Toy Air Force Jeep, circa 1965
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Toy (Recreational artifact)
Date Made
circa 1965
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Toy jeep made by Tonka Corporation of Mound, Minnesota. Packaging made by Halper Corrugated Box. Co. of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.166.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mary Sherman.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Dark blue
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in (in box)
Width: 10.875 in (in box)
Length: 4 in (in box)
Inscriptions
on either side of jeep:
U.S.A.F. / Tonka
on each tire:
Tonka
on front of brochure:
Tonka / MOUND, MINNESOTA
on two sides of box:
Tonka / IF PRODUCT OR PERFORMANCE DEFECTIVE / Good Housekeeping / GUARANTEES / REPLACEMENT OR REFUND TO CONSUMER / NO. 252 / AIR FORCE / JEEP
on two sides of box:
Tonka / With the STRENGTH of heavy duty Steel / NO. 252 / AIR FORCE / JEEP
on one end of box:
Tonka / NO 252 AIR FORCE JEEP
on one end of box:
Tonka / MOUND, MINNESOTA / THIS CORRUGATED FIBERBOARD TESTS / NOT LESS THAN 125 POUNDS / HALPER CORRUGATED BOX CO. / ST. PAUL, MINN. / NO. 252 AIR FORCE JEEP
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