“Kids wanted a toy tractor like their dads so the dealers would give a toy like the tractor their dad bought,” said Neil, who doesn’t keep the family’s love of collecting to themselves.

Dealers came from nine states with a host of collectible items including toy cars, trucks, trains, decorative metal signs, pens, caps, yo-yos, marbles — and lots of tractors.

Dale Prigge, of Lewiston, is an avid collector of many items that may interest him, toys among them. "The toy market remains one of the hottest collecting categories, and toy tractors are among ...

Scheibes are giants in the small world of ag toys Cathy Scheibe, at 82, of LaMoure, North Dakota, continues with Toy Farmer Magazine, more than 22 years after her husband and co-founder, Claire ...

The Paxton-Buckley-Loda FFA chapter tapped into the craze 35 years ago and will hold its annual farm toy show Saturday, Feb. 10.

The 46th National Farm Toy Show was recently held in Dyersville, Iowa. This grand event is steeped in history.

Tarvella has related collectables, such as statuettes of boys holding toy tractors. He said the former advertising props were obtained from an International Harvester dealer in Pennsylvania.