Toy tinplate 'DREADNOUGHT' battleship, made in Germany for the British market. This toy was made about 1906 or just after. HMS Dreadnought, launched 1906, was a powerful heavy-gunned battleship ...

This includes mechanical toys using a variety of drive mechanisms to power simple movements. Did you know? A rare steam-propelled toy tin-plate battleship sold for £76,000 in April 2012.