All American Toy

The All American Toy Company was established in 1947 by Clay and Beth Steinke of Salem, Oregon. The firm began when Clay thought that a huge, heavy duty toy truck was needed, that could be played with for years and years and still hold together. He decided on using the late 1940's era Ford cabs as the basis for his truck, and developed a means of steering through the hood of the cab using a brass air horn. This became known as the 'Air Horn Steering' which not only made the toy truly unique, but very popular with its clients.