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= Lincoln Toys = Lincoln Toys was a toy company based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Windsor Steel and Ellwood Toys were the original contributing producers of Lincoln Toys. They produced metal vehicle toys, such as trucks, tractors, firetrucks, cars, and an airplane. They were a part of many Canadian childrens' lives after World War II. Lincoln Toys are now among the many collectables with some of these toys selling for between $100 to $600 each on auction websites. Occasionally, a toy can be found in mint condition and still in its original box.

History and Growth
Lincoln Specialties began manufacturing toys in 1946 by Haven and Fredrick Kimmerly of Windsor Steel in Windsor, Ontario. Their first 'Lincoln' toy, interestingly, was a wooden Jeep, which became the only wooden toy they produced. Windsor Steel started producing pressed steel metal toys the same year inlcuding a dump truck and a repeater canon. The Repeater debuted in the 1946-47 Eaton's Fall & Winter catalogue as the first Lincoln Toy to appear in a major store catalogue. By 1953, there were 24 different types of trucks in varying sizes and designs. This increase in selection of toys grew largely due to Harry Ellwood of Ellwood Toys. Ellwood was a toy maker in Windsor, Ontario who later relocated his manufacturing to Tilbury, Ontario. Lincoln Toys were among the 30 toy companies operating in Canada between 1930-1960.

Types of Toys
Ellwood Toys was manufacturing all of the trucks with a "cab over" style, which was marketed by Lincoln Specialties and they eventually purchased the majority of Lincoln's dies. The range of toys also included power shovels, cranes, tractors and other farm machinery. One of their rarest and most interesting toys produced was an airplane featuring Trans-Canada Airways colours and logos.

Dissolution
Lincoln Specialties continued to grow through the 1950s, but by 1959 Windsor Steel closed and dissolved by 1959. Although, this brought an end to Lincoln Toys, their designs continued under other toy companies, such as Li'l Beaver Trucks, which was part of Irwin Toys, Toronto. Canadian toy manufacturers, in general, were wiped out by the early 1960s. This collapse was due to the increased Japanese and American competition.