The Dent Hardware Company

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The Dent Hardware Company

Company history and description of the company Dent Hardware Co., Fullerton, Pennsylvania (US) 
The Dent Hardware Company was located in Fullerton, Pennsylvania (USA) and was founded 1895 by Henry H. Dent with four more partners. They produced Iron- and Aluminium transportation toys , as well as carriages with horses, and airplanes. As was usual for the time,the Dent Hardware Company produced hardware for homes. This included  door hinges, door handles and locks.

The Newhards were the original partners with the Dent family (the Dents ran the foundry and the Newhards were the sales people). During the mid-20th century the Dent family sold their share of the business to the Newhards who continued to run the business until the 1970s. *

* Citation: www.historytoy.com

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DENT BREYER'S ICE CREAM TRUCK
Cast iron, painted in orange body, black roof, three opening freezer doors on sides, 

cast driver at window, embossed "Breyer's Ice Cream," on sides, nickel disc wheels. 

Length: 8 1/2" 215 mm

The Chrysler Airflow was a very modern-looking car in its' time. It was made by Chrysler, but sadly never was a success for the company, and production was stopped after 3 years (1934-1937).

DENT 1934 CHRYSLER AIRFLOW
Very rare, cast iron four-door sedan painted orange with gold piping, 

nickeled grille and spare tire mounted on rear, bumper trimmed in silver.

Length: 5 1/2" 140 mm 

DENT CHRYSLER AIRFLOW TWO DOOR SEDAN
Cast iron painted dark green with black chassis and nickeled grille, 

a rare mint condition example, unplayed with. 

Length: 5 1/2" 140 mm  

DENT 1934 CHRYSLER AIRFLOW COUPE
Rare example, cast iron, painted blue with orange chassis and nickeled front bumper and grille, rubber tires with red wooden hubs. Ex. Don Kaufman Collection.

Length:  6 1/2" 165 mm

DENT PARCEL POST EXPRESS TRUCK
Seldom seen example painted orange with black roof, nickel plated wheels with red centers, spare on side, embossed 'Parcel Express' on van body, cast driver riveted to door. 

Length: 8 1/4" 210 mm 

DENT MACK "AMERICAN OIL CO." TRUCK
Cast iron, probably the most colorful of all the oil tankers, done in red Mack "C" cab, black roof, orange tanker body, yellow spoke wheels, blue painted driver, trimmed in gold. 

Missing steering wheel.

Length: 15"  380 mm

RARE DENT SEDAN
This extremely rare auto is reported to be the only known example, cast iron, painted in orange with black roof, nickel disc wheels with red painted centers, spare mounted on rear, some chipping to roof paint, otherwise a solid and excellent find. 

Length: 7 1/2" 190 mm

OPEN TOURING CAR
Dent, cast iron, blue body, yellow spoke wheels, original nickel driver, gold trimmed embossed striping, from the Dick Ford Collection; a very rare find in this condition, 

probably the finest known. 

Length: 8"  203 mm

DENT WRECK TRUCK
A previously unseen version of a wrecker by Dent, the open cab body

 is painted in green with swiveling boom, nickeled wheels with red painted centers. 

Length: 7 1/2"  190 mm

DENT PARCEL EXPRESS VAN
Dent factory sample with tag, cast iron toy painted in light blue with black roof and gold trim, has nickel plated wheels and spare with red painted centers. Provenance: Gottschalk Collection. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. (Near Mint Cond.)

Length:  8" 203 mm

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Stacey Bindman

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