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Elektro-Construction Tow Truck
Schreyer & Co.Red Tow Truck
- Model
- 6070
- Type
- Vans / Buses & Trucks
- Topic
- Professions / Industrial
- Country of manufacture
- Germany
- Mechanism
- Battery
- Movement
- Can be steered and operated by remote control. The drive for driving as well as for raising and lowering the towing hook is provided by an electric motor; a switch on the chassis of the truck can be used to switch back and forth between driving and working mode. The vehicle has also a mechanical horn with a clockwork mechanism, which is wound up via the underside of the model and operated by a button on the bonnet
- Materials
- Tin & plastic
- Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
- 29x10x17
- Condition
- Very Good
- Manufactured
- 1955 – 1960
- Box
- Good w/ instructions (excellent) and accessories
Research notes
One source (92) says that Schuco Elekro-Construction truck first entered the Schuco range in 1949 (it started with the dumper version) and was built until 1960 (until 1955, the door contained a label - ours is the newer version); another source (66) mentions that the toy versions were launched in 1955; the toy was very expensive, around 70 DM, which was the average weekly wage of a German skilled worker - so, they sold little. Modelled after the real Ford FK 3000; Reissued in limited edition of 1500 pieces from 2005 with a new box (value 2025 250€-450€)
Notes
Cable for linking the battery command to the truck is missing
Featured in
- Lexicon der Deutschen Blechspielzeug-Industrie — p. 396
- Schuco (catalogue) — p. 352,356
