Model, Scale
Object number2007.173.2 a-c
Manufacturer
Winross Company Inc.
Date1940-1969
MediumMetal; paint; plastic; cardboard
Credit LineGift of Andrew P. Zeedick, Jr.
DescriptionModel toy truck with original box.
Diecast metal model toy truck. Green number in white on cabin doors; on sides of truck in white is company name and location with black brewery in background; Rolling Rock logo. Back doors open; in white, across doors, is horse over banner symbol] and product name and slogan. Embossed maker text on silver base.
(b) Box top. White cardboard. Bottom center, to front flap: red rectangle with maker text in white at bottom.
(c) Box bottom. White cardboard. Inside includes clear plastic mold for storing object, with blue card underneath. On base: product information. In red, on top left, is maker text. Phone numbers, website, and address.Dimensions2.25 x 1.5 x 5.625 in. (5.7 x 3.8 x 14.3 cm)Inscriptions(a)
Green with "33" in white on cabin doors; on sides of truck in white, "LATROBE BREWING CO. / LATROBE, PA." with black brewery in background; Rolling Rock logo.
Back have in white, across doors, "[horse over banner symbol] / ROLLING ROCK / A UNIQUE STATE OF BEER".
Marks(a)
Embossed on silver base: "inross / MADE (?) USA / HESTER".
(b)
Bottom center, to front flap: red rectangle with "WINROSS" in white at bottom.
(c)
On base: product information. In red, on top left, "WINROSS / BUSINESS / MODELS". Phone numbers, website, and address.
Historical NotesToy modeled after Rolling Rock delivery truck. Part of a larger collection that donor Andrew P. Zeedick, Jr. has been creating over the past 20-25 years; he thought these models were good examples of advertisements for companies in the area of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Related institution
Latrobe Brewing Company
Previous owner
Andrew P. Zeedick Jr.
(born 1931)
On View
Not on view
c. 1944