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1969 Tonka Cyanamid Private Label Pickup

Value: A near mint plus, original, unretouched pickup, with the box, 6 bags of fertilizer and roof/tower/loading chute insert, sold on eBay for $409 USD in early November 2007.

Value: An excellent plus original, unretouched pickup, several paint nicks, decals very good plus, with the box that has the window and door cut out, no bags of fertilizer and no roof/tower/loading chute insert, sold on eBay for $104 USD in early February 2008.

Value: A near mint plus, original, unretouched pickup, with a near mint box, 6 bags of fertilizer and roof/tower/loading chute insert, sold on eBay for $450 USD in mid November 2009.

Value: A near mint plus, original, unretouched pickup, with the box, 6 bags of fertilizer and roof/tower/loading chute insert, sold on eBay for $270 USD in late March 2010.

Value: An excellent plus, original, unretouched pickup, with the box only, sold on eBay for $250 USD in mid September 2011.

Cyanamid was a midwestern fertilizer company and I believe still in business today. Manufactured in 1969
or 1970 the trucks were given to their better customers as a promotion and never available anywhere else.
The shipping carton also doubled as an accessory building. The truck featured is from the Patrick O'Neil
collection.

Grille appears to replicate Dodge pickup trucks of the era

Detail of the rear of the truck.

The Cyanamid truck is difficult enough to find, as is the carton. Seldom found is this heavy paper sheet
featuring a green shingle roof (on the left) that was to be attached to the carton for added realism and
a fertilizer tower/loading chute that could be cut out and assembled to the building.

Also included as a promotional item with the truck were six bags of Cyanamid brand "fertilizer". Each bag, a miniature replica of a fify pound bag of fertilizer, measured approximately 3 1/2 inches in height and 2 1/2 inches wide. It should be noted the bags actually contain common table salt which is cautioned on a green and white label adhered to the bottom of the carton.

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