The 1920s saw the introduction of Raggedy Ann Doll, Teddy Bear, Crayola Crayons, and merely advancements of existing popular dolls, toys and drawing materials.

Pop Culture and technology exploded beyond the scope of everything anyyone else had ever seen, making it possible for anyone in the country to watch the same stars in film or listen to the same show on the radio or drive the same vehicle down the road.

The toys reflected this boom and for example die cast metal cars and the first mass produced model airplanes for young boys were spreading quickly, while the Raggedy Ann doll was introduced (1918) and became immensely popular before being surpassed by Madame Alexander dolls (1929). And let's not forget the novelty items that seem to stick around longer than anything else, such as the Yo-yo (also introduced in 1929), and mini-golf which first struck the tiny green lawns between shopping structures in 1926.

Popular toys in the 1920s were:
Pogo Sticks, Magic Slate and Duncan Yo-Yo.

Top ten 1920s toys

1920 value and price guide

What's your '1920' worth? Here are some recently sold items (UK):

Item Title Date sold Price
Wallwork Cast Iron Promo Leyland Titan Apr 2019 £ 2 850,00
Superb Large Doll Et Cie 512 1 Overtype Mar 2019 £ 1 220,00
Early Tippco Motorcycle Wind Up Tin Toy May 2019 £ 895,00
Trix Ho 21928 Rheingold 1928 Train Set May 2019 £ 742,20
Marklin Ho 26928 Rheingold 1928 Train Apr 2019 £ 700,44
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Dtray - October 3, 2015

Looking for info. On Parker brothers Mah-Jongg dated 1920.
►reply: If the set has the trademarked name MAH-JONGG on it, it's probably from the 1920s. Babcock sold his trademark to Parker Brothers, and Parker Brothers let the trademark expire after the craze died down. If it looks like this one it's worth around 125 USD.

Dhidalgo - February 2, 2012

I have a antique TN Open Touring Car Toy with wide fenders and lamps on the back fenders driven by one gooney looking driver and is battery operated. Help me please to identify so I can price for sale. Thank you