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Posted 1 year ago
jpzank
(16 items)
The first two pictures are of my recently-acquired (after years of waiting and searching) Daisy-Matic Fire Bucket Truck. It is in excellent condition - missing only one of the two original plastic firemen. It runs well and the original plastic and tin construction is in excellent condition. I'm really happy to have this hard-to-find piece in my collection finally.
The third picture is my BIG Fire Ladder Truck made by IDEAL. It only has one B/O feature, and that is the searchlight. Otherwise, it is a totally-manual truck. The ladder raises and lowers, and rotates, and the wheels remove with nifty lug nuts. It's a great piece that is reminiscent of the iconic Doepke pressed-steel truck, but made primarily of hard plastic.
Model Fire TrucksToy fire engines first appeared around 1880, made of cast iron and tinplate…
Ideal ToysOne of the greatest toy companies of the 20th century got its start with a …