Old Antique Toys

This blog discusses old toys from the early 1920's to the end of the 1950's. All kinds of topics are discussed. The time span was the greatest period for "hands-on" toys, where a young child could actually go outside and play for hours at a time. You can see the elegance but simple design of these toys. It was a time when huge machines, and people made and finished toys by hand. The era has long passed, but many of the toys are still around, and that is what I would like to share.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

A New Discovery of a Cast Iron Toy Company

Thursday, March 6, 2014
Very cold and sunny

A New Discovery of a

Cast Iron Toy Company

Yesterday, I was browsing through the upcoming March auction at Beetoia Auctions, when I came across a nice cast iron racer. The manufacturer was Jones & Bixler, an American company who I had never heard of. As it turned out, the company manufacturers cast iron toys, and was eventually purchased by the Kenton company. There was a transitional period, whereby the Jones and Bixler toys ere still made, but eventually the Kenton line and name took over.

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Although the company only stayed in business for a short time,

they certainly made some very nice toys! I especially like the exaggerated proportion of the last silver toy.

Thanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the day or night,

whereever you may be.

Stacey

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toysearcher@gmail.com

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