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Toy, Mechanical

Object number2018.89.7

Manufacturer Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company (1903 - 1962)

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumMetal; Wood; Paint; String

Credit LineGift of Robert Rath, Jr.

DescriptionColor lithographed sheet metal crane toy.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 19.5 × 8.375 × 7.25 in. (49.5 × 21.3 × 18.4 cm)
MarksBlue printed text on each side of the control room "WOLVERINE / MADE IN / U. S. A."

Red text on the reverse of the control room "No 20".

Black text on the underside of the control room "WOLVERINE SUPPLY AND MANUFACTURING CO. PITTSBURGH, PA."
Historical Notes#20 Crane toy. 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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