Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1992-39-15a |
Collection |
San Jose Master Catalog |
Object Name |
Gun, Toy |
Title |
Toy cap gun |
Description |
Texas. Encircled T. Made in USA. Small metal toy gun with gold paint. Die-cast single-shot cap gun. Trigger and hammer move, no other moving parts. Steer image used by Hubley. Apparently rare. Hubley was founded in 1894 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by John Hubley. Their first toys were manufactured on 1909 from cast iron. About 1940, they changed their primary casting material to zinc alloy. Originally, artists would carve models from wood for sand casting. Hubley is most well known for their kits to build '30s cars, though their cap guns are highly sought by collectors. |
Year Range from |
1940 |
Year Range to |
1950 |
Artist |
Hubley Manufacturing Co. (Lancaster, Pa.) |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-0.75 L-5.5 inches |
Height (in) |
2.500 |
Length (in) |
5.500 |
Material |
Metal/Paint |
Width (in) |
0.750 |
Subjects |
Toys Arms & armament Nineteen forties |
Number of images |
1 |