Toy, Mechanical

Object number2018.89.6

Manufacturer Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company (1903 - 1962)

Datec. 1950

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumMetal; Paint

Credit LineGift of Robert Rath, Jr.

DescriptionColor lithographed sheet metal Drum Major toy.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 13.75 × 4.438 × 5.875 in. (34.9 × 11.3 × 14.9 cm)
MarksBlack printed text on figure's back at top center "No. 27 DRUM MAJOR / made by / WOLVERINE / SUPPLY & MFG. CO. / PITTSBURGH, PA. / Patent / 1892546".
Historical Notes#27 Drum Major. 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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