Posts Tagged ‘Horse’
Marklin Merry-Go-Round tin toy
-We just wanted to do a bit of picture sharing and discussion. Thank you to all our contacts around the world bringing us Bing, Marklin, Arcade, Marusan, and all the amazing toys based on networking. It is about our friends and network and helping them; they have helped us back. One of the nicest toys…
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 MoreKenton Toys and Heavy Dray aka Stake Wagon
This particular Two Horse wagon has been quite a challenge to look-up and define in detail. The reason being, Kenton had two periods of producing cast iron horse toys– one from the 1900’s to about the 1940’s, then another less detailed production in the 1950’s. The plethora of variants takes time to sift through. Then…
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