Bidspirit auction | Ertl Int. Harvester TD-25 Crawler

Ertl Int. Harvester TD-25 Crawler w/Box - This die-cast aluminum and zinc International Harvester TD-25 Crawler with Blade was manufactured by the Ertl Company. The toy is finished in industrial yellow paint and features ”INTERNATIONAL” decals in black on the sides of the engine housing and a circular ”TD 25” decal on the rear side panels. It is equipped with black rubber crawler tracks and a rear hitch for pulling equipment. The functional design includes a manually operated blade with extending cylinders on both sides. The underside of the side frame bears raised lettering that reads ”MADE IN U.S.A.” The toy is contained within its original blue open-faced display box. The box features the Ertl and International Harvester logos, along with the text ”TD-25 CRAWLER/BLADE”, ”A REAL AMERICAN TOY”, and ”ERTL STOCK NO. 452”. A small printed section on the side of the box identifies the manufacturer as: ”MANUFACTURED UNDER LICENSE OF INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER BY THE ERTL COMPANY DYERSVILLE, IOWA, U.S.A. SUBSIDIARY VICTOR COMPTOMETER CORP”. The top left of the box face has a handwritten price marking in blue ink reading ”$12.95” and a small blacked-out area.