A Bargain for Martin Collectors
On January 10, 2017 on Ebay USA an unusual lot was sold. It was a toy of Fernand Martin, named ‘L’ Eminent Avocat’. In our book “Fernand Martin Toymaker in Paris’ is it, with several variations, shown on p. 146-147. The description of the seller was:...‘Le Jeu de Massacre’
Two years after our publication of ‘Fernand Martin, toymaker in Paris’ we, Arthur Verdoorn and Lourens Bas, were very happy and surprised to read an article in The Antique Toy World of December 2016. Renaud Fournier described the discovering of ‘Le...L’Autopatte by Flersheim
Recently I saw on Ebay a perfect L’Autopatte for sale. This one was not made by Fernand Martin but by Georges Flersheim, one of his successors after 1912. The box is exactly the same as the box Martin made and even has the ‘FM’-mark on it but the toy...Picture of a French street vendor selling Martin-toys
This picture shows ‘La vendeuse de jouet’ a French lady selling toys of Martin in the open air, around 1900. From left to right you see: Le Pochard, Le Chinois, La Blanchisseuse, Le Faucheur, Ma Portiere, Le Gai Violoniste, L’Homme de Corvée, Le...Fernand Martin, Toymaker in Paris 1878 - 1912
English edition ISBN 9789082200508
246 pages and 700 photos
Size: 28,5 x 28,5 cm
Hardcover
A video-DVD is added showing over 50 animated Martin figurines.
