Toyne Tailored Apparatus is an American fire truck manufacturer located in Breda, Iowa.
History[]
Blacksmith Gilbert Toyne's shop had repaired fire trucks in the Breda area for years. In 1942, he was asked to fabricate a fire truck body for the Schleswig Fire Department, and afterwards, other area departments asked him to do the same. Toyne decided to concentrate his efforts in this area, and his business grew through the late 1940s and 1950s. Toyne sold trucks throughout the Midwestern US, particularly in Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas and Minnesota. Employee Roger Schwabe purchased the company from Gilbert Toyne in 1978 and Schwabe's son continues to run Toyne today.
See also[]
Departments operating Toyne apparatus
External Links[]
Sources[]
- McCall, Walter M.P. Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Fire Engine Manufacturers. Hudson, WI: Iconografix, 2009.