Comments on: VINTAGE TOYS

By: DGM

DGM — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:13:48 +0000

Can you send me a picture to my email at texascv@gmail.com? That will help me identify your toy.

By: david moose

david moose — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:06:00 +0000

I have a toy that my grandpa gave my gave my father when he was young and trying to find info….It has …STREATER EXCAVATING CONTRACTOR on the side, boom and bucket are steel body is wood base is wood hard rubber tires, red and blue great shape.Any idea how old? Value? Thank You !

By: DGM

DGM — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:20:53 +0000

Don,

I don’t have any pictures of the inner workings. Best bet would be to try and find one at a flea market and use it as a go by. At least that way, you’d have an idea of what it looks like and possibly some spare parts. Thanks, David

By: Don

Don — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:43:28 +0000

Please help.
I have a family keepsake that I need to repair and I’m fairly certain that I can figure it out if I can get some photos from another working model.

The toy is a cymbal playing monkey. It is identical to the one on your page. http://www.txantiquemall.com/toyguide_metal.html

Would it be possible to get some photos of the inner workings? My toy has deviated from standard over the years and I’d like to get it back to original.

Thanks for any help,
Don

By: DGM

DGM — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:53:49 +0000

Thanks for the comment! Re the first Tonka’s issued in 1947, two toys were simultaneously issued and they are:
1. No. 050 Steam Shovel
2. No. 150 Crane and Clam
Hope this info helps you – David

By: henry

henry — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:04:17 +0000

first of all i love those matchbox cars, i think i had the rv, i vagely remember breaking out the blue windows, anyway i just saw a guy selling a toy on ebay called a streater excavating something, it seems like one of those rare finds, thwe guy say its the first ever tonka

By: Jules

Jules — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:38:25 +0000

I have several Lithograph toys. I have a lady pushing a child in a chair with wheels, her feet move with the wheels of the chair.
I have a child in a go cart, as the wheels move the kid moves back & forth.
I have two more. If you respond to me with your e-mail address I can send you pics.
Thank you,
Jules
nelsonjulie66@yahoo.com

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:04:06 +0000

Do you know of a Bazooka called the screamin meemie or something like that from the 60′s? I really would like to find one. Or even a picture of one.

By: DGM

DGM — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:57:15 +0000

Send them on Don, I’ll see if I can help you out. David

By: Don Nesbitt

Don Nesbitt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:54:37 +0000

I’d like to e-mail several photos of vintage toys.
One is my yellow Thimble Drome racer #6…
then a similar vintage racer from E.M. Roach Bros.
a name that turns up zero on a Googlesearch…
and two trucks – 1930′s and 1940′s – that I cannot
identify. But I’ll wager that you can.
May I have your address in reply?
Thanks for your interest.
Oregon Don