Dear Harry: I lived in Emmaus for 40 years, but am now in a retirement home in Myerstown. I am enclosing a picture of my Buddy L truck. My father gave it to me around 1922. I liked it so much I tried ...

Mike and I have collected antique toys for more than 40 years. We’re not sure what got us started, but we do know that finding Mike’s dad’s favorite boyhood truck provided the impetus to add to the ...

Frustrated by shoddy-quality kids’ toys, Fred Lundahl, owner of a pressed steel company in Moline, Ill., made a toy truck for his 5-year-old son in 1920 and built an industry. He wanted his son, Buddy ...

Only known example of Buddy ‘L’ Insurance Patrol with headlights and bumper. Retains factory prototype tag reading ‘205C 1928 9LBS.’ All original, 27in, with NM paint and decals, and pullcord.

Nostalgia fuels the market for vintage toys, and Bill Thiel’s collection is no exception. “My dad and his two brothers each were given a Buddy L truck for Christmas,” he explained in an email. “The ...