Lot 365:
Cast Iron Horse Milk Wagon Toy w/Driver
Description
This horse-drawn milk wagon toy is constructed from cast iron. The set features a black-painted horse with a grey-painted mane and tail, detailed with a gold-tone harness. The horse is hitched to a red-painted cast iron frame and is supported by a single small metal guide wheel positioned beneath the front left hoof. The wagon body is finished in cream paint and features the word MILK embossed in red lettering on both the left and right panels. An original separately cast driver figure, dressed in a black uniform and cap, is seated in the open side doorway. Yellow cord reins extend from the driver’s hands, through the front window of the wagon, to the bit on the horse’s head. The wagon is designed with a gabled roof and four red-spoked wheels mounted on metal axles. The underside reveals the two-part mold seams characteristic of early 20th-century cast iron toy production. No manufacturer marks or signatures are visible on the exterior or interior surfaces of the casting. Length: 12.5 inches (total length) Length: 6.5 inches (wagon only).
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