Let's look at a circus toy today - something not associated with scale model building. Hardy Plastics & Chemical Corp. of New York, N.Y. put out a line of really nice plastic wagons back in the '50s. I featured their horse drawn fire engine here on the blog before and now it's time to feature this circus wagon. Unfortunately my sample has a piece broken off of the back of the wagon but it's still a nice addition to the wagon collection. It measures: 9 1/4" (23.49cm) L overall x 2 3/4" (6.98cm) H (to top of wagon) x 2 7/8" (7.30cm) W. These wagons were pull toys and were originally offered with strings in the front. Many times the strings are missing or replaced - this example still sports a partial string. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
The Hardy wagons compare favorably with O-scale wagons so would look just fine in a circus parade
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