Rare pressed steel Nylint Model No.341-FW "Firestone Radial Express" Freightliner truck cab only! Circa 1984 model. 12.5" long.
Nylint was founded in 1937 in
Rockford, Illinois, by Bernard Klint, brother Ragnar Klint, and their uncle,
David Nyberg. They first produced kitchen utensils and later manufactured goods
to support the military during World War II. In 1945, they changed course to
toy production, focusing on steel-pressed trucks, construction vehicles, and
other automobiles. The toys were a hot commodity for the next 55 years. Nylint,
as a family business, was built on and prospered through the ideals of high
quality in the toys kids would play with. Rags and Barney, two kids who still
knew their family in Sweden and who didn’t speak a word of English on their
first day of school, grew up to create a brand that embodied the 20th century
American spirit and enabled the American dream for not just Nylint's customers
but also its workers.