Vermont Pressed Steel Toy Collection
#208 Coach
#209 Auto Wrecker
For the first few years Buddy L concentrated on a line of trucks that included dump trucks, railway express trucks, a number of different fire engines, a lumber truck wrecking trucks several “flivvers” modeled after the Ford Model T, a moving van, sprinkler truck and a bus.. The fire trucks come in several variations. They feature a very classic 1920s front and an open cab with either a cloth hose or an extending ladder on the back of the truck. The ladder extends up to five feet in the air with a hydraulic system.
Moline Pressed using the same heavy-gauge steel that they used in the manufacturing of parts for automobiles and trucks. The immediate and soaring popularity of these sturdy and durable toys resulted in them shifting exclusively to the manufacture of toys within a few years. equipment to delivery and emergency vehicles to Ford cars and trucks. All had moving parts, some had removable cargo, and a few were very elaborate. The durability of the Buddy L toys is what led to their success, but their popularity also came from their many moving parts, and in some cases, from intricate features such as hydraulics that actually worked. The early vehicles averaged from 20 to 26 inches and were sturdy enough for an adult to ride.
#203 a Lumber truck
Red Baby - rare version with doors. These trucks were made for International Harvester
#206 Street Sprinkler
#201 A Frame Dump Truck
#206 b pressurized sprinkler
#207 Ice Truck
#202 a Sand and gravel truck with interior partition
#202 Coal Truck
#75 Robo Toy
#203 Stake Body Truck
# 206 -A Oil truck
Red Baby - made for International Harvester Company
#204 Moving Van
#208 Coach (Bus) - restored
Rider Dump duo tone
#902 Hydraulic Dump Truck duo tone
#903 Deluxe Rider Wrecker duo-tone rare version
#810 Rider Hydraulic Dump Truck - duo tone
#200 Express Truck first Buddy L design- salesman sample? nickeled
#440 Saddle Speedster
#205c Insurance Patrol
#902 Hydraulic Dump Truck duo tone
#903 Deluxe Rider Wrecker duo-tone
#12 Ice Truck - Ride on