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Company type | Private (1946–1999) |
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Founded | 1945 Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
Founder | Fred Ertl Sr. |
Fate | Acquired by Racing Champions in 1999,[1] currently a brand |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Products | Die-cast scale model cars, commercial vehicles |
Owner | Tomy |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | us.tomy.com/ertl |
Ertl (formerly, the Ertl Company) is a former American manufacturing company and current brand of toys, best known for its die-cast metal alloy collectible replicas (or scale models) of agricultural machinery. Other products manufactured by Ertl include cars, airplanes, and commercial vehicles.
The company was based in Dyersville, Iowa, home of the National Farm Toy Museum.