Arcade Antique Toys

Arcade Manufacturing Co was a great manufacturer out of Freeport, Illinois who produced CAST Iron Toys from 1885 until 1943. The Arcade Manufacturing Company began producing household items such as coffee grinders in 1885, and added toys in 1888. By the early 1900s, the company was doing so well, they issued their own 50-page catalogue of toys. Arcade specialized in highly detailed road vehicles including their famous yellow cab. The success of its Yellow Cab inspired a line of miniature cars, trucks, farm equipment, and buses. Over 250 different toys were made in a variety of sizes with turning wheels and different color schemes were made. "They look real" became the official company motto. In 1946 Rockwell Manufacturing Company of Buffalo bought the firm and discontinued the Arcade products.