Die-cast Metal Toys: Tootsie, Strutco and Lesney

I’ve been telling you all along how great this sale is, and our next photos will show you the kind of collectibles you’ll find at this sale.

Die-cast Strutco metal truck

We’ve got a bunch of vintage die-cast metal toys. Brand names are Strutco, Lesney and TootsieToy.

Strutco Manufacturing, which celebrated its 100 year anniversary last year, will make, “Men of boys!” According to the company’s 1916 Popular Mechanics advertisement.

Die-cast metal vintage fire truck.

Esso vintage metal toys

“Lesney Products & Co. Ltd. was a British manufacturing company
responsible for the conception, manufacture, and distribution of die- cast toys under the “Matchbox” name.”

Die-cast metal toys are highly collectible and practically indestructible, as they are poured metal into a mold, forming a toy that will last through the ages.

Vintage metal ice cream truck.

“TootsieToy is a manufacturer of die cast toy cars and other toy vehicles.

“The TootsieToy brand has its origins in a range of miniature cars in the form of charms, pins, cuff links and the like, introduced circa 1901 by the Chicago based Dowst Brothers company. The first actual model car from the company was a 1911 closed limousine which was followed by a 1915 Ford Model T open tourer. By the early 1920s the name ‘tootsie’ was being used as a brand name and “Tootsietoy” was registered as a trade mark in 1924.”

Lot of vintage metal die-cast toys.