1940's N.N. Hill Brass Company Rabbit And Cart Pull Toy

Hello everyone!!
Each year, for the past 58 years, the city of Bardstown, KY, where I just happen to live, has held an Annual Antiques Show every April. My wife and I attended that show yesterday. There were so many wonderful antiques and collectibles to be found there. I was lucky enough to find this 1941 era Rabbit Pulling A Cart toy made by the N.N. Hill Brass Co. in East Hampton, Connecticut. It has bells on the inside of the wheels which ring when the toy is pulled. I love the bright colored graphics on the rabbit. I landed this toy for less than $40 and it's still in wonderful condition. All it needed was a bit of cleaning. It measures 19" long and 12" tall.

N.N. Hill antique toys have a history that, like many toy companies, began with its founder and namesake. Norman N. Hill began his career in the finishing department of the Barton Bell Company when he was eighteen years old. In January 1889, with a capital of $800, he started his own bell company being the first to stamp steel bells rather than casting. In 1912, the business was incorporated under the name N. N. Hill Brass Company, Inc. and became known as the largest factory in the world devoted to bells and toys. After receiving a contract to produce Walt Disney toys in the 1930, their wooden toy manufacturing became the major production of their factory. N. N. Hill Brass Company closed their doors in the early 1960, making N.N. Hill antique toys coveted by antique toy collectors.

Thanks very much for stopping in for a look!!!

Scoot