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Buddy L made such products as toy cars, dump trucks, delivery vans, fire engines, construction equipment, [3] and trains. [4] Fred Lundahl used to manufacture for International Harvester trucks. [1] He started by making a toy dump truck out of steel scraps for his son Buddy. Soon after, he started selling Buddy L "toys for boys", made of ...
Some of the early cars and trucks were offered in plastic bags stapled to attached red cardboard pegboard-punched hangers marked with the Fun Ho! logo. Midget Toy boxes were very similar to earlier British Budgie Toys with red and yellow alternate colors on sides – and also in that the Midget Toys logo was portrayed in 'portrait' style with ...
In 1950, Galion negotiated a marketing deal with All American Toy Co. who began production of "Rocky" the toy dump truck, which prominently displayed Galion logos on its sides. [3] In 1976 Galion Allsteel was purchased by Peabody International Corporation and the name was changed to Peabody Galion. [ 4 ]
Kaden logo with generalized child and toy vehicle. The earlier factory logo was two intersecting circles (like a Venn diagram) with the letters KDN inside. Kaden Nachod (and the later name, KOVAP Náchod ) is the somewhat anglicized name for the Kovodružstvo Náchod toy factory in the town of Nový Hrádek in the Czech Republic .
In the late 1970s, Ertl offered a series of plastic model kits of heavy commercial trucks, over-the-road trailers, tractors, plows, and farm wagons. Although these kits never achieved the hoped-for popularity, they led to the acquisition of AMT. In 1983, AMT was purchased by Ertl from Lesney, and renamed AMT/Ertl.
Gama tin toys wind-up tractor from the mid-1950s. Gama is a German maker of toys, usually cars and trucks, dating from before World War I. The company is headquartered in Fürth, Bavaria, near Nürnberg, a traditional German toymaking center. Other German companies that competed with Gama Toys were Schuco Modell and Conrad Models.
Bruder – German manufacturer, plastic large trucks, farming and construction models. Brumm – Italian manufacturer of die-cast models in 1:43 scale. BS (Beuzon et Sordet) – Simple plastic cars from France [15] Buby – Argentine maker of many scales. Buddy L – Tonka like toys; mostly pressed steel.
Monogram is an American brand and former manufacturing company of scale plastic models of cars, aircraft, spacecraft, ships, and military vehicles since the early 1950s. The company was formed by two former employees of Comet Kits, Jack Besser and Bob Reder.