A guide to metal mould kit brand names and the companies behind them.
Collecting vintage metal mould kits means running into a lot of names — and not all of them are company names.
Castology is a collector-built reference that matches the brand names found on metal model kits to the companies that actually produced them. Over the years, brands were reused, shared, renamed, or quietly dropped, which can make attribution tricky.
This page brings those names together in one place, with dates and notes where known.
| Brand | Company | Years Used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cast Rite | Home Foundry | ||
| Cast-A-Toy | Marks Bros Toy Company | ||
| Kast-A-Toy | ACE/Porter Chemical Co. | c.1930–1942 | |
| Kaster Kit Jr. | A. C. Gilbert | ||
| Figure Caster | JL Wright/Lincoln | ||
| Castings | REB Toys, Inc. | ||
| Junior Caster | Rapaport Bros | ||
| Lincoln Lead Caster | J. L. Wright | These are the Lincoln Log people | |
| Ever-Ready | American Craft Mfg. | 1935–1940 | |
| Mastercraft | F.W. Nuthall | ||
| Metal Cast | Sachs | 1920–1928 | Initially S. Sachs (Samuel); his son took over - H. Sachs |
If you have catalogs, packaging, ads, or first-hand knowledge that can help with this list, let me know in the comments section below!
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