Down a 'spooky corridor' we come to a case of 20th-century tin toy animals, there because, randomly, they might enjoy life on a treasure island.

In the 1960s cheaper plastic and new government safety regulations ended the reign of tin toys.

Tin toys were larger scale - in the neighborhood of 1:24 to 1:18.

Likewise, so-called tin toys are usually made of steel, and may have a coating of tin to inhibit rust.

Changing tastes, lower-priced competition from other countries, and increasingly aggressive toy safety regulations all led to a massive downturn in the demand for tin toys.