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        When the Moline Pressed Steel Company was established in Illinois in 
1910, it was in the business of manufacturing pressed-steel fenders 
and cabs for International Harvester, which was making a precursor to 
the modern pickup truck at the time in addition to the line of tractors 
for which it would become so famous. In 1915, the company's 
founder, Fred Lundahl, and his wife, Marie, had their first and only 
child, a son named Arthur. Nicknamed Buddy "L" to differentiate him 
from another neighborhood boy named Buddy, Arthur was spoiled by 
his father, who made a dump truck for the lad out of the same sheet 
metal his factory used to manufacture Buddy L Trencher Digger That 
act of fatherly doting occurred in 1920; the response around the 
neighborhood and at a New York toy show to Fred's handiwork was 
so positive that a year later Lundahl had retooled a portion of his 
factory to make toy trucks, cars, and other metal toys branded as the 
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Throughout the rest of the 1920's, Buddy L would grow by leaps and 
bounds, as its rugged toys, which were much larger than those of 
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Besides, it's not as if the quality of Buddy "L" trucks from the 1930s 
was dreadful—dump trucks from that decade had working, battery-
operated headlights, the truck actually dumped, and the tailgate was 
carefully hinged. Rubber covered the wheels, the doors to the cab 
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Part of the secret to the toy's endurance was its baked-enamel finish, 
which helped prevent the pressed steel from rusting. And they were 
strong enough for a child or even an adult to sit on, making play that 
much more realistic. In addition to the dump truck, Buddy "L" also 
made a wrecking truck, whose crane sat on a working turntable and 
featured working pulleys, cords, and cranks. Equally detailed was the 
steam shovel, whose cab roof was made of corrugated steel and 
whose bucket opened and closed with the turn of a crank. Even more 
elaborate was the trench digger, which rode on caterpillar tracks 
like the steam buddy l steam shovel featured a crank at the back of the toy that 
would let a child actually dig a trench, removing dirt as the toy was 
pushed forward. Buddy L Junior Oil Tanker ~ Buddy L Road Roller
         
        
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