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laramey
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I found these in a box in the attic of a friends estate. I know some say Japan, but I am not sure about all the maker, year, or value of these. I have looked online and come up empty handed any ideas? I am not sure if these are pressed steel .
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i'm interested too! i found a blue one just like your red, green and yellow one and can't find anything on the net similiar until now!
its about 2 inches by 1 inch with no markings. any leads?
Might be Tootsietoys. I had a lot of them when I was a kid in the early 60's.Try this link http://www.tootsietoys.info/
I had the 3 cars you have in picture ,and that was in the early 50s . I don't remember the maker but they are diecast zinc.
I thought Tootsie too, my older siblings had a few.
me too looks like tootsie
The three cars in front are Barclay! You will find them on Ebay!