Arcade Cast Iron McCormick Deering *SOLD*

Arcade Cast Iron McCormick-Deering for sale

What a beautiful and classic American cast iron toy!  This particular example of the McCormick-Deering “spreader” was made by Arcade toys of Freeport, IL.  The toy is quite impressive in person and comes with horses that are attached to the front wheels and turn in unison.

Condition appears to be excellent, but we can not be sure of the blue seat.  It has a hand painted quality, but that may have been from production, or from a replacement.  The beautiful Arcade sticker is still intact.

The toy is a gem.

Arcade Mfg. Co. Freeport, Illinois
1868 – 1946
Founder: E.H. and Charles Morgan
Specialty: First made toys and coffee mills and then moved to a new site in 1893 (after fires, financial issues, and renaming from Novelty Iron Works). Arcade toy catalogs appear to start at 1902. As late as 1939, Arcade`s toy line included over 300 toy items. Yellow Cab was their first successful toy. Andy Gump in 348 and Chester Gump in His Pony Cart were other popular toys for collectors. Arcade also made toy banks, doll house furniture, and cast-iron penny toys.