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1954 Tonka Star Kist Foods Private Label Utility

Value: A 1954 Star-Kist utility in original, unretouched, excellent condition, paint shiny with very minor paint loss on the tops rails of the bed, excellent plus decals all around, no carton, sold on ebay for $310 USD in early March 2008.

Value: A 1954 Star-Kist utility in, unretouched, excellent condition, paint shiny with minor paint loss on the cab and bed, reproduction chain, excellent decals all around, no carton, sold on ebay for $365 USD in late July 2008.

Value: A 1954 Star-Kist utility in original, unretouched, near mint condition, paint shiny with minimal chipping, near mint decals all around, no carton, sold on ebay for $391 USD in late October 2011.

Original, unretouched MIB 1954 Star-Kist utility truck. Patrick informed me that "there were two
cases of these trucks (12 total) found by Don DeSalle about 10+ (1994-1997) years ago, in the estate
of a former promotions guy from Star-Kist." This is one of the trucks from the two cases. From
the Patrick O'Neil collection

Note the addressee label. The metered postage stamp indicates the truck was shipped from the Tonka
factory in Mound, MN. The envelope contains an inflatable tuna, a premium not associated with the truck

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