Kieffer: “I do have several cast-iron toys in the shop. The antique original ones seem to be very collectible. A lot of them were banks, or small figurines, such as animals. These toys usually ...

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They don't want something all shiny and new," Prince explained. There is a strong, ongoing market for collectible cast-iron toys, largely produced from the late 1800s to the 1940s, Prince said.

Antique cast iron toys (they go back to the late 1800s and even before) are prized because of their detailed casting.

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Other toys include a Space Patrol Car circa 1955 ($9,000-$12,000) and an 1885 Carpenter Tally-Ho Coach, a cast-iron model of four horses pulling a carriage of seven people ($25,000-$30,000).

“Our last few Antique Toy & Doll Buying shows saw a number of people get more than $1,000 for their toys,” said Bruce Zalkin, one of the country’s leading authorities on vintage toys and dolls.

Most of the cast-iron toys were made in the US by manufacturers such as Ives, Pratt and Letchworth, Jones & Bixler, Arcade and Hubley, all working between the 1880s and the 1920s.

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–David E. Gardner, Fort Covington, N.Y. A. The emergence of cast-iron toys coincides with the Industrial Revolution in the 19th Century. Until that point, toys were made by hand, often at home.