Antique NOVELTY TOY STOVE – Cast Iron

$79.99

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For sale is an original vintage NOVELTY TOY STOVE. This cast iron toy has been embossed with gold leaf paint and looks great from all angles. At its outermost dimensions, the stove measures about 5″ long x 4″ wide and 7 1/4″ tall. It is in excellent condition. The main oven door is hinged and the two smaller doors are not designed to open. It’s very unusual to find a vintage toy store as complete as this set. The stove stack and circular stove lids are often missing. Sale includes the metal frying pan, spatula, and water pail accessories. Toy stove manufacturers often made exact small-scale versions of actual stoves, with working grates, dampers, ash shakers and all the works. Different design aspects of the stove for sale has been enhanced with gold leaf paint. This stove is a great toy collectible that displays well and would also look great as part of a doll house.

In the 1840s, American foundries began producing toy cast-iron stoves. After WWII, the cast-iron toys were replaced with tin and plastic stove toys. However, during the 1950s, the Grey Iron Casting Company began reproducing the cast-iron models using the original 1840s molds.

Weight 5 lbs
Dimensions 11 × 11 × 6 in