It’s Wednesday night, so you know what that means- it’s Kane history night at the Depot! Tonight Dick Bly shares stories about Holgate Brothers Company, one of the oldest wooden toy company in the USA, and their connection to Kane.
A few pictures:
A few handles made by Holgate Brothers Company
A train in front of the Holgate factory in Kane is ready to deliver wooden toys across the nation
The House that Jack Built
Raggedy Ann and Andy
An airplane with design work by Jarvis Rockwell
This was made during WWII because the tires have all wooden pieces. Metal went toward war efforts at that time
The Bingo Bed was one of the most popular Holgate toys
Holgate truck parked on Welsh Street and packed with wooden toys going to the World Fair in New York City in 1939
Dick Bly, tonight’s story teller
Did you have a Holgate toy? Comment or share your pictures.
