A rare late 19th century Henry Wallwork & Co cast iron steam...

A rare late 19th century Henry Wallwork & Co cast iron steam roller floor toy, green livery and black body, 22.5cm long, 15cm high, c.1885; Toys in the London Museum brochure, first published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1969 (2) Reference to the steam roller can be found in the 'Toys in the London Museum' brochure, page 10. Henry Wallwork & Co. was a prominent 19th-century iron foundry and engineering firm based in Manchester, England. Established in 1856, the company operated primarily from the Manchester Iron Foundry on Charter Street. They were notable for producing antique 1880s cast-iron toy trains, an unusual specialty for a British industrial ironworks at the time.

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