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Pedal Cars & Ride-Ons Manufacturers
A curated directory of 7 pedal car and ride-on toy makers, the pressed-steel automobiles children powered themselves. Every maker below has a full profile covering its history, founding, notable toys, and collecting notes.
7 manufacturers listed.
American National Company
American National produced beautifully detailed pressed-steel pedal cars, bicycles, and scooters. The company was formed by a 1919…
Garton Toy Company
Garton operated for nearly a century as one of the most prolific producers of outdoor ride-on toys including pedal cars, wagons, s…
Gendron Wheel Company
Gendron produced some of the most ambitious pressed-steel pedal cars ever built in America, along with wagons and bicycles, from t…
Kirk-Latty Manufacturing Co.
Kirk-Latty produced pedal cars, wagons, and bicycles in Cleveland during the early 20th century, competing with other Ohio-based r…
Lines Brothers (Tri-ang)
Lines Brothers was Britain's largest toy company, trading under the Tri-ang brand. They produced an enormous range including tin c…
Murray-Ohio / Steelcraft
Murray-Ohio produced the beloved Steelcraft line of pedal cars and also manufactured bicycles and wagons. Their 1930s and 1940s pe…
Toledo Metal Wheel Company
Toledo Metal Wheel produced the Blue Streak line of pedal cars and outdoor ride-on toys, competing with American National and Gend…