| Scarce vintage Wyandotte Acrobatic Monkey A great early 1930 example of early marketing ingenuity. In excellent condition, it has all it`s original pieces, - no dents, missing pieces, major scratches, etc. There is a little rusting to underneath/base and a few spots along upper edge, as one would expect from a 75+ year old handled toy. The lithography is wonderful bright reds, yellows, greens, and blues!. The monkeys are 3-D and spin as they should when hit by the clown on a motorbike. Wooden tires turn freely, as he races around the big-top, spinning the monkeys. Key is original, present, and works like a champ! By the lever, it reads: in circle; "WYANDOTTE TOYS"/ MADE/ IN/ USA/ REG. U.S./ PAT.OFF. All Metal Products Co. made and marketed pressed metal toys in 1920. By 1930, they had expanded their brand name/toys, Wyandotte Toys, to include lithographed sping driven and wind-up toys. It is rare to find this tpoy in such condition with the key, clown, rod intact or damaged. This is a fantastic advertising vintage toy, in unbelievable condition, history and scarcity of this piece -- all combine to make it one of those "gotta get me" treasures for the collectors of tangible history items, vintage toys, Wyandotte items, circus/clown items, early Michigan memorabilia, lithographed metal/tin, or great advertising pieces in general. Base measures about 10 1/8" |
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