Ohio Art Company ca. 1934 Tin Lithographed Mickey Mouse Washing Machine with Wringer *SOLD*

Ohio Art Company ca. 1934 Tin Lithographed Mickey Mouse Washing Machine with Wringer

We have for you this rare ca. 1934 tin lithographed Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Washer with Wringer that was manufactured by the Ohio Art Company of Bryan, Ohio.

This little washer is in great shape for its age, a washer with wringer like this can be found on page 70 of Schiffer’s book Ohio Art: The World of Toys, and of course it has none other than Mickey and Minnie Mouse doing their laundry on it. We did notice that one leg support is missing on the bottom.

This piece is in very good all original condition with no restorations, repairs, or touch-ups. This piece shows the usual patina, fading, dust, chips, scuffs, surface rust, scratches, missing accessories, and wear that is to be expected from age and play. This is approximately 8” H x 5″ D. We invite you to view the photos to further determine the quality and condition.

A brief history of the Ohio Art Company of Bryan, Ohio:

1908-Current

Founder: Henry Winzeler

Specialty: Metal picture frames and novelty items (1908) in Archbold, Ohio. In 1912, the company moved production to Bryan, Ohio, and began manufacturing picture frames made out of lithographed wood-grained metal sheets. In 1917, they began producing tin lithographed toys such as windmills, a climbing monkey (1917), windup toys such as the crawling Native American, colorful tea sets, trains, lunchboxes, tops, pails, planes, drums, and even cap guns. In the late 1950s, a French electrician named André Cassagnes created a drawing toy he called the “Telecran” that used a joystick, glass, and aluminum powder combination that allowed a person to draw a picture and erase it. The Telecran would be perfected and renamed the more familiar “Etch A Sketch” in the late 1950s after collaboration between many individuals. They followed up their popular Etch A Sketch with another popular toy the Bizzy Buzz Buzz (1966 to 1972) a drawing pen that looked like a bird and strongly reminds one of a tattoo gun. Although the Ohio Art Company partook in the toy industry and was very successful, its metal lithography sector remains the core part of its business and is one of the leading producers of specialty lithographic components.