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Animate Toys
Animate Toy Company was an American maker of mechanical tinplate toys active from the mid-1910s through the late 1930s. Its ranges included clockwork and friction driven bugs, moths, snails, turtles and other animals, alongside tanks, tugboats, tractors, logging and roadbuilding equipment, and haymaking sets. A patented viscous mechanism slowed the clockwork movement of walking animals, while the large climbing tractor used a rubber caterpillar track to cross obstacles. Many of the smaller creature toys had brightly lithographed surfaces.
- Founded
- 1918
- Countries
- United States
- Locations
- New York City, New York, United States · 1916
- Founders
- James Patterson · Robert Krauss · Maria Sanchez
The story of Animate Toys
Animate Toys owes its humble beginnings to the glittering dream of a group of creative enthusiasts in 195. What started as a small venture in a quaint little garage in Akron, Ohio, burgeoned into a world-renowned toy brand, synonymous with distinctive design and unparalleled creativity. Animate Toys strived to create a gateway to a realm where reality meets fantasy, an endeavor that won them recognition and accolades galore. Interestingly, the brand's signature style of merging the past with the future resulted in a vintage line of toys that became instant collector’s items, making Animate Toys a pivotal player in the nostalgic toy industry.
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