Toy, Pull

Object number98.17.159

Manufacturer Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company (1903 - 1962)

Date1953

OriginPittsburgh, PA

Mediummetal, metal plating, wood, paint

Credit LineGift of Spang & Company

DescriptionMetal trailer pull toy made of formed sheet metal with lithographic decoration.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 4.875 × 4.625 × 14.125 in. (12.4 × 11.7 × 35.9 cm)
InscriptionsToy has license plate on each end with text "T-12345".
MarksToy has lithograph diamond trademark at each end with text "WOLVERINE / MADE IN / U.S.A."

Text on side panel along bottom margin "MFD BY WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO. PITTSBURGH, PA U.S.A. PATENT No. 2012343".

Historical Notes#35 Mystery Car Trailer. This piece was an accessory to the #35 Mystery Car, it is not known if this item was also available separately; (a catalog clipping enclosed w/ packing materials shows the 2 pieces as a set, & hand-written notation of the date: 1953); toy is imprinted w/ design patent 2012343 (1935) the same as for the streamlined train, bus etc. (see 98.17.1, 98.17.118, etc.)

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