Antique Grand Piano and sustainable Toy & Novelty Co - Tin or metal, wood Legs? I have a miniature toy piano. They are functional keys. The legs are wood and the rest of the piano is of tin and metal.
The bottom of the piano is stamped:
BY MFD
DURABLE TOY & NOVELTY Co
CITY New York Office
O CLEVELAND FACTORY
PAT.APL.FOR
Does anyone know any more details on this piano - as when it was made and approximate value? 've Posted pictures on this forum: http://inkybrown.yuku.com/topic/427
Thank you
I went and found some information for you. My "Antiques of American Childhood" by Kathrine Morrison McClinton, was the only toy that book are mentioned information piano.My said DURABLE TOY & NOVELTY Co was founded in 1912 and that the piano is very rare. This is the citation of the book. rare metal-case pianos were made by the toys and sustainable Novelty Company.
They were most famous for the cash registers, I found two of these on eBay for you to watch
beginning of an interesting read!
ANTIQUE TIN TOY 20s SUSTAINABLE NEW CASH REGISTER BANK number: 320298788379
Later a
Vintage Uncle Sam's Register Bank Durable Toy and Novelty
Item number: 180286936771
As you know the offices were in New York and the plant was in Cleveland, Ohio.
Since your piano is in poor condition that it is for parts, or ripe for you to restore. I would like to configure my search on ebay for Durable Toy Piano Company. They will send you an e-mail to 6MB for everyone that becomes available.
In America Pianos Schoenhut toy maker was the most famous. If you are looking for electricity do not use "the"
You need to have fun with it perhaps it is a museum with a!
Posted on June 5, 2010.
