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HUBLEY EARLY 20TH C VINT RED/SLVR ENML DIECAST FIRE ENGINE W/BLK RUBBER WHEELS
$ 151.79
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Description
SCARCEHUBLEY
'KIDDIE TOY'
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
VINTAGE
RED &
SILVER
TRIM, ENAMEL PAINTED DIECAST/PRESSED STEEL TOY FIRE ENGINE, FEATURING
BLACK RUBBER WHEELS,
MOUNTED REAR FIRE
HOSE CANON,
DOUBLE
SEARCHLIGHTS
[With first generation, original hand painted
enamel diecast
body & detailed accessories]
(Circa 1930-1936)
Early 20th century
Hubley
vintage
Ame
ri
can
hand painted enamel diecast/pressed fire engines & firefighting vehicles
DIMENSIONS:
7
1⁄4
" Length x 2
½
" Width x 2
1⁄4
" Height
Weight:
9.2 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
In well-preserved condition after nearly
85 to 90 years
since its realization. It boasts
first generation enamel hand painted diecast/pressed steel surfaces
in glowing
cadmium red
with
metallic silver
detail, featuring affixed original semi-transparent decals decorating the exterior of the antique fire engine. The enamel paint is original to the toy and wasn't touched-up or 'in-painted.' It has nearly unblemished, solid black rubber tires, which haven't flattened from sitting on one side over the years, as sometimes these early enamel painted diecast toys are found with. The tires are also outfitted with tin knobbed hubcaps, another feature and characteristic of earlier
Hubley
vintage
Ame
ri
can
diecast toys
from
before WWII
and likely first made in the
early to mid 1930's,
well before the war. The paint is original, as are all the accessories detailing this marvelous fire engine, such as a big ball on its hood holding a siren, a mounted, pivoting fire hose cannon and large searchlight behind the cab. A nice, early vintage
Ame
ri
can
enamel painted vintage toy.
Handsome.
CONDITION:
Good to Very Good overall vintage condition.