TIPP & COMPANY WERKSTATT UND TANKSTELLE

The German firm of TIPP & COMPANY was a manufacturer of tin toys, and their facilities were located in the Nürnberg area. The city of Nürnberg was the main toy district of Germany. Most of the toy manufacturers were located in and around Nürnberg during the 1940s and the largest German toy fair "Internationale Spielwarenmesse" is still held yearly in Nürnberg. It draws manufacturers and attendees from all over the world. The name TIPP & COMPANY is commonly referred to as TIPPCO or TCO. TIPPCO was launched in 1912 by Frau Tipp and Herr Carstens. By the 1930s, TIPPCO was very successful and offered a wide range of toy cars, fire engines, motorcycles, airplanes, autobahn sets and war toys. After the war, TIPPCO was under new management and at the end of 1948, its main product line output was motorcycles, scooters, cars, commercial vehicles, transporters, airplanes, filling stations and accessories. The product line featured painted tin toys and very colorful tin lithographed toys. In 1968, TIPPCO