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Vintage Tootsietoy Die Cast Cars
For many years, die cast cars have played an important role for many
collectors. For some, it is the remembrance of yesterday, for others, it is
the sheer fun of having an interesting hobby. Either way, one thing is for
certain...die cast cars are a hot collectors item.
There are many die cast car companies that collectors can choose from. One
of the many companies is the Tootsietoy. Tootsietoy cars indeed have a
catchy and popular selling name. Tootsietoy cars have been around for nearly
a century. Its founder and inventor, Samuel Dowst created its first car in
1906. Trying to come up with a playful and creative name for his company, he
used his daughter's name, Tootsie. The last production of the metal cars
from the company was manufactured in 1969. After that year, plastic was
added to the cars as well.
The very miniature cars are truly a sight to see. They are usually little
metal cars and trucks, all brightly painted. Tootsietoy car collectors would say that most of the value lies in the cars that are made
prior to 1969. Some of the mini die cast vehicles that were created during
this time were an English convertible race car, a hot rod, as well as a
shuttle truck. The cars were manufactured in Chicago, Illinois, and were
roughly two inches in length.
Online auctions often prove profitable when searching for a Tootsietoy car
to buy or sell. Internet search engines will also bring up many pages of
information on Tootisetoy cars that are being sold as well. Due to the
conditions and ages that the Tootsietoy cars are in, the prices may vary
significantly for the pieces. That will not stop a collector though.
Tootsietoy cars have been a great asset to many collections, and will
continue to be an asset to many more.
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