Best Antique Arcade Cast Iron Buick Sedan Touring Car 708 Original Paint & Decal
Best Antique Arcade Cast Iron Buick Sedan Touring Car 708 Original Paint & Decal. The inside has the Arcade mark and the inner sides are also marked 708R and 708L.
Measures 6 5/8" long and 3 1/2" tall. No cracks or chips, no repaint. The driver side door retains some of the original Arcade decal.
The original green paint has some normal wear, the iron has a fine aged patina. The Arcade Toy Company, like many of the other toy companies of the late 1880's-early 1900's, started out manufacturing other products than toys. Initially, they made spring hinges, coffee mills (grinders), and other household items.
The company was created in 1868 by 2 brothers - Edward H. & Charles Morgan, but was called the Novelty Iron Works. The company was located in Freeport, Illinois (USA).
The company closed, and was restructured as the Arcade Manufacturing Company. Morgan remained with his new partner Albert Baumgarten. The company moved to a new location in 1891, had their factory burn down, and then rebuilt in 1893.1908 saw the Arcade Manufacturing Company start to produce cast iron toy banks. Some of them were mechanical, and like other companies these toy banks were very popular at the time. In 1921, Arcade started to produce their first car - a Yellow Cab Taxi, under license and authorization form the cab company.
That item became a huge success, even though toys accounted for a mere 5% of the company's production. The huge taxi toy success let the company to drove itself to producing more toys, such as cast iron cars and trucks. The item "Best Antique Arcade Cast Iron Buick Sedan Touring Car 708 Original Paint & Decal" is in sale since Sunday, April 17, 2016. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Cast Iron".
The seller is "spooknook" and is located in Weymouth, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.