Collectibles
Big Bang Cannon!
- Item Number
- 188
- Estimated Value
- 200 USD
- Sold
- 85 USD to brucer
- Number of Bids
- 4 - Bid History
Item Description
The winner will receive a 15FC Major Field Cannon - Big Bang Cannon with a 1920's Replica tin trade sign.
BIG-BANG® Cannons are made by The Conestoga Company, Inc., which has been based in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, since its founding in 1912.In 1907, a young assistant professor of physics at Lehigh University, James Hunter Wily, patented the carbide cannon. Soon he saw the value of his invention as a safe and sane toy, and in 1912, started manufacturing BIG-BANG® Cannons. They quickly became a favorite among kids of all ages, and have remained so ever since.
The black field cannons haven't changed much since Wily's time. In 1958, the company introduced its green military cannons, which features rubber wheels. Brass replicas of the cast iron BIG-BANG® Cannons made from 1916 to 1934 are highly popular among collectors and as corporate gifts for valued employees.
In 2001, the company introduced its Conestoga Collectors' Series®, that recall its early line of products.
BIG-BANG® Cannons are still made in the rolling hills of Eastern Pennsylvania. The Conestoga Company, Inc. remains a family business. Wily ran the company until 1955. In the late 1970s, The Conestoga Company, Inc. was sold to local entrepreneur Ercole Spinosa.
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