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Toy, Musical

Object number2018.89.1 a-l

Manufacturer Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company (1903 - 1962)

Date1941-1945

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumPaperboard; Wood; Compressed wood; Metal; Rubber; Ink

Credit LineGift of Robert Rath, Jr.

DescriptionToot-A-Boot musical toy.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a-i): 13.875 × 13.875 × 3.875 in. (35.2 × 35.2 × 9.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (a): 13.875 × 13.875 × 3.875 in. (35.2 × 35.2 × 9.8 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (b-i): 3.75 × 0.875 × 0.125 in. (9.5 × 2.2 × 0.3 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (j): 7 × 2.125 × 0.813 in. (17.8 × 5.4 × 2.1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (k-l): 3.875 × 0.75 × 0.375 in. (9.8 × 1.9 × 1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (k): 1.688 × 0.375 × 0.375 in. (4.3 × 1 × 1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (l): 2.438 × 0.5 × 0.375 in. (6.2 × 1.3 × 1 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Base has white numbers 1-8 across front.
Marks(a)
Base has green printed text on front at center "TOOT-A-BOOT".

Proper left side of base has green printed text "PATENT APPLIED FOR / WOLVERINE / MADE IN / USA / Mfd. by / WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO / PITTSBURGH, PA."

Proper right side of base has green printed text "WOLVERINE / MADE IN / USA / Mfd. by / WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO / PITTSBURGH, PA."
Historical NotesToot-A-Boot. Part of a collection of Wolverine Toy Company toys. The Rath family ran Spang & Company, which bought Wolverine Toy Company in 1968. In 1970, Magnetic Inc. took over the company. Frank E. Rath, the donor Robert Rath, Jr.'s uncle, was chairman of Magnetics Inc., and his father, Robert Rath, was Vice President. Magnetic Inc. acquired all of Wolverine Toy Company's capital stock in an exchange with Spang & Company. Magnetic Inc. then became Spang Industries. The North Side-based toy company, founded in 1906, was shut down that year and production moved to Arkansas and became a division of Spang Industries.

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