The A.C. Williams Co. Manufacturers of Hardware House Furnishing Specialities and Toys. [At head of title:] Forty-sixth edition

Ravenna, Ohio: The Republican Publishing Co, 1910. 131 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Card wrappers with some soiling to cover, inside pages are bright and illustrated throughout; overall very good. 131 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Adam Clark Williams of Chagrin Falls, Ohio founded his company in 1886 on the heels of his father's business, J. W. Williams Company, known for producing iron components used for wagons and cannon carriages during the Civil War. The production of toys began in 1893 after a fire prompted the company to move to Ravenna, Ohio. Williams was largely known for the design & production of cast iron cars & trucks, as well as irons and tools. Throughout the catalog the weight of the goods are listed in terms of their packaging, often by the dozen. Because shipping at the time was inexpensive, cast iron toys in the United States were made more than other types such as pressed steel, or tin which was widely used in European toys. Pages 90-118 show a variety of Toy Banks.