Nov 01, 2012 The Tonka Construction Play Pack lets your kids run a full construction project! They'll have a great time interacting with Tonka trucks as they go digging, dozing, dumping and more! Dig, demolish and build with rough and ready Tonka trucks and rugged tools. Kids will even customize cities by building their own skyscrapers. Aug 22, 2015 Tonka Joe and his animated pals guide children through a variety of construction projects using 'real' Tonka brand trucks in this game from Hasbro Interactive. There are rocks to crush, skyscrapers to build, and roads to pave spread throughout the five environments of Tonka Land.
Contents.History Mound Metalcraft was created in 1946 in, by Lynn Everett Baker (1898–1964), Avery F. Crounse, and Alvin F. Their original intent was to manufacture garden implements. Their building's former occupant, the Streater Company, had made and patented several toys. Streater was not interested in the toy business so they approached Mound Metalcraft. The three men at Mound Metalcraft thought they might make a good side line to their other products.After some modifications to the design by Alvin Tesch and the addition of a new logo created by Erling Eklof, the company began selling metal toys, which soon became the primary business.
The logo was based on a drafting student's sketch by Donald B. Olson, who later became the company's chief industrial engineer. Skulls of the shogun review.
The logo used the word tanka, which means 'great' or 'big'.: 14 In November, 1955, Mound Metalcraft changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated. The logo at this time was an oval, showing the Tonka Toys name in red above waves, presumably honoring nearby. In 1964, Tonka acquired the Mell Manufacturing Company in, allowing it to produce barbecue grills, eventually under the Tonka Firebowl label.: 85–86In 1987, Tonka purchased, including UK toy giant, for $555 million, borrowing extensively to fund the acquisition. However, the cost of servicing the debt meant Tonka itself had to find a buyer and it was eventually acquired by in 1991. In 1998, Hasbro began a licensing deal with Funrise Toys to manufacture and distribute Tonka trucks. The deal began with versions of the trucks fitted with electronics for lights and sounds, but grew to encompass the entire brand.Tonka has produced a variety of toys, including (, and ) and other toys aimed at girls like and aimed at boys like,. It was the original manufacturer of the toy line, and in the late 1980s licensed products inspired by.Tonka produced as, including Tonka Raceway, and purchased the rights to distribute and market the after of America stopped competing against the in the US.
However, the Master System's market share declined, since Tonka did not have experience with video games or how to market them. Hasbro sold the digital gaming rights for various properties (including, Tonka, and ) to for 100 million in 2000, buying back the rights for US$66 million in June 2005.In 2001, Tonka trucks were inducted into the at in. The Winifred Museum in, has a collection of more than 3,000 Tonka toys. In other media Video games Fifteen video games based on the toys were released between 1996 and 2006. Published: January 22, 2000 (January 22, 2000). Retrieved October 22, 2012. ANTHONY RAMIREZPublished: February 1, 1991 (February 1, 1991).
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