American Craft Manufacturing Co.

3423 Armitage Ave., Chicago Ill. 1935-1940

acm m4idMakers of the Ever-Ready Electric Casting Sets, and Master Constructor Sets. I have two American Craft Moulds that I am sure are American Craft because I have not been able to find them in any other catalogs. They have Tic-Tac-Toe reinforcement bars across the back of the moulds with the threaded Stud for the handle in the upper center "square". I find it interesting that the mould from American Craft that I can find in REB/Castings is their twin engine Airplane mould. That mould from REB/Castings also has the Tic-Tac-Toe Reinforcement ribs. Typically Home Foundry moulds have the modified X rib pattern.

The Advertisement on this page is from the 1940 Sears Christmas "Wish Book". I believe from the photos and the images the American-Craft toys are from The American Craft Manufacturing Co. Sears did not produce their own moulds rather they repackaged moulds and put their name on it or sold it on behalf of another company such as A.C. Gilbert moulds.

Ever-Ready New Master Constructor

  • No. 600 - Master Constructor Set $3.00
  • No. 605 - Master Constructor Set $5.00
  • No. MC - Master Constructor Mould $2.00
  • Package of screws and nuts .25/ea

 Ever-Ready Electric Casting Sets1940 Sears p85

  • No. 200 - Non-electric Casting Set $1.00
  • No. 201 - Electric Casting Set $1.25
  • No. 202 - Electric Casting Set $2.00
  • No. 203 - Electric Casting Set $3.00
  • No. 204 - Electric Casting Set $4.00

Ever-ready Extra moulds - .95

  • M1 - Yanks in Action
  • M2 - U.S. Cavalry
  • M3 - Tanks in Action
  • M4 - Aircraft Gunner
  • M5 - U.S. defense
  • M6 - Roman Legion
  • M10 - Pirates in Action
  • M11 - Machine Gunners
  • M12 - Charging Infantry

Ever-ready Extra Moulds - .50

  • MS18 - U.S. Artillery
  • MS19 - White Eagle

Ever-ready Extra Moulds - $2.00

  • ML20 - King Arthur and His Knights
  • ML21 - Big Bertha in Action
  • ML22 - Twin Motor U.S. Bomber Assembly Plane

Ever-Ready Casting Accessories

  • Safety Vise - .25
  • Screw Type Handles - .15/Pair
  • Safety Melting Ladle - .25
  • No. 250 Casting Metal - .50/36 Large Pigs
  • Underwriters Approved Melting Stove - $1.25
  • Extra Paints and Brushes - .60
  • Smoking Torch - .15
  • Electric Melting Ladle - .75

 

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