Posts Tagged ‘metal’
Cast Iron Tow Trucks and Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! The toys are smiling back at you this tough 2020, and we love our cast iron tow trucks. Off to the far left we can see the giant Arcade Mack truck with steel wheels. As we go one right, we see another Arcade, a Red Baby Tow in…
Read MoreTom Sehloff Cast Iron Cars and Toys
We recently experienced a renaissance for cast iron toys, and you may not recognize it. The early Pratt & Letchworth and Ives production ceased over 100 years ago. Hubley and Arcade cast iron production ended around 80 years ago. Afterwards, we had another all American and prestigious maker to be aware of — Sehloff…
Read MoreDent Cast Iron Cars and Trucks
Through good fortune as of late, we have been able to enjoy toys made by the American cast iron company Dent. Dent’s history is one of preciseness, success, and then an end to the toy production. Dent Hardware Co. Fullerton, Pennsylvania 1895-1937 ( continued to manufacture cold storage hardware until 1937). Founder: Henry H. Dent, with…
Read MoreHubley Cast Iron Toys
The Hubley Manufacturing Company was first incorporated in 1894 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by John Hubley. The first Hubley toys appeared in 1909 and were made of cast-iron, with themes that ranged from horse-drawn vehicles and different breeds of dogs, to tractors, steam shovels, horses, banks, and guns. Hubley’s main competition in the early years was Arcade as well as a bit from A.C. Williams.
Read MoreCast Iron Toys
Collecting cast iron toys have been mostly associated with American toy collectors. As such, I wanted to assemble some cast iron toy photos for everyone and to make the site more popular with search engines. Here are some highlight photos to share. You will notice the wide variety of shapes and sizes. Prices tend to…
Read MoreCast Iron Toys and Antique cast iron
Cast iron toy and Antique cast iron collecting Cast iron toy collecting seems to consistently create a love hate relationship. Love them for beauty; hate them for rarity. Love them for the history; hate them because the historic ones don’t get offered for sale often. Love them for their craftsmanship; hate them when you get…
Read MoreToy Restorations. Do I do an Antique Toy Restoration? Cast iron and tin thoughts.
Toy Restorations. Do I do an Antique Toy Restoration? Cast iron and tin thoughts. Do you need a toy restoration? Should I restore a toy? How do I restore my toys? My response, probably not, probably not, and consider just preserving it as-is. Do you need a toy restoration?– I would argue ‘No’ for 90% of the…
Read MoreArcade Taxi with Number 9
Here we go again with another interesting Arcade cast iron find. This time the taxi has “No. 9″ marked on the door and is also a custom run. The unearthed toy came from Florida of all places. It also came with a postage stamp commemorating the toy in the early 2000’s. More details to come,…
Read MoreAntique Tin Toy Plane by Modern Toys Japan
Every once in a while toy collecting will surprise you. One can study older toy catalogs, read books, visit shows, and then believe you have a grasp on what was made. Then there is that new find. Granted, new toy finds for me aren’t necessarily new to others, but this toy didn’t show up…
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