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March 6, 2012 By 10 Comments

Report from the Washington Antique and Collectible Toy Show

Washington Antique and Collectible Toy Show - Dunn Loring, VA

This past weekend I went to the Washington Antique and Collectible Toy Show. That’s a pretty lofty name for this show, since it was held in a local fire station and had maybe 20 vendors. The show is held a couple of times a year but this was the first time I have ever been to it. It’s a pretty safe bet that I will be returning to this show in the future. There were some really nice items for sale, and all the vendors I spoke with were friendly and their prices were fair.

Washington Antique and Collectible Toy Show - LEGO

This LEGO vendor had the best (and probably only) booth for kids. My sons filled buckets with pieces they picked out of a couple of large bins. Needless to say, my truck-loving 4-year-old ended up with a bucket filled with nothing but tires.

Washington Antique and Collectible Toy Show - Dunn Loring, VA

I found a few neat items for my collection as well. I seem to be buying a lot of Lone Ranger items these days, in the hopes that we’ll see a resurgence in the popularity of the masked hero with the new Johnny Depp movie in the works.

TimMee Galaxy Space Team Spaceman toy figure

I was also thrilled to find that large TimMee spaceman. I have a bunch of the smaller sized figures, but have been looking for one of those larger ones for awhile.

Washington Antique and Collectible Toy Show - 1966 batmobile aurora NPP

The Batmobile is a 1966 Aurora car with the National Periodical Publications stamp on the bottom, and will look great on my vintage Batman shelf.

Overall, the show was a lot of fun and the next time it rolls into town, I will be first in line to see what treasures are waiting to be discovered.

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  1. kngfu says

    March 6, 2012 at 11:09 am

    Great haul. I had those LONE RANGER figures and Batmobile too.

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  2. Paxton Holley says

    March 6, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Yeah, the Lone Ranger figs (CARDED!) are a nice find. I enjoy these toy show reports, Brian.

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    • Brian says

      March 6, 2012 at 2:53 pm

      Thanks, Pax. I enjoy going to these toy shows. 😉

      Reply
  3. Jboypacman says

    March 6, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    Dude you have all the best shows your way! We have nothing like them here in Michigan.

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  4. Russell says

    March 7, 2012 at 8:09 am

    Nice catch!

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  5. John says

    March 18, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    Wish I had shows like this by me. I still have my Lone Ranger and Silver. Mine are not carded any longer though. I really liked that series of action figures. Wish I had more of them. Great score. Nice Batmobile. I don’t know how many of those Aurora Batmobiles I had as a kid. Wish I still had at least one.

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    • Brian says

      March 18, 2012 at 2:47 pm

      The seller had three of those Batmobiles and each of them had a different maker’s logo on the bottom. I picked the Aurora one, which was luckily in the best condition.

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  6. gijoe says

    July 23, 2012 at 1:32 am

    how much did you pay for the batmovil?

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    • Brian says

      July 23, 2012 at 8:39 am

      I think I paid $20 for the Batmobile.

      Reply
  7. Cal says

    February 8, 2013 at 11:56 am

    I usually go to this show and received their flyer announcing the coming shows. I have not received one yet for 2013 and would like to know if anyone knows the date which is probably in March again. I also need to get in contact with the organizers as I would like to be a vendor this year.

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