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Michael Litvack Toy
Cars and Trucks
Pressed Steel Toys
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are the giants of the toy world. Strips of metal are bent into various
shapes, just like the real, full size cars. They are then welded, screwed,
or riveted to form the body. Of the car or truck. The metal parts, once
assembled,are either dip painted or spray painted, bringing reality to
the piece. On the giant tractors and trailors, advertising for various
companies are silk screened or applied with vinyl signage. The older cars
and trucks of this sort also had people and windows stamped on the
appropriate locations. Germany and Japan were leaders in this field, with
the earliest examples demanding a high price.The Minnitoy Company of Canada
produced oil tankers that were strong enough to hold a child, measuring
up to 30 inches long. The best known examples of this category are Lincoln,
Tonka, Buddy L, and Structo. Tonka derived its name from a town in Minnesota
called Lake Minnetonka: beginning as a toy garden producer, production
was shifted to a few trucks and steam shovels, gradually evolving into
the company we know today. Oil companies with their tankers, are
highly collectible with the petrolia fans. |
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The 3 German pressed steel are very rare. They do
not belong to Michael but to a friend, They were produced just after WWll
ended, and the German map was chopped into Zones. They haven’t been cleaned
in years, and are in his friends garage covered with years of dust, and
dead insects. |
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