Toy, Mechanical
Object number2018.89.3 a-g
Manufacturer
Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company
(1903 - 1962)
Date1922-1949
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumMetal; Paint; Glass; String
Credit LineGift of Robert Rath, Jr.
DescriptionBowler Andy Mill mechanical toy with six glass marbles. Color lithographed sheet metal construction.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 20.875 × 9.75 × 5.438 in. (53 × 24.8 × 13.8 cm)Diameter (b-g): 1 in. (2.5 cm)
MarksEach side of upper horizontal trough has black lithographed text "BOWLER / ANDY / MILL".
Underside of trough has black lithographed text "WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO. / PITTSBURGH, PA. / Made in U. S. A. PATENTED".
Historical NotesBowler Andy Mill. 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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Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company
Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company
Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company
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c. 1900
Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company
