{"product_id":"vintage-comic-circus-train-lithographed-tin-friction-toy-by-cragstan","title":"Vintage “Comic Circus Train” Lithographed Tin Friction Toy by Cragstan","description":"\u003cp\u003ec. 1960s; NGS for Cragstan - Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLithographed tin friction toy depicting the colorful \"Comic Circus Train.\" The articulated composition features a locomotive followed by three connected cars, each decorated with bold mid-century comic-style graphics and lettering that collectively reads \"COMIC CIRCUS TRAIN.\" Illustrated scenes include clowns, circus musicians, an elephant, monkey, big cat, and uniformed engineer. The brightly colored locomotive is fitted with black wheels, a metal bell, smokestack, exposed friction mechanism, and cab numbered 7530. The final car bears the Cragstan name, NGS diamond trademark, and \"Made in Japan\" designation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCragstan Industries was a New York importer and distributor that introduced a wide variety of Japanese-made mechanical and battery-operated tin toys to the American market during the postwar era.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nShows moderate wear consistent with age and play, including scratches, scuffs, areas of lithograph and paint loss, tarnish, oxidation, small dents, bent edges, and wear along the seams and connecting tabs. The smokestack rim exhibits chipping and deformation. Friction mechanism has not been tested.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n11\" W x 1.5\" D x 2\" H\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJM - 082322 - 104881\u003cbr\u003e\nJP - 070125\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor information regarding shipping, please visit our Terms \u0026amp; Conditions page \u003ca class=\"GeneratedLink\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialartifacts.net\/pages\/shipping\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Industrial Artifacts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67804386852907,"sku":"104881","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0194\/8170\/files\/475645f5-f799-5008-9dc7-d7deef702445.jpg?v=1791588742","url":"https:\/\/industrialartifacts.net\/products\/vintage-comic-circus-train-lithographed-tin-friction-toy-by-cragstan","provider":"Industrial Artifacts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}