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Post by impulse on Sept 21, 2024 11:28:35 GMT -5
The most surprising and anachronistic part of that Fisher-Price truck is the fact it was made in the United States. You don’t see that much anymore.
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 21, 2024 11:51:39 GMT -5
The most surprising and anachronistic part of that Fisher-Price truck is the fact it was made in the United States. You don’t see that much anymore. Both of them have held up pretty good I think. The Rodeo truck is from 79 and the Tow Truck is from 82 (the tow truck has a motor I think that controls the tow crane and moves the truck)
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Post by driver1980 on Sept 21, 2024 11:59:49 GMT -5
There used to be a few independent toy stores here in addition to big brands like Toys ‘R’ Us and The Entertainer. But they seem gone. Even markets seem to lack a toy stall. That Rodeo truck is pretty cool. Some professions that we may have considered uninteresting as kids sure made good toy sets/toys, e.g. petrol stations, construction trucks, garages, etc. Sure, we wanted the likes of a Kenner Super Powers figure or Optimus Prime, but it was also fun to have toys like farmyard sets and the Kellogg’s lorry. Here’s the Kellogg’s lorry (not mine, a picture taken from Google): Were toy lorries a big thing in the US? It seems you had a toy lorry for every major company, from haulage companies and soft drink manufacturers to restaurant chains and petroleum operators.
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