This lot features a Arcade Ford Tow Truck Wrecker. The toy features a cast iron construction, green paint job, original Arcade decal, rubber wheels, and tow rope with hook. Founded in 1885, Arcade Manufacturing Co. made small cast iron machinery for home use, especially coffee grinders. 1908 saw the Arcade Manufacturing Company start to produce cast iron toy banks. Some of them were mechanical, and like other companies these toy banks were very popular at the time. In 1921, Arcade started to produce their first car - a Yellow Cab Taxi, under license and authorization form the cab company. That item became a huge success, even though toys accounted for a mere 5% of the company's production. The huge taxi toy success drove the company to start producing more toys, such as cast iron cars and trucks. They made coffee grinders from their inception until the 1930s. By 1935 Arcade had a line of inexpensive home-shop woodworking machines that used the "Arcade", "Arcade Craft Tools", and "Craftmaster" names. The piece is marked " An Arcade Toy Arcade 202R U.S.A. 202L -81." It is in good condition, showing little wear and some signs of age. It measures 6 3/4" L x 2 3/4" W x 3 1/8" H

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