TOYS on Your Christmas List?

Toys at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL in Havre de Grace include very collectible Western Figures.
Toys at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL in Havre de Grace include very collectible Western Figures and more.
SKY SOLO SET - metal planes - available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Havre de Grace MD
SKY SOLO SET - metal planes - available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Havre de Grace MD

Or maybe you’re looking for a couple of CLASSIC AUTOS or MATCHBOX
Models of Yesteryear!?!?

Storewide Sale thru Christmas Eve – SAVE 20% – Perfect Timing for Last Minute Gifts!

Dolls – Dolls – Dolls

Do you have a doll collector on your gift list? Or a youngster who just loves dolls and would be thrilled to have another one!?! We have an enormous collection of dolls – including Wizard of OZ Character dolls, Presidents’ Wives dolls, baby dolls, American Girl Dolls, angel dolls, and even Barbie Dolls.

Hard to find mini-Hess-Truck Collections

Mini-Hess-Truck-Collections are hard to find but we have some at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL in Havre de Grace.

Hess Miniature Trucks, released late Spring annually, are small-scale replicas of our previously released Holiday toys – a great way for fans to expand their collection.  So popular that they sell out every year, the items below from prior years are shown for historical reference and are not available

from HESS TOY TRUCK
Mini-Hess-Truck-Collections are hard to find but we have some at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL in Havre de Grace.

Lionel and American Flyer Model Trains – perfect gift for the train enthusiast

The Great Circus Train aand accessories - at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Havre de Grace MD

Looking for a bit of ‘Unusual’ for Holiday Gifts?

African birthing chair available at Bahoukas in Havre de Grace

Then look for these ‘horsey’ items – just too cute not to consider for the collector on your list or a child! Definitely ‘antiques’ and stunning pieces. 1940s Jockey and racehorse below are in great condition for their age!

Close up of 1940s stuffed toys - horse and jockey - at Bahoukas
1940s Trotalong MOBO riding horse - metal - available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL in Havre de Grace

The most well known toy is the BRONCO, the ride-on horse. It works by the rider sitting on the horse and pushing down on the stirrups, then releasing them and then the horse moves along. From 1947 to 1950 the Bronco could only be steered in a straight line, but in February, 1950 Magic Steering was introduced. This enabled the rider by pushing on either stirrup to move the horse in that direction. The Broncho was so popular that it stayed in production until 1971.

from MOBO HISTORY

Small Biz Saturday – books/magazines/Toy Trucks

HESS TRUCKS - 2022 MINI COLLECTION and many new regular-size trucks - all available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Havre de Grace
Nylint Trucks with smaller ERTL truck banks all at Bahoukas
Books available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Have de Grace - Golden Books, Classics, Military, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Cookbooks, and more
Wonderful assortment of magazines available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Havre de Grace MD
Books available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Have de Grace - Golden Books, Classics, Military, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Cookbooks, and more
Books available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Have de Grace - Golden Books, Classics, Military, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Cookbooks, and more
Books available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Have de Grace - Golden Books, Classics, Military, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Cookbooks, and more
Books available at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Have de Grace - Golden Books, Classics, Military, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Cookbooks, and more
Magazines and more at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUES in Havre de Grace

Vintage Toys – Just in Time for Easter

1960s Vintage Easter Toys

Luck Rabbit - a 1960s vintage toy, battery operated, he has a whistle and plays a drum. Comes with the original box.

A variety of vintage 1960s plastic toys - great for Easter.

1960s Selection of Vintage Easter Toys – plastic

Check out our McDonald’s Plates

McDonald's Plastic plate - Ronald McDonald character and Easter Bunny

Last – but so much fun – the battery operated Lion

Do You Wish for Simpler Toys

One of the joys of shopping in antique stores is finding some of those simpler toys where children play without electronics. Many love listening to a child playing “make-believe,” using their imaginations as they create their stories.

Although it’s been a while since we last posted, we have a wonderful assortment of books, games, and toys that encourage a child’s creativity while foregoing the screens and electronics! Many believe that a bit of boredom is actually good for a child’s development.

Here’s a gallery of some of the interesting children’s ideas available:

“Children are discoverers; they’re active,” she said. With simple toys, your child gets to use her imagination to build and develop. Instead of the toy telling your child what to do, your child commands the toy. Simple toys promote independence, creativity, critical thinking, and imagination. The more the toy does, the less your child is doing — both physically and mentally.

 Dr. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., clinical psychologist
From ROMPER

We encourage you to stop in and see if a book, game, or simple toy might be just what a youngster in your life might truly enjoy this summer!

And yes, we’re here and we’re ALWAYS watchin’ for ya! Stop by and we’ll help you find the items mentioned here! Happy Summer!

Christmas and SNOWSTORM?

Talk of Snow always makes the kids – and the kids at heart – look for their sleds. This beautiful wooden sled with metal runners might be just perfect. And if you want to feel safe (or just add a bit of warm comfort to your holiday), our HUGE selection of oil lamps will fit any decor.

A wonderful collection of oil lamps in all sizes to add to your holiday decor or to feel safe if a snowstorm affects your power grid.

And the 7th day is Christmas!

Yes, we’re on the countdown to the BIG day! And we’ve plenty to help you with your last-minute shopping. From your holiday decorating to your family and friends’ gatherings, we still have items to help you put the finishing touches on everything.

wonderful selection of Christmas decorations, dolls, stuffed animals
Items to decorate with or gift for Christmas
Lenox serving dishes
A variety of serving pieces (this is just one sample)
Sadly – this photo does NOT do justice to this amazing crystal glassware from Yugoslavia.

Green Team Honey

Honey from the Green Team of Havre de Grace
Local Honey – gift a gift of Havre de Grace!

So hurry in. It’s a beautiful day to be finishing up your last-minute holiday shopping. Remember, we have toys, games, and dolls galore – just to name a few things! We’re here – and most certainly, we’re watchin’ for ya!

Holly Hobbie and Bunnykins

Holly Hobbie is so much fun

From dolls to tea sets, trays to vases, plates, and more. From the photos, you’ll see we have a wonderful assortment – all in great condition.

Bunnykins

Vintage Royal Doulton Bunnykins children's dish sets

A cute variety of pieces from Royal Doulton Bunnykins! You must have a young one who would love a set. Or maybe a collector?

And check out this dollhouse!

Bayberry Cottage 1998 - beautiful condition
Bayberry Cottage by Dura Craft

This doll house is large and well-built. Stop by to check it out. We also have miniature furniture for it.

The holidays are upon us. 10 days from now is Christmas Eve. Hurry in and choose your gifts so you’ll have them wrapped and ready to place under the tree!

Besides toys, holiday decorations, and board games, we also have vintage tools, dishes, and many more collectibles. VISIT OUR BLOG for more ideas. And know that we’ll be watchin’ for ya!

Jewelry-Games-Toys-Videos-Books

Vintage toys and games

We have a huge selection of vintage and collectible cars, trucks, toys, and board games. If you’re looking for something unique, check us out.

Selection of Jewelry in all price ranges

Jewelry is one of the many collections available at Bahoukas. Plenty of variety in style and price. Don’t forget to look at the vintage holiday pins we have.

Unique Hand-Crafted Mosaic Chessboard Table Top

handcrafted mosaic chess table
created by our very own in-house artist, Barbara – a perfect Christmas Gift

Barbara has created several other mosaic gift items including holiday ornaments and wall hangings.

Video Selection – makes a great gift

variety of movie videos
A selection of Videos

Along with movie videos, we have a large selection of phonograph records: Christmas albums, jazz, bluegrass, country, classic, and plenty of rock and roll.

A great selection of Vintage Big-Little Books

A Big Little Book was typically 3⅝″ wide and 4½″ high, with 212 to 432 pages making an approximate thickness of 1½″. The interior book design usually displayed full-page black-and-white illustrations on the right side, facing the pages of text on the left. Stories were often related to radio programs (The Shadow), comic strips (The Gumps), children’s books (Uncle Wiggily), novels (John Carter of Mars) and movies (Bambi). Later books of the series had interior color illustrations.

from Wikipedia
selection of vintage Big-Little Books
selection of vintage Big-Little books

Remember, George is the ‘collector of collections’ which means we have something for just about everyone. Stop in and find a great stocking stuffer, holiday gift, or an addition to your own collection. We’re here. We’re watchin’ for ya!

Action Figures and more

Benefits of Play with Action Figures

Benefits of Play
Play isn’t all fun and games — it’s also an important teaching tool!

Creative Skills — When imaginations run wild, kids form unique ideas and find solutions to challenges

Communication Skills — Play lets kids exchange thoughts and information by speech, signals and actions

Social Skills — Playing with others helps kids deal with group dynamics, collaborate and compromise

from ToyAssociation.org

Have you ever wondered how action figures are created?

From the art work to the 3-d prototype and seeing the final figure!

Of course, we have many more categories for you to choose a great stocking stuffer or holiday gift for the kids or the collector! We’re hear and we’re watchin’ for ya! Stop by today!

Amazing collection of Star Wars Miniatures

Several boxes of Star Wars Minis

As George moved things around to make room for the 5 – yes 5! – truckloads of dolls that needed sorting and displayed throughout the store for Thanksgiving weekend, this wonderful collection of Star Wars Miniatures w/Stat Cards was discovered. We meticulously went through them to match cards with figures and now have a large box with scores of these minis in excellent condition.

This is a beautiful collection. It’s hard to believe that there were so many different characters and themes in the Star Wars Series. Fascinating! We also found a book of RULES:

Star Wars Miniatures - Rulles booklet

If you have a ‘Trekkie’ that needs something unique for his/her collection, do stop in and take a peek! Yep, we’re here and we’re watchin’ for ya!

Happy Thanksgiving and prepping for shopping

Celebrate with Gratitude

We first want to say how thankful we are for each and every person who has stepped into our store of collections! George – the ‘collector of collections’ – loves sharing his many finds and all the stories that go with them. We wish everyone a Thanksgiving filled with peace, love, and gratitude for all that we have. Remember, it’s not about quantity, but quality. Well, except for George – the collector! (chuckle)

It’s been George’s tradition to decorate the weekend following Thanksgiving. But this year, the hundreds of dolls he acquired meant that he had to move a lot of things around ASAP!!! So the windows are decorated a couple of days early – yes, thanks, Barbara. And Christmas can be spotted throughout the store.

25" tall Barbie in pink dress and long beautiful braid

Dolls – a 3.78 Billion Dollar Industry in 2021

So stopping by Bahoukas might just be worth your while. The dolls in the window are beautiful. The hundreds in our store – well, come see them. Check out the braid on this Barbie! WOW!

You won’t believe the dolls and doll furniture available. From tiny porcelain dolls to 2 ft + Barbies, baby dolls, and American Girl Dolls are just a few of the many waiting for someone to give them some love. Seriously, stop by and pick one (please). They are priced for the collector and to purchase for a special child in your life. Definitely something for everyone.

Add to this a wonderful selection of furnishings and accessories for your dolls that include well-made high chairs, table, rocking cradles, cribs, chairs, and more. Seriously this is one special collection.

Next add puzzles!

Here are a few of our very collectible puzzles. But we encourage you to check our TOY section for more.

Horses

What celebrates Holiday Gift Giving better than a horse figure? Here’s a sampling:

plastic collectible toy horse
My Favorite Horse - plastic collectible set of 4
plastic collectible toy horse

And for the ‘littles’ on your list

Fisher Price Tip To Turtle vintage toy
Fisher Price Tip Toe Turtle
Roly Poly Raccoon Fisher Price vintage toy
Fisher Price Roly Poly Raccoon

How About Ratatouille!

Ratatouille figure - Emile
Emile
Ratatouille Figure - Colette
Colette

Games – did I hear Games?

Well, we have a substantial selection of board games in our Toy Section plus these unique games for indoor fun:

Vintage Skill Ball Game
Skill Ball Game
Walt Disney Magic Kingdom vintage pinball game
Disney Pinball Game – Magic Kingdom

We are ready to help you with your Holiday Gift Purchases

Browse our blog for the hundreds of collections in the shop. Hopefully, this post gives you a glimpse of what’s available for the collector AND the kids on your list. We are here and, yessirree, we are excitedly waiting to show off our collections!

Remember, if you purchase $50 or more, you can fill out a raffle ticket for a chance to WIN a $100 HdG GIFT CARD – this weekend only!

Did We Mention Dolls?

Hundreds of Like-New Dolls Need Love

That’s right. George has acquired a huge assortment of dolls from the tiniest porcelain dolls to 25″ Barbies. Seriously, We do not know where he will put them all. Here’s a sneak peek at just the very tippy top of the iceberg of dolls-dolls-dolls!

That’s not all!

Some of the dolls have been put out on the floor. There are beautiful collectible dolls and dolls priced for kids to play with. And there are many more to come – hundreds!

In addition, by Thanksgiving weekend with “Plaid Friday” and Small Business Saturday, we’ll have Christmas Decor, wrapping paper, and even doll furnishings.

You just won’t believe what we’ll have. So stop in soon … then return as more dolls and Christmas decor gets put on the floor.

WOW – it’s most certainly beginning to feel like Christmas (and it’s not quite Thanksgiving yet)! You can be sure, we’ll be watchin’ for ya even if we are peeking over a box of dolls!!!

Do We Really Outgrow Our Love of Dolls?

Dolls for Every Child (young or old)

Some will want to play with them while others will want to collect them and keep them on a shelf. No matter what you decide, we have some stunning dolls available.

There are many benefits to playing with dolls. These benefits include encouraging imagination, developing motor skills, fostering a sense of caring, boosting independence, teaching empathy, helping with social development, encouraging communication, providing a sense of belonging, creating opportunities for pretend play, and helping children deal with emotions. So if you’re looking for a toy that will promote your child’s development in multiple ways, consider investing in a doll. They will thank you later in life.

from AnnMarieJohn.com

Considering the many changes that have occurred since the pandemic, possibly a doll might be a perfect gift this year. Let’s encourage more child’s play and a little less screen time. Think of the benefits!

Dolls, of course, or great collectibles. You probably know someone who has a beautiful collection. And don’t forget that dolls can bring comfort to someone in a nursing home, especially those dealing with dementia.

No matter what the reason, we have a most wonderful selection of dolls. So look over your holiday gift list and see if someone might appreciate one of them. Maybe you? And yep, we’re here and we’ll be watchin’ for you. We would love to show you our collection of collections!

5,000 Coonskin caps a day

Did you know that at the height of Crockett-mania, coonskin caps were selling at 5,000 a day! Do you still have yours?

Do You Know the Name of Davy Crockett’s Horse?

ALWAYS look UP when you’re in our shop! Otherwise, you’ll miss some fine collectibles!

Davy Crockett canteen – Wild Frontier Trail Canteen
Great interview from the adult children of Fess Parker

Coonskin caps were originally worn by some American Indians as a traditional article of clothing; however, European pioneers that settled in the Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina regions in the 18th and 19th centuries adopted it as their own and wore them as hunting caps. Even Benjamin Franklin, in his trip to Paris as Ambassador to France, wore a cap as a symbol of patriotism. Its rough-hewn look has become an iconic part of the American frontiersman’s image.

from National Museum of American History

walking stick gifted to
Benjamin Franklin in France.
Note that the top represents
his iconic fur hat.

courtesy National Museum of American History

Did You Know About Franklin? (the possible state)

Crockett was born on August 17, 1786, in what is now eastern Tennessee. At the time, however, many of the region’s residents considered themselves citizens of the so-called state of Franklin, a breakaway territory that had declared its independence from North Carolina two years earlier.

from 10 Things You May Not Know About Davy Crockett

Fess Parker: Davy Crockett or Daniel Boone

Actually, Fess Parker played both and quite often we confuse the two. Well, you might enjoy this short video.

So dig out that ole coonskin cap and come in to Bahoukas Antique Shop and take the time to LOOK UP, down, and all ’round for some amazing collectibles! Yep, we’ll be watchin’ for ya!

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