Vintage 1930's Cast Iron Clydesdale Horses with Coach (Made in Ohio)

Vintage Cast Iron Clydesdale Horses with Coach. A movable wagon in cast iron drawn in a team of 8 horses, featuring 2 men seated at the head of the coach. Painted in polychrome (probably original), with 17 wooden barrels loose in the back, circa 1930. The men are removable, and each team of 2 horses and their harness are separate, screwing together at the harness. The wheels are movable. No maker's marks found. The reins are made of leather, and the swagged chains are a bright brass. This piece was probably made by the Kenton Hardware Company, maker of cast iron toys from Kenton, Ohio, ac. approx. 1890-1952. The Kenton Hardware Company was promoted as "the largest factory in the USA exclusively making cast iron toys" at the turn of the twentieth century. One of Hardin County's largest employers, the factory produced a variety of toys that were miniature versions of fire engines, circus wagons, carriages, banks, trains, and stoves.
Condition: Surface soils, wear to pigments, oxidation.