Buddy "L" Concrete Mixer Toy
Buddy "L" Concrete Mixer Toy
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- Description
- The Moline Pressed Steel Company of East Moline, Illinois produced this Buddy “L” toy concrete mixer during the 1930s. The concrete mixer is made of pressed steel with cast-iron wheels and an iron handle. The toy claimed to actually mix concrete, as the loading scoop could raise and lower and the drum could turn. Buddy “L” toys were named after the son of the manufacturer, and became popular during the 1920s. The company also made toy cars, dump trucks, delivery vans, fire engines, and construction equipment. The manufacturer marketed the toys to boys, claiming “They appeal to boys because they really work.”
- Object Name
- Toy Concrete Mixer
- date made
- ca 1926
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- iron (wheels material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/2 in x 7 3/4 in x 11 in; 26.67 cm x 19.685 cm x 27.94 cm
- ID Number
- ER.314637.12612
- accession number
- 314637
- catalog number
- 314637.12612
- Credit Line
- Edith R. Meggers
- subject
- Toys
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- Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Exhibition
- America On The Move
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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