Posts Tagged ‘car’
Possibly The Most Beautiful Cast Iron Toy- Sehloff Clipper and Chrysler Airstream
Possibly The Most Beautiful Cast Iron Toy- Sehloff Clipper and Chrysler Airstream We have a toy in the running for “The most beautiful cast iron toy” award. This made up award would go to a few Ives toys, a few Kyser and Rex toys, A Hubley or two, and Arcade, then this toy by Tom…
Read MoreCast Iron Sedan, Willy’s Knight, by Kenton Toys
We enjoyed a recent sale and started scratching our heads about an obscure car toy. It was styled after a lesser known brand– Willy’s Knight and produced by Kenton. We would like to track down one for our archive. Kenton Toys, based in Kenton, Ohio, produced some of the most detailed toys of the early…
Read MoreTom Sehloff Cast Iron Cars and Toys
We recently experienced a renaissance for cast iron toys, and you may not recognize it. The early Pratt & Letchworth and Ives production ceased over 100 years ago. Hubley and Arcade cast iron production ended around 80 years ago. Afterwards, we had another all American and prestigious maker to be aware of — Sehloff…
Read MoreFranklin Mint and Danbury Mint Toys, trends, and thoughts
-Sitting amid a new collection of Smith Miller, Japanese autos; and, gak, Danbury Mint and Franklin Mint toys the proverbial light goes on. These toys/Collectibles just aren’t that bad at all. Dare I say they are the evolution of highly detailed toys from the 1950’s like the Japanese tin cars and trucks. We have a parallel…
Read MoreDent Cast Iron Cars and Trucks
Through good fortune as of late, we have been able to enjoy toys made by the American cast iron company Dent. Dent’s history is one of preciseness, success, and then an 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…
Read MoreHubley Cast Iron Toys
The Hubley Manufacturing Company was first incorporated in 1894 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by John Hubley. The first Hubley toys appeared in 1909 and were made of cast-iron, with themes that ranged from horse-drawn vehicles and different breeds of dogs, to tractors, steam shovels, horses, banks, and guns. Hubley’s main competition in the early years was Arcade as well as a bit from A.C. Williams.
Read MoreOld Toy Friends and Networking
In the age of Tweets, Likes, captures, snaps, et. al. it is so great to meet collectors in person. Visits like the one I enjoyed last week make me want to drop the computer in the trash & network with only an old phone, two hands, two eyes, and two feet. This Sunday a vintage car collector invited me…
Read MoreArcade Taxi Review – A Savannah, GA Find
Peering into the flat matt of dust, smoke residue, and pet hair; I started to recognize the outline of a vintage Arcade toy. Looking closer, the store owner’s find began to take shape as a Number 2 size Yellow Cab from the early 1900’s.
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