Preface                                                                                                         4

Building a Collection: A Toy Collector Looks Back                                  5

Part One: Introduction                                                                                7

I.The Industrial Revolution Creates a New Kind of Plaything                   7

2. A Revolution in Toy Marketing                                                            10

3. The Manufacture of Cast Iron Toys                                                      21

4. The End of the Cast Iron Toy Industry                                                 25

5. Identifying A Toy                                                                                 26

6. A Value Guide                                                                                      27

Part Two: The Cast Iron Toy Manufacturers                                             28

I. Arcade                                                                                                    28

2. Dent                                                                                                       96

3. Hubley                                                                                                 125

4. Kenton                                                                                                 175

5. Kilgore                                                                                                 197

6. Vindex                                                                                                 209

7. A.C. Williams                                                                                      217

8. Other Cast Iron Toy Manufacturers: Champion, Globe, Grey Iron,

Freidag, North and Judd, Niederst, Unknown Manufacturers               224

Part Three: Buildings, Gas Stations, and Signage                                   232

Part Four: Researching Your Toys: Using Catalogs                                247

I. Catalogs and Fold Outs                                                                       247

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