CAST-METAL SALESMAN'S SAMPLE / TOY STOVES, LOT OF FIVE, comprising a "SPARK" pot-bellied stove, impressed to furnace pan "GREY IRON / CASTING CO. / MT. JOY, PA.", two copper-flashed pot-bellied examples embossed "PAT. PENDING" to underside, a soft metal cook stove example with four burners and stove pipe, and a Mattel "CLEVELAND" cook stove example. Late 19th/early 20th century; except Mattel example marked 1980. Spark example 13 3/4" HOA, remainder 2 5/8" to 6 7/8" H.
Very good condition overall, Spark example with a break to one leg attachment bracket, and lacking burner cover, pot-bellied toy examples with expected wear to copper finish, soft metal example with some splits and minor denting to stove pipe, otherwise no breaks or losses.
Provenance: From a Dayton, VA lifetime collection.

Very good condition overall, Spark example with a break to one leg attachment bracket, and lacking burner cover, pot-bellied toy examples with expected wear to copper finish, soft metal example with some splits and minor denting to stove pipe, otherwise no breaks or losses.