Schuco Fire truck

Schuco Firetruck
This is one of my favorite toys. This is a Schuco Fire Truck made in Western Germany. It’s a Windup, but also has electric lights. This was an expensive toy when new, and are extremely rare today.

Here’s another view:

Schuco Toy Fire Truck

The body is diecast zinc, and the ladders are stamped tin, and the firemen are cast out of sawdust. This is the best example I have ever seen. These are RARE. I saw a picture of one that had a silver painted cab, but I’m not sure if that was original or had been repainted.

Most of the Schuco firetrucks like this I’ve seen are missing the men or other parts. The ladder is manually operated or can be run by remote control. The outriggers are manually operated.

Tin Toy Fire truck

The key goes in the hole on the hood. The white button in front of the windshield sounds the mechanical siren. The controller goes into the hole on the roof.

Schuco fire truck

Here’s a bottom view showing the differential and the programmable cog.

Windup Fire Truck

Warning: Reissues of many Schuco toys, but not this Firetruck to my knowledge, have been made. Reproductions are marked “Classic” or “Reissue” on the bottoms.

I have other Schuco toys. Here’s a Schuco Micro Racer.

Here’s a link to Schuco items on eBay.

A reader sent me scans of the original instructions for this toy. I’ve uploaded them here.

Here’s some Schuco items on eBay:

ANTIQUE TEDDY BEAR BOOK MINIATURE SCHUCO CYNTHIA POWELL

US $16.86 (6 Bids)
End Date: Tuesday Mar-09-2010 23:40:34 PST
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H0 1:87 Schuco Mercedes SLK MIB LOOK!!
US $6.99 (0 Bid)
End Date: Tuesday Mar-09-2010 23:44:01 PST
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TEDDY BEAR Badges x20 Schuco Mohair Steiff Vintage Set
US $20.50
End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 4:58:34 PST
Buy It Now for only: US $20.50
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GAMA SCHUCO 100 PAT. Germany tinplate wind up toy car
US $120.00 (0 Bid)
End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 7:21:58 PST
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VINTAGE SCHUCO PORSCHE FORMEL 2 1037
US $50.00 (1 Bid)
End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 7:47:27 PST
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