Vintage (Pre-1970)

VINTAGE WYANDOTTE EMERGENCY AUTO SERVICE PRESSED STEEL TOW TRUCK WRECKER	22	$53.99	31m
1960 STRUCTO FIRE PUMPER SFD TRUCK RARE Operating Instructions	-	$9.99	32m
TONKA RESCUE SQUAD TRUCK 1960'S NO RESERVE	-	$75.00	45m
Vintage Ertl Allis Chalmers & Ford Lawn Tractor Lot Parts or Repair LOOK!	1	$9.99	46m
vintage ertl international loadstar truck & trailer VERY NICE !!! ERTL	14	$158.00	46m
Rare 1930'S BUDDY L Grocery Truck, 19 3 4 in Long + Battery Box for Headlights!!	-	$195.95 $220.00	51m
TONKA NO. 616 DUMP AND SANDLOADER ( Mound Minn.)	1	$99.00	54m
Marx 1950's Molded Plastic"Sparkling" Tractor Near Mint	-	$125.00	55m
Vintage Mini Tonka Lot Winnebago Bottom Dump Car Carrier & More LOOK!	1	$14.99	57m
40'S MARX TRUCK	-	$25.00	58m
BUDDY L COUNTRY SQUIRE WAGON #5305 --1963-64.IN THE BOX---RARE & NICE	15	$152.00	58m
Vintage press steel construction Structo Crane in very nice shape works good	2	$50.99	59m
Vintage Marx 1968 era Diecast Dump Truck Construction Co. toy parts repair 3"	-	$7.99	59m
STRUCTO 1940'S 1950'S MACHINE HAULER METAL CHAIN & HOOK	-	$19.99	59m
1960's NYLINT Toys Tin Hot Rod Ford Roadster Car Made in Rockford, ILL USA	2	$5.00	59m

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The term die-cast toy here refers to any toy or collectible model produced by using the die casting method. The toys are made of metal and plastic, the metal used commonly is ZAMAK (or Mazak), an alloy of zinc and aluminium. Zamak is also referred to as white metal or pot metal. The most common die-cast toys are scale models of automobiles, aircraft, construction equipment and trains, although almost anything can be produced by this method.

History

A Die Cast Boeing 747 model in 1:400 scale.Diecast (or die cast, or die-cast) toys were first produced early in the 20th century by manufacturers such as Meccano (Dinky Toys) in the United Kingdom and Dowst Brothers (Tootsietoys) in the United States. The first models on the market were basic, consisting of a small car or van body with no interior. In the early days it was common for impurities in the Zamak alloy to result in metal fatigue; the casting would crack or decompose for no apparent reason. As a result, diecast toys made before World War II are difficult to find in good condition. Lesney began making diecast toys in 1947. Their popular Matchbox 1-75 series was so named because there were always 75 different vehicles in the line, each packaged in a small box designed to look like those used for matches. These toys became so popular that "Matchbox" was widely used as a generic term for any diecast toy car, regardless of who the actual manufacturer was. The popularity of diecast toys as collectibles developed in the 1950s, as their detail and quality increased. Consequently, more companies entered the field, including the Corgi brand, produced by Mettoy, which appeared in 1956 and pioneered the use of interiors and clear plastic windows in their models.

Vintage (Pre-1970)

VINTAGE WYANDOTTE EMERGENCY AUTO SERVICE PRESSED STEEL TOW TRUCK WRECKER

1960 STRUCTO FIRE PUMPER SFD TRUCK RARE Operating Instructions

TONKA RESCUE SQUAD TRUCK 1960'S NO RESERVE

Vintage Ertl Allis Chalmers & Ford Lawn Tractor Lot Parts or Repair LOOK!

vintage ertl international loadstar truck & trailer VERY NICE !!! ERTL

Rare 1930'S BUDDY L Grocery Truck, 19 3 4 in Long + Battery Box for Headlights!!

TONKA NO. 616 DUMP AND SANDLOADER ( Mound Minn.)

Marx 1950's Molded Plastic"Sparkling" Tractor Near Mint

Vintage Mini Tonka Lot Winnebago Bottom Dump Car Carrier & More LOOK!

40'S MARX TRUCK

BUDDY L COUNTRY SQUIRE WAGON #5305 --1963-64.IN THE BOX---RARE & NICE

Vintage press steel construction Structo Crane in very nice shape works good

Vintage Marx 1968 era Diecast Dump Truck Construction Co. toy parts repair 3"

STRUCTO 1940'S 1950'S MACHINE HAULER METAL CHAIN & HOOK

1960's NYLINT Toys Tin Hot Rod Ford Roadster Car Made in Rockford, ILL USA

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