Kilgore ca. 1928 Cast Iron Rumble Seat Coupe *SOLD*

Kilgore ca. 1928 Cast Iron Rumble Seat Coupe

Our beautiful Kilgore coupe comes in great condition and in a beautiful red.  Kilgore made this rumble seat coupe around 1928 or so, and this is one of the larger sizes.

The rumble seat opens and closes.  The driver, which is replaced, is nickel plated.

A brief history of Kilgore Mfg. Co. of Westerville, Ohio:

1920s – 1985

Slogan “Toys That Last”

Specialty: Originated in 1925 with the purchase of George D. Wanner Co., who made a brand of kites called “E-Z-Fly”. Its merger with Andes Foundry and the Federal Toy Co, in 1925 under the aegis of American Toy Co. In 1928, Kilgore introduced cast iron cars, trucks, and fire engines, including cast-iron cannons, cap guns, and toy paper caps. Butler Brothers became its biggest distributor. The company moved to Toone Tennessee in 1961 and remained in the cap gun and signal flare business until 1985.