Tonka Red Steam Shovel No. 100, Clam Bucket, c.1950 Mirrors National Museum of Fine Arts

National Museum of Fine Arts

5 candelabra sockets

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

A wooden dowel runs through the leather on the top

2b Fighter

Tonka Red Steam Shovel No. 100, Clam Bucket, c.1950 Mirrors National Museum of Fine ArtsABOUT 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.