Very interesting pair of advertising characters – the unlabeled display is made of cast iron and the Dayton V-Belts display is made of a composite material paper mache? By Old King Cole Displays of Canton, Ohio. I was unable to find any comparable items to these and have searched extensively for vintage Dayton V-Belt advertising. The previous owner said that her father acquired them about 50 years ago, but couldn’t elaborate further. I have wondered if they were prototypes, with the cast iron figure being used as the model / mold for the one made by Old King Cole Displays. Old King Cole Displays is well-known for the displays it did for Disney in the 1930’s. If I had to take a guess at the age on these, I would say circa 1940. They measure about 22.5 tall, with the cast iron figure being slightly smaller about. 25 in several dimensions but not all. The cast iron figure is rather heavy (about 22lbs). The base is about 13″ wide by 4″ deep. The cast iron figure is in good condition with strong color and few scratches. You will notice light rust in areas, particularly along the bottom. The paper mache figure is in fair condition. You will notice some paint chipping and a small loss in the neck area. The back shows several areas that look like they’ve cracked, though none carry through to the front. Both figures looks like they are meant to be holding something in their right hand and have a hole. I have not tried to clean these and have simply lightly brushed them off. As such, they could use a good cleaning. Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for your time. The item “Vintage Dayton V Belt Advertising Figures Automobile Car Part Cast Iron Composit” is in sale since Saturday, April 02, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Advertising\Automobiles\American\Other American Automobile Ads”. The seller is “berkeleylounge” and is located in Nashua, New Hampshire. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CO, PA, JM.
