Dent ca. 1910 Cast Iron No. 98 Ice Wagon *SOLD*

Dent Ice Wagon No. 98 Circa 1910

Old catalogs pay dividends and this is proof!  We have a certified 1910 cast iron single horse wagon from, get this, DENT.  Yes, we hear Hubley, we hear about Kenton, but Dent made ice wagons too!  Arguably this toy is much more intricate that the others with its scroll work on the wagon sides.  It was sculpted by an artist for sure.

Condition is good but with heavy wear and only about 60% of the paint remaining.  This was a toy and it obviously was loved.  We see 80% of the white horse paint, then about 70 percent of the red wagon side paint.  Green roof paint is heavily worn. Yellow shows through on some of the inner wheel spokes.  Then the gold ICE lettering is there to highlight the toy.  We see traces of gold reins also along with a light red horse collar.

We see in the Dent catalog that this number 98 was sold at a rounded 10″ in length. We measure it at about 9 3/4″ in length, and it is a solid toy.

It should be noted that we see the larger wagon a lot more.  Then we see solid color variations, but rarely this color combination.  It was more deluxe and colorful.

Dent’s history is one of preciseness, success,  and then a post Great Depression 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 four additional partners
Specialty: Cast-iron and aluminum transportation toys and banks. “Pioneer” fire truck, Ford Tri-Motor, and large hook-and-ladder toys were popular items.