Tonka toys and trucks help little hands build big projects in sand boxes all over the world

Children that have spent time in a sand box anytime over the past forty or fifty years has very likely played with Tonka toys and trucks. They are tough toys and can withstand years of dream building and imagination moving. Tonka toys and trucks are authentic reproductions of actual vehicles. Most models are small versions of work trucks and other construction vehicles. You may find a crane or a backhoe. There are trucks of all sizes and suited for any job your child can dream up. The first two trucks the company produced in 1947 were a steam shovel and a crane. They won immediate acceptance in the market place and the tiny little garden supply company that produced them turned out thirty seven thousand in the first year.

The main goal of the company when producing Tonka toys and trucks is to provide a durable, inexpensive and fun toy. Today, the Tonka brand has grown from just two truck styles into a line of more than 30 trucks, vehicles and toy play sets. Each year the Tonka brand uses more than 119,000 pounds of yellow paint and 5.1 million pounds of sheet metal to make its trucks and vehicles.

Tonka toys and trucks make a wonder gift for a child and they are almost guaranteed to amuse your child for hours. They are meant to be played with outdoors in the sand and the dirt but even indoors they can be fun for a child. Tonka was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2000. The Hall of Fame recognizes toys that have played a vital role in the lives of children, and have inspired and helped kids learn. Tonka joins other Hasbro classics such as Mr. Potato Head, Monopoly and Play-Doh.

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