Argentina's toys alike our real life tractors are unique. For its
avant-garde position within the Latin American concert all rural related
industry has been in Argentina very powerful. Those magnificent toys -as all
toys which are a reflection of real life- represented the local unique
tractor versions as much as the traditional standard international models.
During the boom of the argentine toys' industry in the 50s most of the
tractor toys were made in tin and plastic, for its market was mainly the
lower classes in the fields and small cities. Psychologists and Sociologists
have proven right the theory which expresses the importance of toys related
to the environment children are growing in. Their learning and social
qualities have had, throughout history, a profound impact in our development
as social beings.
Therefore the massiveness of tractor toys made out of cheap materials was a
logic turn for the Argentine toy industry. These low quality mass produced
items were very popular up till the 70s when all sorts of new and improved
toys entered the mass consumption market.
All the same, it was back in the 60s when an Argentinean toy pioneer
designed what would become the diamond of Argentine tractor toys: the Buby
Fiat 700s CONCORD. This rare example was manufactured by the Buby company on
request of the Argentinean firm Fiat Concord. This outstanding scale
reproduction of the company's tractor was brilliantly achieved. Such was the
quality of the item that Fiat Concord "socially presented" the model at one
of the firm's most important commercial events.
This was Buby's chance to enter the rural-industrial field with its
wonderful items. But due to the company's negative to Buby's intention of
using that casting to produce its rural line, this was the first and last
attempt for a tractor collection. That's why when collectors find its 1038
reference number on commercial lists they cannot get hold of the item. For
this was a very small production item not massively commercialized.
Therefore, no doubt about it, to own one of these rare and beautiful Buby
examples is the top of the top for any tractor/farm toys' collector.
On the other hand, talking about rare tractor toys there's Sigomec line.
This firm shows a broader list of tractors. All of which could be found
anywhere in the Argentine field. This are tin and plastic items, quite a bit
larger than the Buby diecast, but all the same very interesting and valuable
to the collector who knows. Among the many important examples, Sigomec
delighted its audience with an extraordinary example of the locally produced
Tractor Pampa.
This toy trend is still very powerful in our country. Such is the importance
that John Deere has launched its own toy tractors-field equipment line. Big
scale reproductions of their machinery. The excellence within the quality of
these items is unquestionable, alike their real size machines. following the
company slogan "I would never sell something in which I didn't put the best
of me".
For these are just some examples of what, without a doubt, is an amazing
facet of the Argentine toy industry, and because there's so little
information about other rare and not so rare toys, at the moment I'm working
on a research project to recover these amazing models from the dark. The key
is in the way toys and their history perfectly complement each other.
At the same time, I find of great interest the new turn within the Argentine
tractor production. These are incredible and unique examples of an industry
that's growing together with its consumers, and it's adapting its products
to the regional market's needs. And before we blink there's going to be a
toy tractor new line (such as the John Deere one) expressing this turn. When
that happens I'll be there to witness it and tell you about it.
Email: The Buenos Aires Toy
Museum,Bob Frassinetti.
The Buenos Aires
Toy Museum,Argentina.
Bob Frassinetti. Copyright 2005. Updated 2009. Roberto Dario Frassinetti.
The Buenos Aires Toy Museum in 3D and also in Spanish
The Buenos Aires Toy Museum in 3D and in Spanish
Próximamente el Art and Toy en 3D, el primer Museo y GallerÃa en la Argentina y por Bob Frassinetti junto a un grupo de Inversionistas Nacionales e Internacionales, lanzan el primer Boutique Hotel y GallerÃa de arte y Museo de Juguete proyectado por la zona de JunÃn, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Un exitoso modelo de inversión inmobiliaria que permite ser dueño y huésped a la vez, participar no solo obteniendo una mayor rentabilidad en el alquiler de la unidad y la posibilidad de utilizar los servicios del hotel a través de una membrecÃa especial, pero también disfrutar to todo los servicios del lugar ............ BIENVENIDOS A BUENOS AIRES TOY MUSEUM El Buenos Aires Toy Museum tiene el inmenso placer de invitarte a conocer pronto su nuevo sitio Web en español y en 3D, donde encontrarias nuevas secciones, notas, entrevistas a fabricantes, investigaciones, concursos, subastas, cientos de fotos sobre los juguetes y figuritas producidos en la Argentina a lo largo de la historia y una breve resena sobre cada uno de ellos. Nuestra intencion como miembros del primer museo del juguete argentino es que este sitio no se convierta en una mera exposicion sino en un espacio de conocimiento y aprendizaje para todo aquel que la visita, y en pos de este fin es que desarrollamos esta nueva pagina. Nuestros equipos periodisticos, de investigacion y de diseno trabajaron duramente para hacer esto posible, y lo siguen haciendo en vi¬as de su perfeccionamiento. Esperamos que nuestro nuevo sitio Web en español y en 3D sea de tu agrado y que te conviertas en un asiduo visitante del museo, que semana a semana se actualizará para brindarte una mayor información y un mejor servicio. Tu satisfaccion es lo mas importante para nosotros. Por eso te pedimos que nos envias tus comentarios sobre el sitio. Tus consejos, datos, reprimendas, felicitaciones y preguntas sobre la comercializacion de los objetos son muy utiles para todos los que hacemos posible este proyecto, ya que nos sirven para mejorar aquello por lo que diariamente trabajamos. Sin mas palabras por mi parte, clickea en la direccion que te enviamos e ingresa en el mundo de los juguetes argentinos...... Desde ya, muchas gracias. Un saludo fraternal. Bob Frassinetti.
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