Horse-drawn toys, generally made of cast iron, depict the transportation of the time. Ranging from as early as 1880 and extending to the early 1900’s with transitional fire trucks, it was a common site around town to see a delivery truck, street trolley, or fire truck being pulled by a team of horses. Naturally the toy manufacturers capitalized on the chance to shrink down and duplicate such a scene for a child’s imagination to run.
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