🚒 Add a classic piece of pre-war toy history to your collection with this vintage Girard pressed steel American LaFrance fire ladder truck! This large, all-metal toy features its original red paint, yellow extension ladder, rubber "Girard Balloon" tires, and detailed pressed steel construction. Based on its design and markings, it appears to date to the 1930s.
🛠️ This example shows significant age and wear, including paint loss, surface rust, missing and bent components, and an incomplete winding/mechanical assembly. It is being offered in found condition and would make an excellent restoration project, parts donor, or display piece for collectors of antique pressed steel toys and vintage fire apparatus.
Notable Features:
- Vintage Girard pressed steel construction
- American LaFrance fire ladder truck design
- Original rubber "Girard Balloon" tires
- Original ladder assembly present
- Great candidate for restoration or display
- Approximately 14" long (estimated from photos)
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