Author: Patrick Ertl
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 9780760320198
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 127
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In more than one respect, Ertl, long the most celebrated name in diecast toy tractors, is much like Tonka: both were founded shortly after World War II in the basements of enterprising Midwesterners. Although Ertl, also like Tonka, has produced countless toy trucks, this book will focus solely on the Iowa toymaker's true bread and butter: toy tractors produced from 1945 to present. Two hundred color photos depict Ertl's 1/16- and 1/64-scale tractors, up close with theater-gel backgrounds, diecast implements, and the sort of plastic injection-molded farmers and livestock with which Ertl has often packaged its tractors. Accompanying the is the story of how this Dyersville-based company grew by leaps and bounds, including founder Fred Ertls' first licensing of some of these companies' names and actual designs in 1945 , the family-based assembly line he and his wife established in their home, Ertl's renowned commitment to quality, and the incredible detail that goes into today's precision-made scale models.- Most collectible toy tractors available today are produced by Ertl- The truly American story of how an unemployed immigrant foundryman licensed the designs of ag giants I-H and J-D, melted surplus aluminum aircraft pistons in his basement furnace, poured the slag into hand-made sand molds, and put his five sons to work assembling and painting the tractors at the kitchen table- New 1/16 scale Ertl tractors typically sell in the $60 price range; most highly collectible vintage examples in the mid-three-figure range- WalMart is the #1 customer; followed by Farm & Fleet- Ertl, celebrating its 60th Anniversary, is the 900 pound gorilla in this categoryAbout the AuthorPatrick Ertel is the publisher for Antique Power magazine. Catherine Lee Phillips provided the photography for the book. They both live in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Author: Bill Vossler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610605540
Category : Farm tractors
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Author: Michelle Robinson
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0723280185
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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The perfect bedtime book from Nick East and Michelle Robinson - Goodnight Princess As a little girl says goodnight to her dressing up clothes and dolls she is transformed into a princess in a magical realm. A beautiful rhyming text is accompanied by atmospheric illustrations which will delight and soothe all little girls as they snuggle up in bed. A follow-up to the wonderful Goodnight Tractor and Goodnight Digger, this is the perfect bedtime book. Michelle Robinson has always wanted to be an author like her hero Roald Dahl, but all they had in common was the same birthday and a love of chocolate. Now at last, Michelle is a real author too. She lives in Frome, Somerset with her husband, son and daughter. Visit her at www.michellerobinson.co.uk. Nick East has been working as a museum designer for the past 16 years but has always been a storyteller, whether as a child, filling sketchbooks with quirky characters, or as a designer displaying a collection of ancient artifacts. Nick lives near York with his wife and two children and, when he isn't drawing, he is out riding bikes and spending time with his family.
Author: Billy Steers
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374301158
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Tractor Mac: Worth the Wait stars the lovable pigs, Pete and Paul, as they learn the importance of patience when they try (unsuccessfully) to speed along the growth of Farmer Bill's prize watermelons.
Author: Rob Leicester Wagner
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 9780760301678
Category : Tractors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Toy Tractors presents a full color gallery spanning the history of toy farm tractors and implements, as well as a restoration techniques index.
Author: Raymond E. Crilley
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887400308
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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You have seen the big ones in the fields, here are the toy versions. Over 1000 farm model and pedal tractors are illustrated with detailed information about their manufacturers and model changes for many countries of the world. The models are organized and numerically coded in groups by the makers of the full size tracors including John Deere, Ford, International, etc., and include vital information for each one, including their scale and model makers. An index guides you right to your reference.
Author: Steven Noble
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615881386
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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A detailed Reference Guide to Metal Pedal Tractors with full color pictures. Small model toy tractors have been on the market since the 1920's but pedal tractors were not produced until the late 1940's. The first pedal tractor, a John Deere Model A was produced by Eska in 1949. It is prized by collectors and can bring a high price in good condition. Ertl came out with pedal tractors shortly after Eska and continues to produce them today. Scale Models has also manufactured pedal tractors since the 1980's in their U.S. based plant. Since the 1970's pedal tractors have enjoyed renewed popularity mostly due to their collectability. Today approximately sixty percent of all pedal tractors are sold to collectors. The other forty percent are sold for use by children. Collecting and use of these mini tractors as riding toys are not mutually exclusive. Kids can enjoy riding them and the value will still increase over time if they are not abused. Kids love pedal tractors, in part because they are much like the real thing. Children age's three to seven are the perfect age to enjoy these special toy tractors. One popular event at many county fairs is the kiddie tractor pull. These pulls are just like tractor pulls for adults but with pedal tractors they operate under kid power only. The following tractors are included in the new book: Agco Allis, All American, Allis Chalmers, Case, Case International, Caterpillar, Cub Cadet, Duetz-Allis, Farmall, Farmer Boy, Ford, Heisler, Heston, International, John Deere, Kubota, Massey Harris, Massey Ferguson, Minneapolis Moline, New Holland, Oliver, Tractol, White, & White Oliver. Also includes custom models, parts, scale model private issues, trailers, and umbrellas.
Author: Bill Vossler
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Tractor companies that dissolved are known as Orphans. This book explores a sampling of the people and machines from these companies. From Avery to Little Giant to Samson. It is a treasure trove of information on the rarest and most elusive tractors.
Author: Peter D. Simpson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692838839
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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The Big Bud story charts the history of farming on the prairies and how the big 4WD articulated tractors came into being, detailing the origins of the Big Bud tractors from the early beginnings in 1969 to present day. The history of Big Bud tractors holds great interest and fascination as they are still some of the world's largest agricultural tractors still at work today.
Author: Peter D Simpson
Publisher: Japonica Press
ISBN: 9780954022235
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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On the heels of the popular Volume 1 covering companies in the first half of the alphabet, Volume 2 examines the large, four-wheel-drive articulated tractors from the U.S., Africa, and Australia, including Massey-Ferguson, Mancini, Rite, Steiger, Universal, Versatile, Waltana, Zanello, and more. Complete specifications are presented for each model, and new, mainly color photographs complement the authoritative text. Special attention is paid to conversions from wheels to rubber tracks, one-offs built on the farm, and scale models and literature.
