Toy Steam Shovel
Toy Steam Shovel
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- Description
- The Moline Pressed Steel Company of East Moline, Illinois made this Buddy “L” Steam Shovel toy around 1926. Buddy “L” toys were named after the son of the owner of the company, Fred Lundahl. The company first made auto and truck parts, and then branched out into making hardy toys with moving parts. 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.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Toy Steam Shovel
- date made
- 1926
- maker
- Moline Pressed Steel Company
- Place Made
- United States: Illinois, East Moline
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 3/4 in x 20 5/8 in x 9 in; 34.925 cm x 52.3875 cm x 22.86 cm
- ID Number
- ER.314637.12614
- accession number
- 314637
- catalog number
- 314637.12614
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Edith R. Meggers
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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