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The Hubley Manufacturing Company was first incorporated in 1894 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by John Hubley. The first Hubley toys appeared in 1909 and were made of cast-iron, with themes that ranged from horse-drawn vehicles and different breeds of dogs, to tractors, steam shovels and guns. [1]
Lithographed tin tanks, airplanes, police motorcycles, tractors, trains, luxury liners, and rocket ships were all produced in bright colors. One toy, the Tricky Taxi seems to have had origins in a Heinrich Muller toy from Nuremberg in Germany. [8] The 1935 G-Man pursuit car was possibly the largest vehicle Marx ever made at 14½ inches long. [1]
The Ertl Company created toy tractors. His leadership generated an industry-wide shift in the role of safety and toys, resulting in the development of the first toy safety standard. 39 Beatrice Alexander (1895–1990) Founder of the Alexander Doll Company, she was the premier American doll maker of the 20th century. Inducted, 2001 40 Betty James
In 2001, Tonka trucks were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York. [22] The Winifred Museum in Winifred, Montana, has a collection of more than 3,000 Tonka toys. [23] In 2002, Ford made its very first partnership with Tonka with the Mighty F-350 concept. [24]
Ertl (formerly, the Ertl Company) is a former American manufacturing company and current brand of toys, best known for its die-cast metal alloy collectible replicas (or scale models) of agricultural machinery. Other products manufactured by Ertl include cars, airplanes, and commercial vehicles.
Rodeo star Spencer Wright‘s 3-year-old son is in critical condition after driving his toy tractor into a Utah river.. The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on Tuesday, May 21 ...
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The Massey Ferguson 760 combine harvester was voted UK Toy of the Year in 1978. [9] In the 1980s more than 120 new models were produced for the Britains Farm. 2007 saw the first vintage model, the Ford 5000 tractor. In 2021 Britains celebrated 100 years as Europe’s oldest specialist in farm toys with a limited edition of the Fordson Major ...