Posts Tagged ‘cast’
Antique Cast Iron Toys – All About Making, Buying, and History
Antique Cast Iron Toys – All About Making, Buying, and History For those that don’t know, back in the EARLY 1900s, and late 1800’s toys were made of iron. YES, hit your kid brother, heavy cast iron toys were a thing. All the cool kids had a toy the heft of a hammer and could…
Read MoreAllentown Toy Show November 2018 Wrap-up
Allentown Toy Show November 2018 Wrap-up We had a great visit in Pennsylvania as always and enjoyed our Fall drive from Florida. During the end of our drive, the entire area was in a perfect yellow, orange, and brown state of Fall. Before the show we didn’t have rain on our journey and…
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 Ahrens Fox uncovered in plain sight- The Story of Circulating with People
Modern trends for toy collecting dictate a plush chair, an internet connection, and a sound “device” to browse the world of e-commerce. Soon we may just “Jack in” a-la-Matrix and get a direct electrical connection into our brian. I don’t follow modern trends and I actually get my ass out of the chair and go nose-to-nose,…
Read MoreCast Iron Toys
Collecting cast iron toys have been mostly associated with American toy collectors. As such, I wanted to assemble some cast iron toy photos for everyone and to make the site more popular with search engines. Here are some highlight photos to share. You will notice the wide variety of shapes and sizes. Prices tend to…
Read MoreCast Iron Toys and Antique cast iron
Cast iron toy and Antique cast iron collecting Cast iron toy collecting seems to consistently create a love hate relationship. Love them for beauty; hate them for rarity. Love them for the history; hate them because the historic ones don’t get offered for sale often. Love them for their craftsmanship; hate them when you get…
Read MoreKenton Cast Iron Toys from America
Kenton Toys Cast Iron Toys One of my latest Cast Iron toy finds ends up being a early 20’s century automobile. Of course, it has four wheels; but where does the research go from there as there isn’t a make or model labeled on the car? Luckily, here at Antique Toys we have over 300…
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