Tonka toys history plus#

Tonka toys history plus#

The book costs $19.95, plus $2 for shipping and handling. DeSalle's book is an informative introduction that includes color photos of about 200 collectible toys along with a price guide. Measures approx 4 3/4'LONG,2 1/2'HIGH 2' tall Shipping in the US is 5.00 If you out. There is no official club for Tonka collectors. It is ready for other to enjoy.No year or maker mark other than the tonka on the side door,but I did look it up on internet ,and believe it to be late 70s or 80s.My Grandmother has had it for children to play with in a toy box for at least 20 years. Another place to find vintage Tonka trucks is the Chicago 1994 Antique Toy & Doll World Show Sunday at the Kane County Fairgrounds, North Avenue and Randall Road, St. Most Tonka trucks in good condition from the late '40s through the early '60s can be purchased for between $100 and $300.Д«ecause so many Tonka products were manufactured, standard outlets including flea markets, garage sales and antique stores are good sources for Tonka trucks. 'As prices escalate, more people are going to bring them out of their basements,' he says. After 1961, the company began to concentrate on these so-called generic trucks, which sported lights, buzzers and sirens but lacked the realistic detailing of their predecessors.ДЄccording to DeSalle, 'We haven't even touched the tip of the iceberg as far as both the supply and the demand for the trucks. If the truck requires batteries, it is not considered a vintage Tonka collectible. Mint-condition boxes will enhance the value of a truck by 20 to 50 percent. The ultimate for Tonka aficionados is the round-fendered pickup truck made between 19, part of Tonka's popular Hi-Way series. 'There's a tremendous market now because the generation that played with this stuff when they were kids now has expendable income.' 'Tonka was the common person's toy, so there's a lot of people out there who grew up in the '50s and have fond memories,' he says. 'So to find a truck in mint condition in the original box, that's the trick,' he says.Дon DeSalle, co-author of 'Collectors Guide to Tonka Trucks' (L-W Book Sales, $19.95), agrees that the toys have come into their own as a collectible in recent years because of their nostalgic appeal. 'You have to keep in mind that probably 98 percent or more of these trucks were played with to death-the kid tears the box open, throws the truck against the wall, and five years later, it's a rusted heap in the back yard. 'When it comes to toy collectibles, each generation goes straight to the toys of its youth.'ДЄdding to the trucks' collectiblity, explains Hammell, is the fact that most of the toys were handled roughly. 'All those people who remember getting a Tonka truck under the Christmas tree when they were little are now in their late 30s and 40s, which are the prime collecting years,' he says.