Cast Iron Farm Toys Grow In Value

Cast Iron Farm Toys Grow In Value AG WORLD If you’ve got any cast iron farm toys tucked away in the garage or attic it might be worth digging them out because cast iron farm toys made in the early 1900’s can bring big prices at auctions That much is clear from a story in a recent issue of Kovels a publication that calls itself the “go-to source” for antiques and collectibles www kovels com        An auction conducted last fall included a large selection of farm toys from the 1920’s and 1930’s Two of the biggest cast iron farm toy makers were Arcade Mfg Co and Vindex An Arcade Caterpillar tractor with a removable nickel-plated driver sold for $671 while a Ford 9N tractor with a non removable cast driver sold for $275 A Case tractor by Vindex with a removable driver sold for $610     According to Kovels toy tractors can usually be dated by the material used to make them Cast iron was typically used during the early 1900’s lithographed tin from the end of the 1930’s until World War II and after that plastic and aluminum When they were first made cast iron toys were not only for kids but also for farmers and other adults     But according to Kovel what really caught the attention of all the bidders were the farm accessories made by Vindex which had an agreement with John Deere to make toy replicas of their machinery A Vindex John Deere hayloader sold for $5 124 and a John Deere Van Brunt seed drill for $3 172     Other Vindex accessories at the auction included a John Deere farm wagon that sold for $793 a 3-bottom John Deere plow that sold for $915 and a horse-drawn John Deere manure spreader that sold for $1 830 A Wallis tractor made by Freidag with a painted non removable driver brought $1 037     All the toys mentioned above had the original paint Repainting cast iron toys will lower their value says Kovels     Pook & Pook sells an Antique Toy auction catalog that can be purchased on their website     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Pook & Pook Inc with Noel Barrett 463 East Lancaster Ave Downingtown Penn 19335 ph 610 269-4040; www PookandPook com

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