Arcade Plymouth Cast Iron Car Toy*SOLD*

Arcade Plymouth Cast Iron Car Toy for Sale

4 1/2″ long red flowing Plymouth for sale by Arcade.  Original car with Original rubber tires, our toy has a beautiful nickeled grill and “Plymouth” in raised lettering on the side.  Wheel centers have traces of blue paint on the hubs.  Its production is right around 1933, post Great Depression.

Engine cover grills are sharply executed and raised, and the panel lines are well defined on the entire vehicle.  Mud guards stick out and are also very well cast, and the entire toy is well scaled.

This particular model tends to be quite sought after for its size and extremely challenging to find in high condition.  Our red cast iron Plymouth is a prize.

A brief history of Arcade Manufacturing Company of Freeport, Illinois:

The Arcade Manufacturing Company of Freeport, Illinois was originally founded as Novelty Iron Works by Edward H. and Charles Morgan in 1868, and conducted business in two small buildings with a staff of ten people.

The company operated between the years 1868 to 1946. They began making toys and coffee mills and then moved to a new site in 1893 (after fires, financial issues, and changing their name from Novelty Iron Works). 

Arcade toy catalogs appear to start at 1902 and as late as 1939. Arcade`s toy line included over 300 toy items. Yellow Cab was their first successful toy followed by Andy Gump in 348 and Chester Gump in His Pony Cart. Arcade also made toy banks, doll house furniture, and cast-iron penny toys.