Handcart
Object number2006.33.1
Manufacturer
The Fairbanks Company
Datec. 1907
MediumWood; Metal; Paint
Credit LineGift of Spang & Co.
DescriptionWooden push cart from Wolverine Supply & Manufacturing Company.Dimensions32.2499 x 66.9999 x 37.9999 x 10 in. (81.9 x 170.2 x 96.5 x 25.4 cm)Inscriptions"WOLVERINE / SUP. & MFG. CO."
MarksPainted text on boards by handle: "THE MONITOR! / TRADE MARK / THE FAIRBANKS CO / PITTSB..."
Historical NotesA wooden cart from Wolverine Supply & Manufacturing Co., predecessor of the Wolverine Toy Co. Wolverine operated on Pittsburgh's North Side form c. 1900-c. 1970 making a variety of children's toys that were sold on the national market. The company later moves its operations to Booneville, Arkansas and changed its name to Today's Kids and later to Today's Plastics before beings absorbed by Spang & Co.
Related institution
Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company
(1903 - 1962)
Related institution
Wolverine Toy Company
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