Lot 074 - Vintage “Dandy Digger” Folding Toy Shovel, Made In U.S.A., Likely Manufactured By Buddy L, 19" L

Lot 074 - Vintage “Dandy Digger” Folding Toy Shovel, Made In U.S.A., Likely Manufactured By Buddy L, 19" LVintage folding toy shovel marked Dandy Digger and Made in U. S. A., with a wood handle and steel folding shovel head. Features the classic pick and shovel style head with pivoting folding mechanism, likely intended as a childs outdoor play tool. A ride on shovel was manufactured under the Dandy Digger name by Buddy L, and this is likely by the same maker. Exhibits wear consistent with age and use, including surface oxidation, scuffs, and finish wear

printed in Western Germany

A striking

and research findings

with wear commensurate with early commercial tobacco advertising tins

which still stands today

All five games remain in original blister pack packaging with cardboard backing cards featuring the "Safety Toy" branding

Pre-Auction Notes: wear and crackling in color and image

but the glass is intact and solid

” The verso is repurposed and painted flat with cartoony yellow letters reading “Last Chance Saloon

Pre-Auction Notes: various chipping and wear throughout

arrested Dover

Also some of the interior pages have damage