Holgate Brothers Company
Kane, Pennsylvania
1789 (woodworking), 1929 (started making toys)

According to the Holgate Toy Company history on their web page, Holgate can trace back their company to its founding in 1789. The web page also shared, “In 1929, Holgate was one of the first toy companies in the U.S. to research and develop the educational, preschool toy market for children. Holgate worked closely with the early educators in the emerging Kindergarten program to develop safe, educational toys that had play value.”

Holgate toys are simple in design, near indestructible, and are mass produced. Vintage Holgate toys are common in the resale market. Holgate vintage toys have their strongest value when there are sets, when all of the parts are with the toy, and/or when the toy makes a strong visual display.

Logo #1 1929 - early 1930's Logo #2 Early 1930's - 1934 Logo #3 Early 1930's - 1937 Logo #4 1938 - 1945 Logo#5 1946 - 1947 Logo #6 1948 - 1962 Battleship ‘Captain Kangaroo’ #138 c. E1956 17”L x 10”H x 5.5”W $120 - $160 Raggedy Ann & Andy Raggedy Andy 7"H Raggedy Ann 6.5"H $150 - $200 each Coupling Form Cars #1514 c. 1947-1949 15.5”L x 2.5”H x 4”W $20 - $30 Humpty-Dumpty #2005 Estimated 1960 4.8"L x 8"H x 3.8"W $24 - $28 Sailor Boy (4) Peg Boat #130 c. 1941-1957 10”L x 5.25”H x 3”W $20 - $30 Sailor Boy (6) Peg Boat #130 c. 1941-1957 11”L x 5”H x 3”W $30 - $45 Circus Wagon #610 c. 1938-1955 11”L x 4.5”H x 2.5”W $25 - $40 Calliope Peg #134 c. 1955-1959 7.75”L x 7.75”H x 3”W $30 - $40; Box $15 - $20 Whistle Kids Pull #610 c. 1959-1960 10.5”L x 5.5”H x 4”W $45 - $60 Form Cart #626 c. 1938 -1940 10.5”L x 6.5”H x 5”W $45 - $65 Sailors of the Wooden Shoe #620 c. 1940 6.5”L x 8.25”H x 2.5”W $60 - $80; Box $30 - $40 Ferry #54 c. 1934 19.5”L x 6”H x 8”W $150 - $225 Duck #727 U.S. Pat. No. 2389568 8.5”L x 5.25”H x 5.5”W $25 - $35 Paddle Wheel Steamer #258 c. 1940-1941 21.5”L x 8”H x 6”W $125 - $200 Tug Boat #148 c. 1952-1955 6.5”L x 5.5”H x 4.75”W $40 - $60 Tug & Barge #250 c. 1950 16”L x 3.75”H x 4”W $30 - $40 Stacking Pegs (6) c. 1933 9.5”L x 5.5”H x 7.5”W $100 - $150 Train #1050 36"L $50 - $75 with box Train #1050 Box 15"L x 9"H x 4.5"W Toddlers Carryall #240 c. 1956 29”L x 8”H x 10.5”W $75 - $100 Cherry Railroad #777 c. 1941 31”L x 7”H x 4”W $100 - $135 Cherry Railroad #777 Box 13”L x 9”H x 12”W $45 - $60 Streamline Train c. 1938 28.5”L x 2.25”H x 2”W $90 - $120 War Train #12 c. 1942 30”L x 4”H x 3”W $180 - $240 Railroad Block Car #529 c. 1955 24.5”L x 4.75”H x 5.5”W $120 - $160 Streamline Choo Choo #5137 c. 1947-1948 12”L x 4”H x 1.75”W $60 - $80 Rodeo Train #101 c. 1951-1955 31.5”L x 4.25”H x 3.5”W $150 - $200 Fairyland Train #1250 c . 1948-1950 37”L x 4.5”H x 3”W $150 - $200 Fairyland Train Box #1250 19”L x 4.5”H x 6.25”W $45 - $60 Baby Choo Choo #1037 c. 1940-1946 10”L x 4”H x 2”W $45 - $60 Playroom Railroad #630 c. 1948-1950 47.5”L x 5”H x 3”W $100 - $150 Activity Train #1212 c. 1943-1952 35”L x 3.25”H x 3”W $75 - $100 Slide Blox Train #628 c. 1938-1942 59”L x 4.5”H x 3.75”W $180 - $240 Building Block Train #5158 c. 1955 37”L x 2”H x 2.25”W $45 - $60 Baby Train with Box #5135 c. 1950 11.5”L x 4.75”H x 3.5”W $40 - $50; Box $15 - $20 Noah’s Ark #135 c. 1950 10.25”L x 5.5”H x 3”W $45 - $60 Creeper Train #2030 c. 1953 22.5”L x 2.5”H x 2”W $45 - $60 Blox – Cars #64 c. 1948 16”L x 2.25”H x 4”W $20 - $30 The Blok-That-Lox-Train #1440 c. 1939 37.5”L x 2”H x 2”W $110 - $160 Color Circus Train #1050 c. 1949 42.5”L x 5”H x 5”W $150 - $200 Box Color Train #1050 12.5”L x 6”H x 8.25”W $45 - $60 String of Cars #2152 c. 1951-1957 19”L x 2.75”H x 3”W $30 - $40 Baby Train #1035 c. 1938-1940 35”L x 2.5”H x 2.25”W $60 - $80 Color Train #1050 c. 1939 37”L x 6”H x 4”W $150 - $200 Noah’s Ark #262 c. 1940 21.5”L x 9.75”H x 8”W $180 - $240 w/Animals #264 Noah’s Ark #2620 c. 1948 20”L x 9.5”H x 7.75”W $300 - $450 w/Animals Noah’s Ark #975 c. 1952 15”L x 5.75”H x 5.25”W $100 - $140 w/Animals Noah’s Ark #135 c. 1949 10.25”L x 5.5”H x 3”W $45 - $60 Noah’s Ark Animals (24) #264 **Part of HO38 Noah's Ark #1200 1957 15"L x 6.5"H x 6"W $80 - $120 Noah’s Ark #1200 c. 1957 14.25”L x 6”H x 6”W $80 - $120 w/Animals Noah’s Ark #HI605 c. 1960 10.5”L x 5”H x 5”W $50 - $75 w/Animals Service Truck #672 c. 1951 9”L x 5.25”H x 3.25”W $40 - $75 Wheel Peg (6) #1003 c. 1938-1946 13”L x 4.25”H x 4.25”W $40 - $50 155 MM Tank #669 c. 1943 11.25”L x 7”H x 5.75”W $75 - $100 Peg Play Farm Truck #671 c. 1948 9”L x 4”H x 3.5”W $30 - $40 + $40 w/12 Bottles Piper Cub #636 c. 1941 13.25”L x 5”H x 12”W $75 - $100 w/ tail Jet Plane #676 c. 1947 9.25”L x 4.75”H x 9”W $60 - $80 Army Jeep #664 c. 1943 6.75”L x 3.25”H x 3.25”W $25 - $35 Hook & Ladder #647 c. 1942 14”L x 3.5”H x 3”W $45 - $60 Tank #624 c. 1942 12.5”L x 6.5”H x 6.25”W $60 - $80 Old Woman Lacing Shoe #790 1956 9.9"L x 3.9"H x 4"W $75 - $100 Old Mother Hubbard Lacing Shoe 1956 10"L x 4"H x 3.75"W $75 - $100 Army Ambulance #670 c. 1943 9”L x 4.5”H x 3.5”W $45 - $60 Tank c. 1943 12”L x 6.75”H x 6.25”W $60 - $80 Army 6x6 with 12 men #666 c. 1943 9”L x 3.75”H x 3.5”W $45 - $60 Jeep Tank Destroyer #665 c. 1943 12.5”L x 3.25”H x 3.25''W $45 - $60 Camp Peg Trailer #634 c. 1940 16”L x 4.25”H x 3”W $75 - $100 Fire Engine (Hose Co. #1) #677 c. 1949-1950 10”L x 4”H x 2.5”W $50 - $75 Dump Truck #678 c. 1946 13”L x 4”H x 3.5”W $60 - $75 US Mail Truck #H1615 c. 1960 9”L x 6”H x 5.5W $60 - $80 Road Roller #265 c. 1941 6”L x 3.5”H x 4.25”W $30 - $40 Hwy Unit #267 c. 1940 17”L x 4.5”H x 5”W $60 - $90 Dump Truck #678 c. 1946 12”L x 4.25”H x 4”W $30 - $40 Car Carrier #638 c. 1941-1948 20.5”L x 5.25”H x 3.75”W $120 - $160 Auto Convoy Carrier #638 c. 1951-1955 18”L x 6.5”H x 3.5”W $75 - $100 Holgate Hospital #670 c. 1945 9”L x 4.5”H x 3.25”W $45 - $60 Auto Convoy Carrier #638 c. 1949-1951 20.5”L x 4.75”H x 3.5”W $120 - $160 Auto Peg Truck #616 c. 1940 16.5”L x 4.25”H x 3”W $75 - $100 Auto Form Truck #618 c. 1940 15.5”L x 5.75”H x 4”W $75 - $100 Peg Play Farm #671 c. 1947 9”L x 4”H x 3.5”W $30 - $40 + $40 w/12 Bottles Touring Sedan, #639 c. 1939 8.5”L x 3.5”H x 3.5”W $25 - $40 Big Six Truck #666 c. 1945 9”L x 3”H x 3.25”W $30 - $40 Fitting Peg Cart (6) #5177 c. 1947-1948 10”L x 4.25”H x 5”W $20 - $30 Camp Peg Trailer, #634 c. 1947 16”L x 3.5”H x 3.5”W $55 - $80 Form (3) Peg Wagon #755 c. 1941-1955 8.25”L x 3.5”H x 4.5”W $20 - $35 Form (5) Peg Wagon #755 c. 1941-1955 10.75”L x 3.5”H x 4.5”W $20 - $35 Form (4) Peg Wagon #755 c. 1941-1955 8.25”L x 3.5”H x 4.5”W $20 - $35 Educational Blocks 5.25"L x 4"H x 6"W Bingo Bed with Wheels c. 1948 11.5”L x 3.75”H x 5.25”W $15 - $25 Color Peg Cart (6) #5003 c. 1947-1950 10.5”L x 4.5”H x 4.25”W $30 - $40 Rattle Trap #1730 1950 8.5”L x 6”H x 6”W $30 - $40 Nesting Cup Cart (5) #132 c. 1941-1957 11”L x 4.75”H x 4.5”W $25 - $35 Tri Form Cart #728 c. 1952-1953 10.5”L x 4.5”H x 5”W $20 - $30 Jumbo Peg on Wheels (12) #650 c. 1940-1941 12.75”L x 5.5”H x 4.5”W $35 - $50 Station Wagon #675 c. 1948 8.5”L x 3.5”H x 3.5”W $30 - $40 Sportster #633 c. 1941 7.5”L x 3”H x 3.25”W $20 - $30 Sportster with Box #633 c. 1950 7.5”L x 3”H x 3.25”W $30 - $40; Box $15 - $20 Station Wagon #675 c. 1946 8.5”L x 3.5”H x 3.5”W $40 - $60 Jack Rabbit Bus #640 c. 1942 12.5”L x 4”H x 3.5”W $60 - $80 Cola Carrier #H1146 c. 1960 7.5”L x 7.75”H x 4.5”W $45 - $60 School Bus #641 c. 1949 10”L x 3.75”H x 3”W $45 - $60 Holgate Hose Fire Truck #637 c. 1941 9”L x 3.5”H x 3.5”W $80 - $120 The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe #11 c. 1938 13.5”L x 5.25”H x 5”W $150 - $200 Box - The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe #11 c. 1929 $240 - $320 Box - The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe #11 c. 1929 $240 - $320 The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe #11 c. 1929 9”L x 6.5”H x 5”W $240 - $320 Make-A-Toy #26 c. 1948 9.5”L x 5”H x 4.75”W $30 - $40 Make-A-Toy #26 c. 1948 9.5”L x 5”H x 4.75”W $30 - $40 Jingle Trolley #688 c. 1959 9.5”L x 4.75”H x 3.5”W $75 - $100; Box $30 - $40 Play Sleigh #252 c. 1947-1948 12”L x 5”H x 7”W $40 - $50 Double Tumble #174 c. 1955 11.25”L x 4.25”H x 2.75”W $40 - $50 Barrel Roll #T7 c. 1960 5.75”L x 4.25”H x 2.5”W $20 - $30 Dump Cart w/ Shovel #243 c. 1954 11.5”L x 6”H x 8”W $45 - $60 + $20 w/Shovel Slide Blox Cart #1230 c. 1955-1956 12”L x 3.5”H x 8”W $45 - $60 Wagon of 34 Blocks #1934 c. 1958-1959 18.5”L x 12”H x 3”W $60 - $80 Seven Way Pull #737 c. 1952-1956 13.25”L x 1.5”H x 5.5”W $20 - $30 Stacking Star Blocks (3) c. 1937 12”L x 6.5”H x 4”W $70 - $90 8 Wheel Roller #T8 c. 1960-1963 7.5”L x 1.5”H x 3.75”W $10 - $20 Toys of Today Ad 1946 Holgate Toys Catalog Cover Holgate Toys 1946 Catalog No. 2, Page 13 Holgate Toys Catalog 1946 Catalog No. 22 Page 7 Holgate Catalog 1950 No. 26 Page 19 Holgate Catalog 1959 pg. 9