Metalcraft Corp. Pressed Steel “Metalcraft No. 4 St. Louis” Steam Shovel Excavator *SOLD*

Metalcraft Corp. Pressed Steel “Metalcraft No. 4 St. Louis” Steam Shovel Excavator 

We have for you this pressed steel “Metalcraft No. 4 St. Louis” steam shovel excavator manufactured by Metalcraft Corp. of St. Louis, Missouri.   

The wheels are made of wood, the shovel moves up and down, opens and closes, and the cab turns. 

This piece is in very good all original condition with no breaks, restorations, repairs, or touch-ups. This piece shows the usual patina, fading, dust, chips, scuffs, surface rust, scratches, missing accessories, and wear that are to be expected from age and play. The base is approximately 5″ L and it is 9” L altogether to the end of the shovel.  We invite you to view the photos to further determine quality and condition.           

      

   

A brief history of Metalcraft Corp. of St Louis, Missouri:  

1920 – 1938  

Founder: George R. Ericson   

Specialty: Playground equipment such as teeter-totters. They produced pressed-steel trucks in 1928 and acquired the rights to the pressed-steel airplane kit of Lindbergh’s “Spirit of St. Louis”. They produced millions of toy truck premiums known as “Business Leaders”; the Coca-Cola trucks with small glass Coke bottles were one of the most famous of these. Metalcraft Corporation like so many others during the Great Depression, ended up closing their doors in 1938.