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ERTL, Frederick. (Germany, May 28, 1905--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 27, 1983). | ERTL, Frederick. (Germany, May 28, 1905--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 27, 1983). Fred Sr., a journeyman mold maker, came to Dubuque in 1923, was union steward at [[ADAMS COMPANY (Encyclopedia Dubuque)]] in Dubuque, Iowa. After a strike was called, he was too proud to strike against his employer and chose to terminate his employment. He later worked for the [[JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS]]. | ||
Before [[WORLD WAR II]] with five boys and one daughter, he began making toy tractors in his basement furnace using sand from the river and used airplane pistons as aluminum material. It became a family effort. Often-times the brothers would carry toys in their cars as they bartered for hunting rights from farmers around the state. Eventually the company began selling to stores in other counties as word spread. The back seat of the family car was removed so they could use it to make deliveries. When Fred, Sr. became ill, [[ERTL, Fred Jr.|Fred ERTL, Jr.]], his son, gradually assumed control over the company. | |||
[[Image:ERTL1.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Ertl's sand-cast tractor for Deere and Company]]The first big order for [[ERTL COMPANY INC.]] came from Deere and Company which ordered 100,000 toy tractors as a promotional item. Several expansions were made in the company before it was moved to Dyersville in 1959. | |||
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Obituary of Fred Ertl, Jr. Online: https://www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com/memorials/Ertl-Fred/3085534/obituary.php | |||
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Family History: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=060806&id=I04673
ERTL, Frederick. (Germany, May 28, 1905--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 27, 1983). Fred Sr., a journeyman mold maker, came to Dubuque in 1923, was union steward at ADAMS COMPANY (Encyclopedia Dubuque) in Dubuque, Iowa. After a strike was called, he was too proud to strike against his employer and chose to terminate his employment. He later worked for the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS.
Before WORLD WAR II with five boys and one daughter, he began making toy tractors in his basement furnace using sand from the river and used airplane pistons as aluminum material. It became a family effort. Often-times the brothers would carry toys in their cars as they bartered for hunting rights from farmers around the state. Eventually the company began selling to stores in other counties as word spread. The back seat of the family car was removed so they could use it to make deliveries. When Fred, Sr. became ill, Fred ERTL, Jr., his son, gradually assumed control over the company.
The first big order for ERTL COMPANY INC. came from Deere and Company which ordered 100,000 toy tractors as a promotional item. Several expansions were made in the company before it was moved to Dyersville in 1959.
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Obituary of Fred Ertl, Jr. Online: https://www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com/memorials/Ertl-Fred/3085534/obituary.php