D-405 Tru-Scale Toy Tandem Disc Harrow, 1957-1964

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Toy (Recreational artifact)

Date Made

1957-1964

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2024.17.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Emily Nietering.

Material

Metal
Cardboard

Color

Red
Cream (Color)
Dark blue

Dimensions

Height: 1.25 in (toy)
Width: 6.5625 in (toy)
Length: 8.25 in (toy)
Height: 6.75 in (packaging)
Width: 8.375 in (packaging)
Length: 1.5 in (packaging)

Inscriptions

on frame to either side of tongue: TRU-SCALE on top of packaging: D-405 TRU-SCALE TANDEM DISC HARROW / TRU-SCALE / FARMING / IS FUN! / START / RIGHT ! / NOW / ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR TRU-SCALE FARM on front and back of packaging: AUTHENTIC MINIATURES / ARE TRU-SCALE on ends of packaging: D-405 TRU-SCALE TANDEM DISC HARROW on bottom of packaging: ADDITIONAL TRU-SCALE MINIATURES:- / [...] / Plus...TRU-SCALE'S FINE LINE OF TRUCKS _AND, / QUALITY DIE-CAST TRU-TOY TOYS! / Do not accept a substitute for TRU-SCALE equipment / Guarantee / [...] / Made in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS by CARTER TRU-SCALE MACHINE CO. / TRU-SCALE FARMING AND TRUCKING IS FUN!!!
D-405 Tru-Scale Toy Tandem Disc Harrow, 1957-1964