C. Carey Cloud » Cracker Jack » Metal Litho Cabinet
C. Carey Cloud created the Metal Litho Cabinet for Cracker Jack out of scrap metal. Carey Cloud discovered that Ball Brothers, maker of home canning lids, had tons of scrap two-inch metal discs. Buying the scrap metal for only $25 per ton for his toys, he was able to make over eighty million toys for Cracker Jack. When Ball Brothers discovered that he was making toys from the scrap metal, they raised the price to $125 per ton, and that was the end of his metal toys.
rear view of Metal Litho Cabinet
Carey Cloud used the same shape for two other tin prizes (shown below), the Metal Litho Piano, and the Metal Litho Typewriter.
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| Metal Litho Piano | Metal Litho Typewriter |
Other toys he made from the scrap metal were...
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| Metal Litho Garage | Metal Litho Clock | Metal Litho Range | Metal Litho Radio |
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| Metal Litho Soup Bowls | Metal Litho Plates | Metal Play Tray |
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| Embossed Metal Circles | Metal Chirpers |