#903 Tootsietoy - Several Models Inwards Three Inches As Well As Other Sizes (1971, 1972, 1974, 1975 As Well As 1976)

Despite having collected thousands of die-cast models inwards over xxx years, I maintain discovering novel toys made yesteryear brands from which I accept never heard of before, or yesteryear brands I know, precisely I never had inwards my hands before.

One of the brands inwards this instant instance is Tootsietoy. It is a corking American toymaker I of course of written report was aware of, precisely I never had whatever toys made yesteryear them until rattling recently. They were to my cognition never sold inwards the countries I lived in, so I approximate the ones I flora were transported from Germany.

It is overnice to accept a yoke of them, precisely I am non certain if I volition purchase to a greater extent than of them, given I tin strength out honor to a greater extent than at reasonable prices.

The fellowship has a rattling long history behind them, since it tin strength out live tracked dorsum to the 1890s. The history starts inwards Chicago, where 2 companies merged inwards 1926. The start of them was a merchandise newspaper called the National Laundry, founded yesteryear the Dowst Brothers. They too had a linotype machine to create metallic buttons, cuff links in addition to other items related to their original bussiness. The instant fellowship was Cosmo company, owned yesteryear the Shure Brothers. They produced pocket-sized cars too equally cuff links, pins in addition to so.

The Shure Borthers purchased the Dowst Brothers bussiness, precisely the advert of the merged companies remained Dowst Manufacturing Co. The start die-cast cars were produced sometime betwixt 1909 in addition to 1911. The advert Tootsietoy was registered inwards 1924 yesteryear the Dowst Brothers, supposedly afterward the advert of a granddaughter of i of them, whose advert was Toots. In the start years, the produced several promotional die-cast materials or fifty-fifty figures for the Monopoly game in addition to dollhouse furniture.

The 20s decade, the fellowship produced many auto toys, vehicles, paw guns in addition to so on. Some of the start model were promotional, similar a serial of vehicles for the Graham Company inwards 1932 in addition to for General Motors inwards 1935. During WW2, the production was reset for state of war effort, reducing the toy production to close zero.

After WW2, the production continued offering to a greater extent than oft than non American models for the American market.

In 1961 Tootsietoy purchased Strombecker, who would became famous for their slot cars, in addition to since then, around toys were marked Tootsietoy-Strombecker.

By the destination of the decade, purpose of the production was reallocated to Hong-Kong, precisely henceforth the production plants inwards the U.S.A. (Chicago or Rockford, both Illionis) in addition to Hong-Kong would unopen in addition to novel ones would opened upward inwards China. The headquarters is even so based inwards Chicago, precisely straightaway the create Tootsietoy is owned yesteryear J. Lloyd International, Inc.

Focusing on the toys now, the vehicles made yesteryear Tootsietoys were ever quite elementary inwards construction. The torso of the auto holds the axles from the within in addition to they rarely come upward alongside interiors, which were added already for the start fourth dimension inwards the belatedly 70s. H5N1 practiced illustration of this tin strength out live noticed inwards the adjacent pictures of a buggy from the tough series.

1971 - 1249 - TOUGHS (Buggy, Trailer alongside Boat):

1974 - 2405 - MIDGET SPORT SETS (Jeep, Sport Proto, trailer alongside boat, missing car)

The pick of Tootsie references inwards this entry ranges from 1971 to 1976, in addition to mixes cars inwards iii inches (or slightly smaller, perchance 2.5 inches) in addition to bigger models, in addition to dissimilar types of vehicles. The overnice purpose is that all of them are even so inwards their original package, alhough non all cards are inwards corking shape (some fifty-fifty cutting or partially opened).

197? - 14127 - NO NAME (Car Transporter, Race Car)

This transporter, that has a considerable size, is built inwards metallic alongside plastic base of operations to give it a tougher construction. Unfortunately, the trailer is made of plastic, so I approximate many ended upward stepped-on in addition to broken. It includes a overnice unidentified race car.

1975 - 1250 - TINY TOUGHS (Pick-Up Truck)

What I similar most from this reference is the Honda Civic from the 70s drawn inwards the card! Very cool hatchback!

1972 - 2400 - HOP'D RODS (Hot Rod)

The seller had several models from this series, precisely I bought solely one, the i that had the bill of fare inwards best condition. I honey that illustration of a custom dragster car. Unfortunately, the toy model is non rattling good detailed.

1974 - 2435 - FARM TRACTOR

I don't similar this model especially, precisely again, the illustration is wonderful. They should accept placed that sticker inwards the bubble or somwhere else! Interestingly, the toy is made inwards U.S.A., precisely the wheels were get together inwards Hong-Kong.

1975 - 2552 - RESCUE (Helicopter)

Amazing packaging! I wonder who painted all that stuff.

1976 - ? - TOUGHS HITCH-UPS (Pick-Up Van in addition to Buggy)

This is my solely Tootsie inwards around form of "jewel-case" alongside cardboard base of operations in addition to bubble on top. The buggy seems to live based inwards a Matchbox Super King model, or not?

1976 - 2200 - VANTASTIC California Sports Van

Another cool packaging. The seller had it inwards this coloring in addition to too inwards pink, a clear exploitation of Charlie's Angel's Van. I picked this i don't know why. Maybe it had a improve card, because inwards pinkish it is too extremely cool. That mid-west ground landscape (Monument Valley?) is non bad either. The Van comes without dorsum door, because, afterward all, it was around form of budget model.

All cards in addition to boxes include around text referring to the security regulations at the fourth dimension of the release, in addition to around too came alongside a overnice promotional offering inwards which you lot could purchase a Tootsietoys t-shirt. The offering has expired long ago, precisely I would honey to accept i of those t-shirts now. How cool would that be?