Hess Toy Trucks A Finalist For The National Toy Hall of Fame The following 12 toys are finalists for 2014 induction into The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame. Only two will take their honored places in the hall this year when they are announced at a ceremony at The Strong on Thursday, November 6 at 10:30 a.m. Below […]
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The New Hess 2014 50th Anniversary Edition Toy Truck
What A Beauty! The 2014 Hess Toy Truck Limited Edition Collector’s Truck Does Not Disappoint. Kudos to the toy designers at Hess Corporation! The New Hess 2014 50th Anniversary Edition Toy Truck is a beautiful tribute to the 50 Year iconic toy.
Continue readingVintage Hess Truck Ad From 1964
A Chuck Miller blogpost from 2009 had a great piece of the Hess Toy Truck tradition. It included one of Hess Corporation’s first newspaper ads promoting the toy Hess Transport Truck. I doubt if Leon Hess and his Woodbridge associates had any idea that they were creating an eduring tradition when they decided to manufacture […]
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