Manoil Manufacturing Co.

Manoil Manufacturing Company was an American metal and plastic toy company that was established in 1935 and ceased production in 1959. From June 1940 on, the company was located on Providence Street in Waverly, NY, in Tioga County. It was most successful from 1937 to 1941 when it produced hollowcast lead toy soldiers, known as dimestore soldiers. The company also produced toy airplanes and cars, as well as farm and western playsets.

Manoil was founded by brothers, Maurice (4 December 1896 – 15 September 1974) and Jack Manoil (29 January 1902 – 1 September 1955) who began manufacturing toys in 1934 in their Manhattan factory. After first producing die-cast toy cars, Manoil began to produce toy soldiers in 1935. They were sculpted by Walter Baetz.