C. Carey Cloud » Cracker Jack » Metal Litho Garage
C. Carey Cloud created the Metal Litho Garage 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.
The toys he made from the scrap metal were, Metal Litho Garage, Metal Litho Typewriter, Metal Litho Piano, Metal Litho Cabinets, Metal Litho Range, Metal Litho Clock, Metal Litho Radio, Embossed Metal Circles, Metal Chirpers, Metal Litho Plates.
The Metal Litho Garage measures approximately 1⅛" x ⅝" x ⅝".The toys he made from the scrap metal were, Metal Litho Garage, Metal Litho Typewriter, Metal Litho Piano, Metal Litho Cabinets, Metal Litho Range, Metal Litho Clock, Metal Litho Radio, Embossed Metal Circles, Metal Chirpers, Metal Litho Plates.
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Made from a flat piece of metal measuring approximately 2½" by 2". The four corners are removed, and then bent into a metal cube, making the Metal Litho Garage. |
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Metal Litho Garage front view Showing an automobile in the center, and car lifts through the windows on both sides. |
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Metal Litho Garage left side Showing two figures shaking hands, a dog, and an old style gas pump. |
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Metal Litho Garage right view Showing a parked yellow automobile |
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Metal Litho Garage rear view |
Carey Cloud used the same shape for three other tin prizes (shown below), the Metal Litho Range, the Metal Litho Clock, and Metal Litho Radio.
Other toys he made from the scrap metal were...
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| Metal Litho Cabinet | Metal Litho Typewriter | Metal Litho Piano |
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| Metal Litho Soup Bowls | Metal Litho Plates | Metal Play Tray |
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| Embossed Metal Circles | Metal Chirpers |