By Steve Butler A LIST WAS PREPARED in advance using the internet in preparation for a possible day of searching for toys in an up-state region of New York. Armed with the list of nine [...]
SLIK-TOYS OF LANSING made a variety of toys. Most were made of cast aluminum, and most were vehicular, primarily cars, trucks and farm equipment. Their vintage toys seem to not attract an [...]
By Steve Butler THE FEATURED TOY is a 3-inch die cast white metal Tootsietoy Federal van. Examples with BAKERY, GROCERY, LAUNDRY, MARKET, or MILK embossed on the side panels are relatively easy [...]
By Steve Butler THE 1950s Marx issued large toy trucks of about 1/18th scale with C.O.E. (cab over engine) cabs that were very decent renditions of 1948-1950 Fords. They represented models F-4 or [...]
By Steve Butler VARIOUS VERSIONS of this 10.4-inch pressed steel toy car were issued by JEP. The car has been referred to as a Delahaye, as a limousine or as both (e.g. a Delahaye limousine). [...]
By Steve Butler A FILE FOLDER WITH Tootsietoy markings and small toy vehicle illustrations on the front was acquired. The orange, blue and white folder was not dated, but included in the folder [...]
By Steve Butler TIPP AND COMPANY (a.k.a. Tippco and TCO) issued a variety of different friction-powered VW trucks. All were approximately 9 inches in length and were structurally similar using [...]
By Steve Butler “LUNCH BOX SPECIALS” refers to items including toys that left the factory under dubious circumstances such as inside a worker’s lunch box. Size does not matter when [...]