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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 181877, member: 44"]>However I have not been able to find one sled that looks like this one and cant find a sled picture of the original Standard Novelty king of the hill from 1935<</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't find a pic of it either even though there are a multitude of the Standard Novelty Works' Lightning Guider pics out there. I did find mention of the Old Sled Works that occupies the old Standard Novelty Works factory building. It was started by the son of Standard Novelty Works' owner after the sled factory shut down in 1990 something. It is a market/mall thing for antiques, crafts, etc. A part of the building is a dedicated sled museum. It presumably has a "rare" King of the Hill sled:</p><p><br /></p><p>"And then there are the sleds. Once coveted by America’s children, the wares made in Duncannon are exhibited in the small museum, arranged chronologically, including a rare 1935 'King of the Hill.'”</p><p><br /></p><p>Possibly contacting them with pics of your sled, they might be able to help you. I can't seem to find an actual email address for them. Here is the their street address:</p><p>Old Sled Works</p><p>722 North Market St.</p><p>Dunncannon, PA 17020</p><p><br /></p><p>They seems to have a webpage and are on facebook:</p><p><a href="http://sledworks.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sledworks.com/" rel="nofollow">http://sledworks.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Sled-Works/64240317387" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Sled-Works/64240317387" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Sled-Works/64240317387</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an Antique Week article about the place. Scroll about 1/2 way down the page to the section "The Old Sled Works." The above quote is the 5th paragraph under this section.</p><p><a href="http://www.antiqueweek.com/ArchiveArticle.asp?newsid=2688" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiqueweek.com/ArchiveArticle.asp?newsid=2688" rel="nofollow">http://www.antiqueweek.com/ArchiveArticle.asp?newsid=2688</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another webpage with info on the museum:</p><p><a href="http://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/main_edition/sled-museum-recalls-winters-of-old/article_9c356d52-01d9-5fe8-96bc-d2b0eb76c292.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/main_edition/sled-museum-recalls-winters-of-old/article_9c356d52-01d9-5fe8-96bc-d2b0eb76c292.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/main_edition/sled-museum-recalls-winters-of-old/article_9c356d52-01d9-5fe8-96bc-d2b0eb76c292.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 181877, member: 44"]>However I have not been able to find one sled that looks like this one and cant find a sled picture of the original Standard Novelty king of the hill from 1935< I can't find a pic of it either even though there are a multitude of the Standard Novelty Works' Lightning Guider pics out there. I did find mention of the Old Sled Works that occupies the old Standard Novelty Works factory building. It was started by the son of Standard Novelty Works' owner after the sled factory shut down in 1990 something. It is a market/mall thing for antiques, crafts, etc. A part of the building is a dedicated sled museum. It presumably has a "rare" King of the Hill sled: "And then there are the sleds. Once coveted by America’s children, the wares made in Duncannon are exhibited in the small museum, arranged chronologically, including a rare 1935 'King of the Hill.'” Possibly contacting them with pics of your sled, they might be able to help you. I can't seem to find an actual email address for them. Here is the their street address: Old Sled Works 722 North Market St. Dunncannon, PA 17020 They seems to have a webpage and are on facebook: [URL]http://sledworks.com/[/URL] [URL]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Sled-Works/64240317387[/URL] Here is an Antique Week article about the place. Scroll about 1/2 way down the page to the section "The Old Sled Works." The above quote is the 5th paragraph under this section. [URL]http://www.antiqueweek.com/ArchiveArticle.asp?newsid=2688[/URL] Another webpage with info on the museum: [URL]http://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/main_edition/sled-museum-recalls-winters-of-old/article_9c356d52-01d9-5fe8-96bc-d2b0eb76c292.html[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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