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When the Moline Pressed Steel Company was established in Illinois in 1910, it was in the
business of manufacturing pressed-steel fenders and cabs for International Harvester,
which was making a precursor to the modern pickup truck at the time in addition to the line
of tractors for which it would become so famous. In 1915, the company's founder, Fred
Lundahl, and his wife, Marie, had their first and only child, a son named Arthur. Nicknamed
Buddy "L" to differentiate him from another neighborhood boy named Buddy, Arthur was
spoiled by his father, who made a dump truck for the lad out of the same sheet metal his
factory used to manufacture International Harvester truck parts. That act of fatherly doting
occurred in 1920; the response around the neighborhood and at a New York toy show to
Fred's handiwork was so positive that a year later Lundahl had retooled a portion of his
factory to make toy trucks, cars, and other metal toys which, together, were branded as
the Buddy "L" line.
Throughout the rest of the 1920s, Buddy "L" would grow by leaps and bounds, as its
rugged toys, which were much larger than those of cast-iron competitors such as Hubley
Besides, it's not as if the quality of Buddy "L" trucks from the 1930s was dreadful—dump
trucks from that decade had working, battery-operated headlights, the truck actually
dumped, and the tailgate was carefully hinged. Rubber covered the wheels, the doors to
the cab opened and closed, and the steering wheel turned the front wheels.
Part of the secret to the toy's endurance was its baked-enamel finish, which helped
prevent the pressed steel from rusting. And they were strong enough for a child or even
an adult to sit on, making play that much more realistic. In addition to the dump truck,
Buddy "L" also made a wrecking truck, whose crane sat on a working turntable and
featured working pulleys, cords, and cranks. Equally detailed was the steam shovel, whose
cab roof was made of corrugated steel and whose bucket opened and closed with the turn
of a crank. Even more elaborate was the trench digger, which rode on caterpillar tracks
just like the steam shovel and featured a crank at the back of the toy that would let a child
actually dig a trench, removing dirt as the toy was pushed forward. Free Toy Appraisals
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