Vintage Tootsietoy Red and Yellow Shell buy Gasoline Tanker Truck Toy with White Rubber Tires, ca. 1930's -1940's

I am very pleased to offer this vintage Tootsietoy red and yellow Shell Gasoline tanker truck toy with white rubber tires, ca. 1930's -1940's. This one owner toy truck is in all original excellent condition. The vivid yellow and red paint colors are still bright and crisp with obvious paint loss in areas. It still retains the original white rubber tires that are indicative of a pre-war era metal toy motor vehicle. The inside is marked with "TOOTSIETOY" and "MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA".

Tootsietoy is a manufacturer of die cast toy cars and other toy vehicles which was originally based in Chicago, Illinois. Though the Tootsietoy name has been used since the 1920s, the company's buy origins date from about 1890. An enduring marque, toys with the Tootsietoy name were consistently popular from the 1930s through the 1990s. In the 1920s trains, cars, trucks, military vehicles, aircraft, pistols and a variety of other toys were manufactured...vehicles often had white rubber tires which over time become brittle and often have not survived play-wear and time. [1]

This is a great example of a pre-war Tootsietoy vehicle and an excellent piece for the avid toy car collector.

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Date: ca. 1930's -1940's

Approx. Measurements:
Length...: 5 3/4 in.
Width.....: 1 1/2 in.
Height....: 1 1/2 in.

Condition: Excellent. Obvious paint loss in areas, otherwise, normal wear for an item of this age. See photos.

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Vintage Tootsietoy Red and Yellow Shell Gasoline Tanker Truck Toy with White Rubber Tires, ca. 1930's -1940's (3.2 o)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TootsieToy