1934 Kingsbury Golden Arrow Art Deco Futurist Steel Race Car

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1934 Kingsbury Golden Arrow Art Deco Futurist Steel Race Car

About the Item

Super stylized futuristic metal car. Excellent original condition. Wind up mechanism working. Retains original decal, driver and windsheld. Amazing finish, paint, hardly used. Kingsbury Toys Kingsbury, the Wilkins Toy Company, manufacturer of tin novelties was founded by James S. Wilkins in Keene, New Hampshire in 1890. By the turn of the century, toy automobiles were introduced to the line and quickly became popular. The early Wilkins automotive toys were equipped with specially-designed disc wheels with real, white rubber non- skid tires vulcanized to the wheel. Automotive models could be purchased with metal spoke wheels or equipped with rubber tires at slightly more cost. Wilkins toys were made of steel ranging in size from 7 to 18 inches. The vehicles were powered by a long-running, flat spring mechanical motor, mounted horizontally at the end of the toy. In 1919, Kingsbury changed the name of the company to the Kingsbury Manufacturing Company. By 1926, Kingsbury introduced a new line of mechanical toys which were some of the finest automotive models ever produced. Leading the line was the 34-inch Aerial Ladder Truck, the 25 inch long Motor Driven Truck and the Fire Engine. Each toy was equipped with a front-end crank for winding the toy's flat spring motor. The 1927 line included the new Deluxe Custom Built Cars, featuring the Town Car" and the Sport Sedan. In 1930, Kingsbury announced that all Kingsbury passenger cars were now being designed and built with Bodies by Fisher, just as real cars of the day were so equipped. Kingsbury's automotive toys received battery-operated lights in 1931. Kingsbury continued to manufacture toys until the beginning of World War II. After the war, the tooling was sold to the Keystone Manufacturing Company of Boston, Massachusetts.

Creator:
Kingsbury Co. (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 3 in (7.62 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
Style:
Futurist (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal,Rubber,Painted
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1934
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Buffalo, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU106249756801