2018

Osenat Fontainebleau (Paris, France) In November 2017 a toy auction was held in France at auction house Osenat Fontainebleau. With seven lots of toys made by Fernand Martin, including a rare game that is known in our book without a photo: number 206 ‘Jeu de...