Collector Time: Tonka Toys

Keith Kent explains the evolving decades of Tonka trucks, their build quality and maintaining their value as collectibles. From the Narragansett Historical Society's Cabin Fever Collectors Show.

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love these!

[@annieleonheart7593]

I share his passion for collecting pressed steel toys. But I totally 100% disagree with him on not restoring them. Some of them are far gone to just leave as is. I just restored a 1940’s Structo Diamond T, an actual barn find with heavy rust

[@ernestparker1022]

Could you post some pictures of your restoration

[@RestorationAustralia]

Well made toys for sure.😊

[@fourbyfourrox]

My favorite toy🥰

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

Totally agree, leave them in original condition. Do not paint them, just store them in a clean dry environment and dust them off once in a while. Also you can check out the latest addition to my collection if you like, a 1954 Tonka tow truck, thanks

[@georgiahex7387]

My brothers and I are kids from the 70s. We received many Tonkas. My favorite trucks are the tanker and the dump truck with the mortar mixer that I received as Christmas gifts. I still have many of my childhood Tonkas. There is a wheel barrow that came with the dump truck and mixer. Do you have the wheel barrow for your set? You have some good looking trucks.

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

Hey Georgia HEX, been watchin your channel for a couple years, good stuff man.

[@georgiahex7387]

Thanks for checking out my horrible videos

[@pierre-lucgagnon]

0:52 wow i love the old tonka

[@classiccarfanatic]

2:43 someone in my family has this one, how much would it be in a condition that’s a little more rougher than the one in the vid?

[@channel-uh9fc]

Depends on how rough it is, these can reach 150-250 in great condition

[@jimmyjames6267]

Ford had square body trucks in 1957 with 2 headlights

[@greggabel7238]

If they are badly rusted they get dismantled and restored

[@pigeonboy7102]

If they are I really bad condition is it still not better to restore them

[@brianchisnell1548]

Depends. On super rare 1 year only trucks, the original paint is the proof

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

I think it's a personal choice, it's your truck do what you want. Personally I think if a truck has already been poorly repainted and you want to try to restore it, go ahead, but if it has it's original paint even if faded or rusted, I would leave it alone.

[@robertphillips6296]

Ken and Barbie look so young there!

[@lacolello6644]

Does tonka still make these trucks

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

nope

[@pennsyltuckyden3434]

Love these old trucks, you can check out the latest addition to my collection if you like, thanks.

[@lamarcuspowell7448]

You should send all your toys and diecast to heaven like I did so they can last forever and not get destroyed all you need is a spell-caster