Clockwork devices were popular right up until motors and electronics proved far more capable in just about every way. However, there’s something charming about a device you can wind up to make it do ...

A tin toy and its original illustrated box made in 1911 sold recently at a Bertoia toy auction in New Jersey for $12,000. The price was more than twice the low estimate. The clockwork toy is a boy ...

The 7-inch-tall toy sold for $12,000, no doubt because it told part of the story of the famous theft. A tin toy and its original illustrated box made in 1911 sold recently at a Bertoia toy auction in ...

This 7-inch-tall clockwork toy sold for $12,000, no doubt because it told part of the story of a famous theft; it was made soon after the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre.