HUBLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
LANCASTER, PA
1894 - 1948

>Hubley's Old Manufacturing Plant Founded by John E. Hubley in 1894 to manufacture equipment and accessories for electric trains. From day one, John Hubley emphasized toy and bank manufacturing. The first Hubley toys appeared in 1909 and were made of cast-iron Anything Hubley ever made was always made in Cast Iron. Today, Hubley is most known for their Cast Iron Toys.

However, they made much more cast iron:
Doorstops, Bookends, Doorknockers, Banks, Garden Ornaments, Horses, Novelties, Toy Stoves, Lamps

Hubley Woodpecker doorknocker
WOODPECKER
Design # 251
Hubley Oawl doorknocker
Owl
2 Doorknockers By Hubley

Hubley's 1939 Catalog Cover
1939 CATALOG
Hubley's 1939 Catalog Cover
1946 CATALOG
Hubley would sell their doorstops various means:
  -- Thier own catalogs -- Pictured Left & Right
  -- The Sears & Roebuck Catalogs, Etc.

In 1914, Hubley entered into a contract with well-know cartoonist Grace Drayton to produce banks of her famous wide-eyed characters, such as Puppo, Fido and Cutie. Grace Drayton designed 6 doorstops for Hubley. The company continued to produced these popular character banks until the 1940's.

Other well-known artists ibesides Grace Drayton designed Doorstops for Hubley.

    -- Anne Fish, a cartoonist, designed 7 people doorstops in the 1920's style

    -- Fred Everett, a wildlife artist designed 3 bird doorstops

    -- Grace Raynor designed "Imp" and "Tie Me"

Hubley was one of the most prolific doorstop makers of their time. Their doosrtops are known for color and design making them one of the most sought after makers of doorstops, today. In 1948, Hubley sold their doorstop molds to John Wright. John Wright is in business today reproducing doorstops. John Wright a reproduction fabricator is located in Wrightsville, PA Hubley's business was acquired in 1965 by Gabriel Industries and acquired in 1978 by CBS, inc. CBS, inc incorporated Hubley products into the CBS Toys Division. At this time the Hubley brand name was retired.

"Hubley is probably the best know doorstop maker because they made so many colorful doosrtops."

Hubley's Marking Style:
Their Numbers on back were usually in
"Typewritten style"
engraved in the back of the Doorstop.
Latter, Hubley (above the design number 300) added
"MADE IN USA or "HUBLEY MADE IN USA"
to the backs of some Flower Baskets.
" See Views 1 & 2"

Hubley did not mark their Full Figured ( Features on both back and the front) Doorstops, because it would ruin the looks. However, their full-figured "Hollow" doorstops were a different case. The Aunt Jemina is full-figured & hollow inside. Hubley put its mark inside the hollow cavity without ruining the outside paint.

Hubley's sticker


Eventually, Hubley did not engrave their doorstops, but merely placed a label on the back.