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Cast Iron Train for Sale
Cast Iron Train
CT-1 Cast Iron Locomotive - Unmarked c1889 $125 (Enlarge)
CT2- Cast Iron, Passenger Car - Unmarked c1889 $125 (Enlarge)
Realistically modeld and carefully detailed cast-iron toys enjoyed their heyday around 1900, some companies began production a little earlier. Arcade, (Illinois) and Kenton (Ohio) were two of the early manufacturers. The illustration above was taken from a reproduction of Montgomery Ward Catalog in 1989 and reprinted by Jospeh J. Schroeder Jr. in his book "Toys, Games & Dolls."