Volume 12 , Issue 18

History of Antique Cast-Iron Toys

Cast-iron was a common toy material from the 1870's until World War II. It was ideally suited for mass-production, the iron was cast in molds that could be used over thousands of times.

Typically the early cast-iron toys were decorated by dipping the pieces in a basic paint and then adding hand painted details.

Cast-iron toys were bad about rusting heavily if exposed to the environments and the toys with moving parts were most susceptible. Too help eliminate this problem many manufacturers began adding nickel-plating to many of the toys. -- antique cast iron toys.

SEE ALSO:

* Ebay - cast iron toys
* Another ebay site concerning cast iron toys.
* antique-antiques.com site concerning antique cast iron toys.
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