Those Unmistakeable 1940's Wyandotte Trucks

Friday, October 25, 2013

Those Unmistakeable 1940's Wyandotte Trucks

   I've had the pleasure of seeing up close the Wyandotte toys, and one or two trucks form the 1940's. There is no mistaking that they are  Wyandotte trucks from then. First of all, Wyandotte used pressed steel for many of their toys t that time. Also, after they pre-cut the size of the steel for pressing, they would add a few cuts to the steel sheet. I assume that these allowed for the metal to form nicely under the heavy presses, but not to tear apart or get stressed. This is one of the few American brands of toy where I've noticed this. The second characteristic is the design of the trucks themselves. Their cabs are roundish and comic-like (in a positive way).  There's no mistaking these toys for any other brand. Also, the Wyandotte trucks are not the rarest, and so you don't often see very lengthy descriptions of the toys or their dates.

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I included the image above as a reference to the size of the wagons below.

Also,you can in fact notice the "roundness" of the small and larger cars. The truck is a much earlier Wyandotte, and like the earlier times (1920's-1930's), you would have some trouble differentiating between one manufacturer and the other.

Those fenders appear very exaggerated and disproportionate to the cab body. Notice the similarity to the larger convertible car in the  first image.

I didn't have time to check on the wheel or tires in the above two images.  As I mentioned before, there is usually not much description for those usually lowered-priced toys. However, having been made in the 1940's during WWII, when metal was rationed, I have come across some models that in fact did come with wooden tires (wheels).

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Stacey

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