This tin dump truck has been in my family since the 30's (or so my Grandmother said many years ago). I think it's a Keystone...Google couldn't cough up anything resembling it though. Any ideas? It's not for sale....It's a family heirloom. I would appreciate any info you guys might have on it though!
Ever see antiques roadshow?
I'm not home when it's on.....:beatsme. I've spent a bit of time trying to find out what this thing is.....nada. That's why I posted here (and other boards) Somebody might know something and can steer me in the right direction (I hope!).
does it have any markings on the bottom of it? check ralph and terry kovel's book. it is an encyclopedia of things like this, and has a value for most of them.
Some very faint stampings....I'd have to sand the paint off to tell and I'm not ready to go that far yet. It's the original paint near as a I can tell. Thanks for the book tip!
yeah don't sand the paint. it would destroy any value. see if you can do a rubbing of it, use a chalk, or charcoal or a pencil very lightly and see if you can make out any of the words or designs. that will help to identify it.
Keystone Toy Trucks hello 66gg1tnc,i found this site for you that may help ,seen some pic of a truck like the packard toy truck ,up up $2000 ,bruce oz http://buddyltoy.com/3.html .
good call, mate.
jee wiz. My grandad made me a model that looks just like that out of wood. He also made me a TLB.