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Collectors Guide to Tonka Trucks, 1947-1963 [Paperback]

Don DeSalle (Author), Barb DeSalle (Author)
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The toughest toy trucks of all are also becoming increasingly tougher to find for collectors. The job would become easier and more fun if confronted with a copy of our Tonka Trucks price guide. Individual vehicles, sets, and accessories alike have been included for the persevering toy vehicle enthusiast. A dating and identification guide proves valuable, as have the caption notes which reveal what is rare and what isn't. Full color photographs show off hundreds of toys, even a selection of various advertising trucks. 1997 VALUES -- Book Description

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: L-W Book Sales; 2nd edition (October 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0895380552
  • ISBN-13: 978-0895380555
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,151,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have, September 6, 1999
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The definitive guide to Tonka Trucks
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3.0 out of 5 stars Collector's Guide to Tonka Trucks, 1947-1963, January 30, 2010
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What it's not, is a comprehensive pictorial of Tonka products. There's little there for the advanced toy collector. However, if you are one of those "collecting type" folks, that likes to "..know how the watch is built, instead of what the time is", ..then this book is really a pretty good read. It's abundant with factory and personnel history, including photos and profiles of the folks whose backs the Tonka brand was built on. A starting, or intermediate, Tonka collector should really put a copy in their library. Chapters are setup in year-groups, from the start of production, on to the early sixties. There are adequate photos of Tonka products to satisfy a 'shared read' with a youngster, and yet give the collector a proper specimin to compare his own pieces to. Photos and text contain the subleties of manufacturing changes, as the company advanced it's production through three decades.
All, ...important information to the collector. These include numerous logo changes, important to identify the year of production of a piece. Introduction dates, colour schemes, rarities, employee profiles, and histories of product creation fill out the colourful 160 pages. A good buy for the money, for the "nubie" Tonka collector.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good in explaining Tonka trucks and the years built, August 18, 2010
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Enjoyed reading about the early years at the Tonka factory and wished the factory was still there in Mound so we could tour through it to see the toys being made.
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The first two toys produced by Mound Metalcraft in 1947 were the #100 Steam Shovel and the # 150 Crane and Clam. Read the first page
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Green Giant, Wrecker Truck, Big Mike, Suburban Pumper, Our Own Hardware, Allied Van Lines, Hi-Way Dump, Parcel Delivery, Round Fendered, Aerial Ladder Truck, Grain Hauler, Land Rover, Lumber Truck, Platform Stake Truck, Tonka Toy Transport, Tonka Toys Decal, Giant Dozer, Hi-Way Grader, Hi-Way Pickup, Hi-Way Side Dump, Hi-Way Trucks, Mound Metalcraft, Pickup Truck, Steel Carrier, Tonka Clipper
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