Tonka Red Steam Shovel No. 100, Clam Bucket, c.1950 Mirrors 2b Fighter

2b Fighter

black lettering with a red second hand

By the 1950s the company was making laboratory furniture for schools in the science

x Diameter 7 in

5 candelabra sockets

Tonka Red Steam Shovel No. 100, Clam Bucket, c.1950 Mirrors 2b FighterABOUT An original die cast steel Tonka toy steam shovel No. 100. The handle the raises the clam bucket up and down. The body rotates on the base. Shown with life size hand model for scale. CREATOR Tonka Toys. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c1950. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Die Cast Steel. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Original red has been painted over. Missing rubber on wheels. DIMENSIONS H 12. 5 in. x W 15 in. x D 6. 25 in. HISTORY Unknown.