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On September 19th, 1946 Mound Metalcraft was created in Mound, Minnesota with three men as partners. Lynn E. Baker, Avery F Crounse, and Alvin F Tesch. The first products produced by the fledgling company were two versions of a metal tie-rack. Their original intent was to manufacture garden implements. However when their building's former occupants, the Streater Company, attempted to market two metal toys and failed, the three men at Mound Metalcraft thought they might make a good side line to their other products. After some modifications to the design by Alvin Tesch and the addition of a new logo created by Erling Eklof with the Dakota-Sioux word "Tonka", which means "Great" or "Big", the company began selling metal toys. This soon became the primary business.^[1] On November 23nd, 1955, Mound Metalcraft changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated.

The impact of the Tonka truck concept has been enduring and pervasive. In an ironic reversal of the toy as image of reality the Tonka toy truck has led to imitation and mimicry in the real world.

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Other products

The toy concept made real!

Tonka has produced a wide variety of toys over the years, including dolls and other toys aimed at girls. They have also produced a variety of computer games, including Tonka Raceway, and purchased the rights for the Sega Master System after Sega decided to stop competing against the Nintendo Entertainment System in the U.S.. However, the Master System's market share declined, since Tonka didn't have experience with video games and neither had an idea of how to market it properly. Image File history File linksMetadata Tonka. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Tonka. ... Look up doll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Sega Master System (SMS for short) is an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console that was manufactured by Sega. ... Sega Corporation ) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... “NES” redirects here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

Hasbro sold the digital gaming rights for various properties (including My Little Pony, Magic: The Gathering, Tonka, Playskool, and Transformers) to Infogrames for USD$100 million in 2000, buying back the rights for USD$65 million in June 2005.^[2] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Magic: The Gathering (colloq. ... Playskool is a toy brand owned by Hasbro. ... Transformers are fictional alien robots and the titular characters of a popular[1] Hasbro toy line and its spin-offs. ... Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) is an international holding company headquartered in Lyon, France. ...

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References

1. ^ Tonka by Dennis David and Lloyd Laumann
2. ^ "HASBRO REACQUIRES DIGITAL GAMING RIGHTS FROM INFOGRAMES FOR $66 MILLION", Hasbro press release, 8 June 2005.

External links

• Tonka Trucks The Tonka web site
• Tonka Toy Trucks Info and Much More Site with large amount of information on Tonka history
• The Rock Lords collector archives - Collector guide for the Rock Lords toyline from Tonka/Bandai
• Action Figure Archive Gobots, Super Naturals - Vintage Tonka action figures guide, message boards and online store.