The Wilkins Toy Company was founded by James Wilkins in 1890 and was purchased by Harry T. Kingsbury in 1894 who continued to produce toys under the KINGSBURY name until WW II. Kingsbury was a world leader of cast iron and sheet metal toys of which are now sought after by avid collectors. Wilkins and Kingsbury produced a large variety of toys, including ships, submarines, trains, trolleys, cars, airplanes, banks, and fire engines.

  A recent exhibit at the Cheshire Historical Society in Keene, NH included over 250 such examples from  1980 to 1942  of much loved and revered array of childhood nostalgia.

 Excerpts from The Keene Sentinel, approval given for review by The Keene Sentinel 10-26-2006