My Very Own Tootsie Toy!

There have been lots of interesting finds throughout the remodel of this house, but this broken metal toy truck has intrigued me. I can just imagine the little boy who owned this toy ...  racing it around on the oak floors...pushing it through the grass in the backyard.  How did it end up in the crawl space under rubble?     

I wasn't certain how old this toy was.  I was thinking perhaps the 50s.  But I finally found my answer.  This Overland Bus Lines Coach was released by Tootsie Toys in 1929!  There is a web site dedicated to the history of the toy line at www.tootsietoys.info. 

Look at what this beauty looked like in its day.

I'm inspired to keep digging for buried treasure....