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Mid Century Die-Cast Mobil Tanker Trunk (older version) Tootsie Toys - $45 (near Chelsea)
condition:
good
make / manufacturer:
Tootsie Toys
model name / number:
Mobil tanker
size / dimensions:
9 inches long
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The company also made the first Monopoly tokens for Parker Brothers in 1935.
During WW II, the company stopped making toys and made detonators and other hardware, as well as military clothing fort the war effort.
The company returned to toy making right after the war.
One of the most popular toy vehicles made by Tootsie Toy was a Mobil tanker truck that came in two parts.
This toy truck is the earliest version of the Mobil tanker, with all of the letters in “Mobil” in blue against a light yellow background.
Connected, the tanker trunk measure slightly over nine inches long.
At least 90 % of the original paint remains.
Although this toy was definitely played with, it’s in really good shape for being over 60 years old.