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$1.50 AntiqueWeek T HE W EEKLY A N T IQUE A UC T ION & C OLLEC T ING N E W SP A PER VOL. 53 ISSUE NO. 2670 www.antiqueweek.com DECEMBER 1, 2020 Hubley built toys that have lasted into a new century By Doug Graves to the Avery tractor, to the Lindy airplane. All this despite the Great De- In the 20th century, many a child pression. might have asked for a Hubley toy to Early Hubley toys were known for be placed under the Christmas tree. their complexity. For example, there Bank teller John Hubley of Lancast- was a delicate, 11-inch long Packard er, Pa., started making toy trains, but Straight 8, a five-ton truck that came he soon sold off his train inventory and complete with tools, a road roller that shifted his focus to cast-iron toys. In came in five different sizes, a steam 1894 he launched the Hubley Manufac- shovel with working arms and shovels, turing Co. and Chrysler Airflows with take-apart It wasn’t until 1909 that his cast- bodies. Hubley was especially known iron toys hit store shelves, toys with for his many motorcycles, which were themes that included horse-drawn ve- creative and often included sidecars or hicles, different breeds of dogs, trac- hooked to delivery vans. tors, steam shovels and toy pistols. Hubley himself died in the early Some of the earliest Hubley toys 1900s but the company continued to (1910-1920) were mechanical banks, produce a vast assortment of toy trea- which were produced in large num- sures. By the 1920s one of Hubley’s bers through the 1930s. One of the most appealing toy offerings was the Above: The asking price for this rare, 8-inch long, Hubley Touring Car with cast-iron most common is the “Trick Dog” bank. horse-drawn wagons of the Toy Cir- wheels and Elgin Street Sweeper Driver was $240. (photo submitted) To animate this cast-iron contraption, cus. Writing in The Story of American the user would place a coin in the dog’s Toys author Richard O’Brien notes of “One way of staying in business ginnings to become a world leader in mouth and then press a lever behind the Toy Circus, “They were beautifully during the Depression was to make ev- toy manufacturing. During this time the dog. That would cause the dog to done, with much decorative detail, and erything you could think of that might the firm began shifting from cast iron jump through a hoop held by a clown included such esoterica as bandwag- sell and then hold your breath,” wrote to die-cast zinc. before jerking to a stop over a red bar- ons, calliopes, monkey trapeze, mirror O’Brien. Like most other American toy mak- rel, which would free the coin from the van and more.” From that time on Hubley produced ers, Hubley switch to military devic- dog’s mouth before it fell into a barrel. A crowning achievement by Hubley a wide range of airplanes, often repro- es during World War II. Full toy pro- Hubley’s other mechanical banks em- followed the crowning achievement by ducing actual military aircraft with duction resumed in 1946. Early in the ployed monkeys and elephants while Charles Lindbergh in 1927. Lindbergh good attention to detail. Like the au- 1950s, Hubley underwent still another his vintage still banks took the shapes shocked the world with his solo airplane tomobiles, Hubley aircraft were man- material transition — this time from of sailors, dogs and roosters. flight from New York to Paris. Hubley ufactured from multiple pieces which zinc metal to mostly plastic. Again, Hubley’s colorful catalogs assured had a cast iron version of Lindberg’s were usually put together with solid some toys were made with parts of both that “Hubley toys were made to sell.” Spirit of St. Louis the following year. rivets. They had moving wheels and materials. And sell they did. This enterprise was The copyrighted and clearly marked guns, and sometimes retractable land- Their dandy Frontier Rifle had a at one point among the largest makers Lindy was a big hit for Hubley. Later of cast-iron toys in the world. For ex- they included Lindy Lockheed-Sirius See Hubley on page 23 ample, their 1933 catalog offered hun- and the Lindy Glider in their winged dreds of choices from his many banks, lineup. Earlier Hubley toys, like ing gear. The wheels were often made metal barrel and magazine but a plastic this 1920 cast-iron Mod- Below: This Hubley Fire Patrol of seven “men” sold at auction for $400. (photo submit- of rubber. stock. In 1952 it retailed for $3.98. The el T Ford sedan sold for ted) As 1940 rolled around the Hubley early 1950s version of the Hubley hook $290 recently. This piece firm had emerged from its humble be- and ladder truck had a metal chassis utilized iron tires. (photo submitted) Al o ee 3,500 Booths! o o ee 800-1,200 Booths! 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Featuring 325 lots of ancient artifacts, Root amassed “the largest collection in this type of artifacts that’s ever been collected,” according to Pre- mier Operations Manager Jim Ben- nett. Many of the relics in Root’s collection were previously in some of the most well-known collections in the country. “Dave bought the best of the best,” Bennett said. “It is well documented that he spent Above: From the nationally renowned Native Ameri- a great deal of money buying famous can collection of the late David L. Root, Premier Auc- collections, or parts of those collections of Ashland, Ohio, will be selling an archaic dou- tions. In addition to collecting for 40 ble notched ovate bannerstone made from green Above: An archaic knobbed crescent made from green and black years, he bought artifacts that could and black banded slate on Dec. 6 at its gallery. The banded slate was found in Crawford County, Ohio. As part of the Root only be found in the Midwest. And piece is expected to sell for $30,000 to $50,000. collection, it is expected to sell for $30,000-$50,000. many of those items were found back in the 1800s and well documented.” became a meeting place for collectors estates over the next several years. black banded slate. Unrestored, and Most of the artifacts from the Root who visited the Iron Horse to talk and Collectors throughout the United measuring 4 3/8 inches by 3 7/16 collection came from Ohio and Indi- trade artifacts. Taylor (1941-2018) States, and even overseas, are expect- inches, the artifact was found near ana. who collected for more than 65 years, ed to participate in the sale. Prospect Township in Marion County, On Dec. 12, more than 450 lots com- in due course, assembled one of the As always, all lots are guaranteed Ohio. Photographed in Bannerstones prised, primarily, of flint and slate largest, best-known collections in the to be authentic, personally vetted by of the North American Indians and artifacts from the New York area, will New York state area. Bennett and his staff. “I don’t know other publications, the piece is ex- be sold. The artifacts were collected Both auctions are live and will ac- at this point how many auctions we pected to sell for between $30,000 and by the late Mickey Taylor of Blasdell, cept phone bids, in addition to offering will conduct, but we’re going to pick $50,000. New York, who also built and custom- live bidding on the Proxibid platform. evenly,” Bennett says. “The last sale A contender for “star of the sale” ized cars and motorcycles from his Both collections were so massive and will be as good as the first sale. is a 4 3/8-inch archaic knobbed cres- Iron Horse garage. prestigious within the artifact collect- The expectant highlight of the Root cent made in green and black banded Throughout the years, the garage ing community that Bennett decided sale on Dec. 6 is an archaic double Premier Auctions would liquidate the notched ovate made from green and Indian Artifacts on Page 4 Look for the unusual if you want to save 2020 presidential buttons The year 2020 is going to be remem- for what was considered by many to be cause, advertising, sports, entertain- bered in future history lessons for sev- POLITICAL a lost cause. Even the Suffragette move- ment and countless other categories eral reasons…and almost none of them PARADE ment didn’t see giant hordes of items which have seen the production of pin- good! The one bright shining light of manufactured as compared to war and backs to promote their areas.

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