Tonka Toy Trucks

Value: A Marshall Field & Company metro in original, unretouched good plus condition, no obvious dings or dents, numerous paint scrapes, decals good, missing one headlight, sold on eBay for $368 USD late March 2008.

Value: The Marshall Field & Company metro in original, unretouched, complete condition, as featured below, sold on eBay for $650 mid April 2008.

Value: A Marshall Field & Company metro in complete, original, unretouched good plus condition, no obvious dings or dents, numerous paint scrapes, decals good, sold on eBay for $560 USD late April 2008. NOTE: This is the same metro that sold for $368 above. The new owner added an original headlight and resold for a tidy profit. Sometimes, it's a matter of timing.

1954 Marshall Field & Company Metro Van

Marshall Field & Company was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. This featured metro was given to an
executive of the company. Was the metro available to other employees? Was the metro available to
Marshall Field cutomers? If you have historical information, please contact me.
Photos courtesy D. Rickey.

1954 Marshall Field & Company Metro

No graphics on the front
1954 Marshall Field & Company Metro 1954 Marshall Field & Company Metro

No graphics on the rear

1954 Marshall Field & Company Metro Van

Sometimes Tonka affixed their logo decal to private label trucks. Sometimes they didn't. In this case
Tonka did and it's still attached. Also note the shiny step bottom and the shine on the rivets holding the
front and rear bumpers. This metro was painted and assembled at the factory.

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