More Arcade Busses

Thursday, October 6, 2016
Overcast and Seasonally Warm
21 Celsius / 70 Fahrenheit

More Arcade Busses

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Arcade Fageol Bus

Cast iron, blue body, nickel disc wheels, embossed

lettering on sides, gold striping

Length:  8" / 203.2 mm

Above:  Scanned page from a 1936 Catalogue

Notice that the bus is offered with different colour combinations, and there is an option to have the bus come with rubber balloon tires, instead of nickel-plated wheels.

Arcade Yellow Coach Bus

Cast iron, body painted in orange and black, black roof, side decals read

"YELLOW COACH", rubber tires, spare tires mounted to fromt fenders,

seated nickel driver, needs cleaning.

Length: 13" / 330.2 mm 

Above:  Scanned page from a 1936 Catalogue

Notice that in the above scanned page, the "Parlor Coach" bus 
is offered in optional colours of blue and green.

Arcade Parlor Coach Bus

LAte 1920's, large cast iron example, painted in blue body, 

gold side strip,seated nickel driver, disc wheels.

Length: 13" 330.2 mm

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always,

Have a great part of the day or night,

Wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com

Four Arcade Busses

Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Overcast and Seasonal
19 Celsius / 66 Fahrenheit

Four Arcade Busses

   I recently wrote about cast iron toys that were similar in size and shape but different in their exterior finish. As I was searching for something to write about I came across a current Bertoia Auctions auction, where there were a group of nice cast iron Arcade busses. The arrangement of the busses on this page are by year, with the later busses starting from top to bottom.

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Arcade GMC Coast to Coast Bus

Rare red and cream collars, "Coast to Coast GMC" stencilled on roof.

Ex. Donald Kaufman Collection

Length 9" / 228.6 mm

Arcade Greyhound Bus

Cast iron, blue and white body, nickel grill and rear panel, white rubber tires,

"Greyhound Lines" Stencilled on sides. 

Length:  9" / 228.6 mm

Arcade Shortline Bus

Interesting  color scheme, in white, black and orange, white rubber tire,

"The Shortline" stencilled on roof.

Length: 7 1/2"/ 190.5 mm

Arcade  Private Label City of Detroit Bus

Cast iron, yellow bus,black fenders, white rubber tires,"City of Detroit Div."

on roof. Missing one spare tire.

Length:  13" / 330.2 mm

Thanks for dropping by,

and as always,

Have a great part of the day  or night,

Wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com