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As whimsical as they are practical, metal sand pails have given generations of American children countless hours of contentment playing on the beach. Today, they please collectors as well, who seek these charming creations for both their sentimental value and their appealing graphics.
Metal sand pails were produced from the late 1800s until the early 1980s, and their graphics encompass myriad motifs, including beach scenes, patriotic themes, place names, farm scenes, and cartoon characters. The pails range in size from 4 to 12 inches tall.
Two categories of sand pails are particularly collectible—early pails with lithographed designs dating from the turn of the 20th century, and 1940s to 1970s pails with graphics evocative of their era. Collectors pay a premium for pails signed by the artists who created the graphics. Pails signed by Fern Bisel Peat and Elaine Ends Hileman are especially sought after. These two artists, along with Beatrice H.K. Benjamin, worked during the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s for one of the major American manufacturers of metal sand pails, The Ohio Art Company, of Bryan, Ohio.
Metal sand pails were produced from the late 1800s until the early 1980s, and their graphics encompass myriad motifs, including beach scenes, patriotic themes, place names, farm scenes, and cartoon characters. The pails range in size from 4 to 12 inches tall.
Two categories of sand pails are particularly collectible—early pails with lithographed designs dating from the turn of the 20th century, and 1940s to 1970s pails with graphics evocative of their era. Collectors pay a premium for pails signed by the artists who created the graphics. Pails signed by Fern Bisel Peat and Elaine Ends Hileman are especially sought after. These two artists, along with Beatrice H.K. Benjamin, worked during the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s for one of the major American manufacturers of metal sand pails, The Ohio Art Company, of Bryan, Ohio.
