Iowa. In the beginning, Ertl operated out of his home. Shortly after a successful start, he moved the company to Dyersville, Iowa. The company continues into current times and is considered the ...

The 33rd Annual National Farm Toy Show is being held in northeast Iowa this weekend ... Roughly 75-percent of the farm toys are Ertl replicas and date back more than 50 years.

Iowa, home in 1946. The business would then move from Ertl’s basement to Dyersville, where it flourished with great success. The popularity of these toys has supported two annual farm toy shows ...

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) - During the course of the past half-century, Joe Ertl has learned a lesson or ... the company focused heavily on the creation of toys and collectibles.