Holgate Mail Truck

When I happened onto this little mail truck, I knew we had to have him. His adorable little face reminds me so much of my childhood, of playing with my parents old toys, and that's no real surprise. Holgate is a company that started making toys in 1929, and the wonderful retro designs on them are courtesy of Jarvis Rockwell (brother to the famous Norman Rockwell). This company's name seemed really familiar to me, and last time we were playing at my daughter's great-grandmother's house, I realized it was because the name "holgate" was stamped on the bottom of my dad's old 1950's wooden stacking toy. One that has been through 3 generations of kids, and hardly shows the wear for it. Holgate isn't kidding when they say their toys are made to last a lifetime... and then some.

But enough about history. I think this toy is a fantastic little creation, and the price isn't bad either. Made of American hardwoods, with non-toxic paints (which don't smell upon unpacking), this is one toy that won't offer any unpleasant surprises. It's a good size, unlike some of the German toys that occasionally do surprise me with how much smaller they look than the accompanying images portray them to be. The wooden sorting pieces are just large enough to not pose a major choking hazard, though gifting to the nearly two crowd would be the safest bet. I love the little wooden 'love letters', and suspect the kids will too. The unfinished wood on this truck is rich in color and has beautiful grain. He pulls nicely and smoothly across the floor (the pull cord on ours is multi-colored, retro-looking, not red), and I could see him him being a really versatile toy. He's a sorter, a pull toy, a ride for little Playmobil people, just a truck to go vroom vroom with, and a place to stash little letters that need to be delivered around imaginary towns.

I just can't wait to see how the kids like him Christmas morning, but I think I can safely say you couldn't go wrong with this mail truck. Very, very cool.

My grandmother used to have my mother's Holgate toys from the 1940s at her house when we came to visit. All of my cousins and I loved them, and now the great-grandchildren play with them too. I only just realized that Holgate still makes toys today, so I got this one for my 18-month old nephew for Christmas. He is really into trucks, and pulled it behind him for two weeks straight, even at the grocery store. He stopped playing with the shape sorter once he "solved" it, but he really likes putting the two wooden love letters through the mail slot. Lately, this toy has been transporting Thomas the Tank Engine and a bunch of blocks around the house while the nephew periodically makes it have crashes. It is pretty darn sturdy, luckily.

Made in the USA, which is a big selling point for me.

The truck we got is ordering from this page is the one shown in the second picture, with the white sides and the smiling face on the front.

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Quality, versatility, value.

A shape sorter too.

Sometimes it carries mail; other times it carries what ever our grandchildren load into it.

Wonderful educational toy.

Our grandson's favorite truck.

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Love the quality. These guys made Mr. Rodgers trolly! That said, my daughter doesn't play with it all that much, and I wish the pull string was a bit longer. Very cute, and will last decades. Super cute.

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