Toys were meant to be played with, right? This set had some wear and tear when it was sold, including a broken hydraulics system, some black markings on the dump truck and tape on the corners of ...

Using 20-gauge automotive steel for the first toys, “after (the Second World War), steel was widely available and cheap,” noted Thiede, “and Tonka took advantage of this surplus.” The first tires were ...

It’s a testament to tariffs’ usefulness, even without implementation. But lumping in vital industries with low-security ...

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR BASIC FUN! - Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, unveils the all-new TONKA Next Gen Mighty Dump Truck – a bold evolution of the legendary toy, featuring ...

As toy inventors, toy manufacturers and buyers for stores that sell toys met for an annual trade show in New York last ...