Home Foundry
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| Status | Out of Business |
|---|---|
| Active | - 1930s - 1950s - |
| Website | (pre-internet) |
| Address | Chicago, IL, USA |
The Home Foundry Mfg. Co., Inc. was a 1930s company producing casting kits of "metal characters". Their range of boxed sets were aimed at children and included Mickey Mouse and Flash Gordon. The figures were around 2¼" - 2½" high. The "Home Foundry" name lasted into the early 1950s but was second-billing to "Ever Ready" or "Cast Rite". These later sets were manufactured by the American Craft Mfg., Co. or Rapaport Bros. New moulds were added to the range with a Rapaport catalog claiming there were over 225 different "characters". These 3 companies were likely successor companies of each other.
Home Foundry
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Addresses
- The Home Foundry Mfg. Co., Inc., 3122-24 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
- The Home Foundry Mfg. Co., Inc., 2933 W. Madison St, Chicago, IL, USA
- American Craft Mfg., Co., 3423 Armitage Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
- Rapaport Bros., Inc., 19th & S. Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, IL, USA
- Rapaport Bros., Inc., 701 West Ohio St., Chicago, IL, USA
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References
- [1], DTB, "Flash Gordon - home casting kits from the 1930's..."
- [2], FB, "Vintage Metal Molds For Lead & Tin Toy Figures" (see the "files" section for HF/AC/RB catalogs)
