Arcade Double Decker Bus Cast Iron ca 1936 *SOLD*

Arcade Double Decker Bus Cast Iron ca 1939 For Sale

Our No 3180 Double Decker Bus is approximately 8″ in length and 2.5″ wide and 3.5″ high.  It is a stout and heavy toy with intricate cast in seats and patterns for rails.  The headlights and bumper are nickled as is the radiator.

Original Arcade sticker is still affixed.  Tires appear original.

Arcade Mfg. Co. Freeport, Illinois
1868 – 1946
Founder: E.H. and Charles Morgan
Specialty: First made toys and coffee mills and then moved to a new site in 1893 (after fires, financial issues, and renaming from Novelty Iron Works).  Arcade toy catalogs appear to start at 1902.  As late as 1939, Arcade`s toy line included over 300 toy items. Yellow Cab was their first successful toy. Andy Gump in 348 and Chester Gump in His Pony Cart were other popular toys for collectors. Arcade also made toy banks, doll house furniture, and cast-iron penny toys.