Jewel Tea Semi Tractor-Trailer Truck by Tonka
This is the only Tonka truck in my collection. The grille, hub-caps, and tires needed to be upgraded with reproductions. This is considered across-collectible – wanted by truck collectors and Jewel Tea collectors.
Jewel Tea Home Delivery Van by Banner
The Jewel Tea Co. was founded on the concept of delivering housewares, spices, coffee, etc. to people’s homes with delivery vans like this. It wasn’t until later that they built supermarkets. This example is missing the right front headlight and the left rear door. Two kinds of rear door hinges were used.
The Banner Jewel Tea trucks rivaled Marx in the quality of their lithographs. They added much realism.