Francis Facciolo toy store catalog and price list collection
Scope and Contents
The Francis Facciolo toy store catalog and price list collection consists of catalogs and price lists from suppliers and vendors from across the world, primarily specializing in military toys and race cars.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1988 - 2000
- Creation: 1929 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
CWW Toys, Inc. operated a retail store in New York City from 1988 to 2000. The store, Classic Toys, was first located in Soho and then moved to Greenwich Village in New York and specialized in collectible toys, in particular toy soldiers and toy and model vehicles. Classic Toys sold both new and antique toys.
Extent
12 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The majority of the collection was acquired in 2001, with ongoing accruals.
Processing Information
Lydia Tang processed this collection in 2019-2020, adapting an initial inventory and descriptions by Randy Scott.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Francis Facciolo toy store catalog and price list collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Lydia Tang and Randy Scott
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository