Bidspirit auction | Impressive Painted Limousine, Hispania

Impressive Painted Limousine, Hispania - Made by Hispania Toy Company. Barcelona - 1908 - 13” L x 7 1/2” T. The Hispania Company was founded by Roca Farriols in 1880. For several decades, they produced a very small line of toys. However, by the early 1900's, Hispania offered a varying array of limousines, race cars, fire engines, carriages, trams, boats and trains. This has been confirmed by the recent discovery of a sketchbook chocked full of original designs & illustrations of toys made at Hispania. The book descended among the heirs of the company and was sold in 2019. The book clearly indicates a level of mastery and quality equal to the German toy makers, notably Bing and Marklin, of the same period.