Ca1884 CAST IRON HORSE DRAWN PLEASURE CART / DOCTORS CARRIAGE By CARPENTER TOYS
Item History & Price
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Wonderful and very rare, ca1884 Cast Iron Toy, Horse Drawn Pleasure Cart / Doctor's Wagon manufactured by Francis W. Carpenter of Port Chester, New York and featuring the Carpenter patent "galloping horse" mechanism. This heavy, cast iron Horse Drawn Toy measures 11” long overall and 5 3/4" tall (to the top of the horse's ears) by 4 1/4" wide. The Toy includes a matched pair of black colored carriage horses and a red Cart / Wagon with blue interior, black wheels and undercarriage and... a period but incorrect driver figure.
The beautiful horses are separately cast and pivot on a fulcrum between the tongues of the wagon with the horses’ rear legs resting on a crank between two small wheels - as the wheels turn the crank lifts the horses’ rear legs and then, as the toy continues to roll, the horses’ rear ends then drop by their own weight simulating a cantering motion. The bottom of the cart bed is cast with numerous patent dates from 1880 to 1884 and the wiffletree also features various patent dates.
Francis W. Carpenter of Port Chester, New York manufactured some of the most desirable American Cast-iron, horse-drawn vehicles from1880 to 1890. These Toys included what many collectors view as the creme de la creme of American cast Iron Toys - The Tally-Ho Coach. In 1890 Carpenter sold all patent rights and inventory to Pratt & Letchworth.
This wonderful, 1880’s Horse Drawn Pleasure Cart /Doctor's Wagon / Cart is in very good condition. There are no crack, breaks, chips or physical damage of any kind to the cast iron. The paint is worn and the interior of the Cart appears to have been overpainted a very long time ago. As stated above, the Wagon includes a separately cast, period but incorrect driver.
A very rare and very desirable, ca1884 Cast Iron, Horse Drawn Pleasure Cart / Doctor's Wagon by Carpenter and a fantastic addition to any Collection!!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a number of other 19th and early 20th century, Tin and Cast Iron Toys and Banks which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!! Overseasshippping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List
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The beautiful horses are separately cast and pivot on a fulcrum between the tongues of the wagon with the horses’ rear legs resting on a crank between two small wheels - as the wheels turn the crank lifts the horses’ rear legs and then, as the toy continues to roll, the horses’ rear ends then drop by their own weight simulating a cantering motion. The bottom of the cart bed is cast with numerous patent dates from 1880 to 1884 and the wiffletree also features various patent dates.
Francis W. Carpenter of Port Chester, New York manufactured some of the most desirable American Cast-iron, horse-drawn vehicles from1880 to 1890. These Toys included what many collectors view as the creme de la creme of American cast Iron Toys - The Tally-Ho Coach. In 1890 Carpenter sold all patent rights and inventory to Pratt & Letchworth.
This wonderful, 1880’s Horse Drawn Pleasure Cart /Doctor's Wagon / Cart is in very good condition. There are no crack, breaks, chips or physical damage of any kind to the cast iron. The paint is worn and the interior of the Cart appears to have been overpainted a very long time ago. As stated above, the Wagon includes a separately cast, period but incorrect driver.
A very rare and very desirable, ca1884 Cast Iron, Horse Drawn Pleasure Cart / Doctor's Wagon by Carpenter and a fantastic addition to any Collection!!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a number of other 19th and early 20th century, Tin and Cast Iron Toys and Banks which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!! Overseasshippping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List
Click Here to Discover More About this Item and Many Others on Our New Informational / Non-Commercial / Reference Blog - Walnutts.com. Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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