U.S. Metal Toy Manufacturing Co. Santa Fe Trail Covered Wagon

Just going through my computer and digging up old photos it seems I have a whole bunch of Western toys that were photographed, but never blogged. It appears my last big thrust into the Old West was two years ago and there were a lot of posts as well as a lot of un-posted photos dating from that time. Also, I found a bunch of pics taken prior to 2023 that can be used. Okay, well this will be a welcome respite from spacemen and aliens - although that will still be an on-going theme for a while.

Up first in this latest round of Old West toys is this U.S. Metal Toy Manufacturing Co. Santa Fe Trail Covered Wagon which have been featured on the blog off-&-on since 2014.

Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed 

U.S. Metal Toy Stagecoach Bank with 2-Horse Hitch (Unmarked)

Here's a nice U.S. Metal Toy Stagecoach that was made as a coin bank, but is has no "U.S. Metal Toy" hallmark. One has to wonder why they bothered to put a slit in the roof with no means of getting the money out except to shake it or disassemble it! Like yesterday's stagecoach, this has a plastic hitch and horses, but only has a 4-horse team. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

U.S. Metal Toy Forty Niners Covered Wagon

So far we've posted these U.S. Metal Toy Mfg Co covered wagons with 'California Trail, 'Chisholm Trail', and 'Davy Crockett' markings. Now we've got one lettered for the 'Forty Niners'. It seems U.S. Metal Toy tried to cover all the standard Old West themes when they made these. They also made made a tin-litho stagecoach which I'll post one day. 

A few points about collecting these things: far too often the horses and hitch are missing. I've been buying some off-&-on over the past year or so but haven't photographed the wagons with them yet; also, the wheels are very often broken or the wrong ones were put on the wagon by someone trying to make the thing complete. Over the years I've ended up with a stable of rusted out bodies that I stripped of their horses or wheels. The wagons consist of two tin-litho stamping's, the cover-and -sides, and the bed. The beds and the wheels came in various colors making collecting interesting trying to find as many variations as possible. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

U.S. Metal Toy Davy Crockett Covered Wagon - Pink wheells/red Bed

Here's the same wagon we showed you yesterday but you'll notice this has a red wagon bed and light pastel pink wheels. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina