Wyandotte Toys

Also known as All Metal Products, Wyandotte Toys was founded in 1921 in Michigan. Th company specialized in using cheaper raw materials, such as scrap metal, to mass produce high-quality toys. During the first years of the company, they used "Every Boy Wants a Pop Gun," to promote their toy guns. They became the largest manufacturer of toy guns by 1929. At this point, Wyandotte moved away from creating toy rifles, however, the rest of their line including clicker pistols, pop guns, dart guns, water pistols, pistols, cap guns and several plastic pistols. In 1931, the company decided to use their 10th birthday as a time to reinvent themselves.They diversified their product line to include musical toys, games, planes, cars, trucks and even wagons. This diversification came with the updated slogan of "Wyandotte Toys are Good and Safe." By 1937, they added both lithographed novelties and spring-driven motors to propel their vehicles. This developed into wind-up and lever-action toys.

Their signature baked enamel finish and wooden wheels made the toys last through the wear and tear of child's play. Wyandotte Toys can be easily identified by their simply designed art deco steel cars and trucks.

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Also known as All Metal Products, Wyandotte Toys was founded in 1921 in Michigan. Th company specialized in using cheaper raw materials, such as scrap metal, to mass produce high-quality toys. During the first years of the company, they used "Every Boy Wants a Pop Gun," to promote their toy guns. They became the largest manufacturer of toy guns by 1929. At this point, Wyandotte moved away from creating toy rifles, however, the rest of their line including clicker pistols, pop guns, dart guns, water pistols, pistols, cap guns and several plastic pistols. In 1931, the company decided to use their 10th birthday as a time to reinvent themselves.They diversified their product line to include musical toys, games, planes, cars, trucks and even wagons. This diversification came with the updated slogan of "Wyandotte Toys are Good and Safe." By 1937, they added both lithographed novelties and spring-driven motors to propel their vehicles. This developed into wind-up and lever-action toys.

Their signature baked enamel finish and wooden wheels made the toys last through the wear and tear of child's play. Wyandotte Toys can be easily identified by their simply designed art deco steel cars and trucks.

while it is rare to find a tin car from the company today, they are coveted by collectors because they were built to last and identifiable. 

During WWII, like many companies of the time, many of their factories had to be dedicated to the war effort. During that time, with most steel and factories being used for the war, Wyandotte began to produce wooden toys.

The company relocated to Piqua, Ohio after the war and attempted to further diversify by acquiring Hafner Trains, who manufactured clockwork toy trains and began producing die-cast and hard-molded plastic toys. 

The 1950's saw new challenges because of the steel shortage and higher labor cost. Not able to adapt quickly enough, the company went bankrupt in 1956.

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