Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933

Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 1/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 2/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 3/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 4/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 5/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 6/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 7/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 8/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 9/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312, White Rubber Tires, 1929-1933 (image 10/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
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Antique Arcade 6-Window Cast Iron Green Bus, Model 312 White Rubber Tires, Red Hubs, 1929-1933Condition: Used. Original green paint. No structural damage. Model #312 and ARCADE marked inside on both sides. White rubber wheels and red hubs are in very good condition. Wear is consistent with a used toy.Founded as the Novelty Iron Works by Edward H. and Charles Morgan in 1868, the forerunner of the Arcade Manufacturing Company conducted business in two small buildings with a staff of ten people. In 1874 the company expanded, erecting a new and larger structure at the cost of $25,000. They continued at the new location until 1885, when the Novelty Iron Works was discontinued and reorganized as the Arcade Manufacturing Company by Cyrus Tobias, Edward H. Morgan and Albert Baumgarten. The first products of the Arcade factory were a cork extractor and a screen door hinge, but within two years they began assembling box type coffee mills and other small cast iron machinery for home use. In 1888 their first toy, a miniature box coffee mill was made. In 1908 the animal banks started. The horse was first, and Arcade made horses in a variety of different poses. Later a lion, seal, pig, buffalo, cow, rhinoceros and even a rat was added. More animal banks followed in 1910, along with other bank figures such as a safe, clock and mailbox. They made read more
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