Buddy "L" Concrete Mixer Toy
date: label: date made
content: ca 1926
notes: label: Description
content: The Moline Pressed Steel Company of East Moline, Illinois produced this Buddy “L” toy concrete mixer during the 1930s. The concrete mixer is made of pressed steel with cast-iron wheels and an iron handle. The toy claimed to actually mix concrete, as the loading scoop could raise and lower and the drum could turn. Buddy “L” toys were named after the son of the manufacturer, and became popular during the 1920s. The company also made toy cars, dump trucks, delivery vans, fire engines, and construction equipment. The manufacturer marketed the toys to boys, claiming “They appeal to boys because they really work.”
topic: label: Subject
content: Toys
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
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content: America on the Move
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content: Transportation
label: Exhibition
content: America On The Move
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Edith R. Meggers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ER.314637.12612
label: accession number
content: 314637
label: catalog number
content: 314637.12612
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Toy Concrete Mixer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron (wheels material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/2 in x 7 3/4 in x 11 in; 26.67 cm x 19.685 cm x 27.94 cm