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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:

Schuco Piccolo no. 775 Coles Power Crane

US $199.99 (0 Bid)
End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 7:16:07 PST
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Lot Schuco Piccolo 10 pieces
US $67.95
End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 7:42:35 PST
Buy It Now for only: US $67.95
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Schuco 1:43 VW Brezelkafer"Christmas Edition 2008"
US $14.99
End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 7:46:59 PST
Buy It Now for only: US $14.99
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Neat old Vintage SCHUCO TOY cloth over tin Mouse w key
US $9.99 (0 Bid)
End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 8:06:51 PST
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Schuco 1:100 Diecast Metal Claas Arion 540 Farm Tractor
US $0.99 (0 Bid)
End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 8:14:21 PST
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