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DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- The National Farm Toy Museum offers visitors a chance to see the history of agriculture through farm toy collecting. The museum is housed in a beautiful two-story building ...
The 33rd Annual National Farm Toy Show is being held in northeast Iowa this weekend. Show manager Lori Aberlee says the event will bring thousands of people to the town of Dyersville.
The 46th National Farm Toy Show was recently held in Dyersville, Iowa. This grand event is steeped in history. An enterprising engineer by the name of Fred Ertl, Sr began building scale model toy ...
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) - During the course of the past half-century, Joe Ertl has learned a lesson or two about how to survive in life and the business world. Ertl founded Dyersville Die Cast in ...
A: Fred Ertl Sr. started the Ertl Toy Company in 1945 in Dubuque, Iowa. In the beginning, Ertl operated out of his home. Shortly after a successful start, he moved the company to Dyersville, Iowa.
Tonka Corp., Minnetonka, Minn., said it bought the Ertl toy manufacturing division of Kidde Inc. for $89.5 million in cash and notes. Ertl, based in Dyersville, Ia., manufactures and markets metal ...
A: Fred Ertl Sr. started the Ertl Toy Company in 1945 in Dubuque, Iowa. In the beginning, Ertl operated out of his home. Shortly after a successful start, he moved the company to Dyersville, Iowa.
One Eastern Iowa man wanted to take his 3D printing hobby to the next level, creating toys for those who may need a little extra help this holiday season. Ryan Shultz started 3d printing just two ...