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1912 IVES HOSE REEL

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
1912 IVES HOSE REEL
1912 IVES HOSE REEL. An exceptional Ives toy pictured in their 1912 train catalog. One of the last offerings by Ives of their cast iron toys. This model is of a one-horse hose reel and still retains its original tin label (behind rear wheel) that they also used on their O-gauge train locomotives. The large white outstretched stallion, racing to the fire has a rod connected to its rear foot, which is also connected to its eccentric front axle creating a galloping motion. The back end is painted in pumpkin with its original red capped gray dressed driver and still retains its original rubber hose and lead nozzle. SIZE: 17" l. CONDITION: Overall very fine to near mint condition. JL 1-3982 (2,000-2,500)