Antique Cast Iron Show Boat Toy – 11 inches length -Arcade in original box

Steamboat of cast iron, painted in white body, green hull, red roof, embossed “Showboat” on sides, bell on base rings when pulled along floor(still has the iron anchor tied to the end of pull string), “Arcade” decal on side. The condition is remarkable and we still have the Box with a label on the end that reads: Arcade Toy Show Boat – Arcade Manufactureing Company Freeport, Illionis Made in the United States of America. Measures 11″ length, 4 1/2″ height and 3″ wide. We have are showing a copy of the original ad that Arcade had in there catalogue. Modeled after the Show Boat used in Carl Laemmle’s Great Universal Motion Picture “Show Boat”.