The History of Tonka Toys

Tonka started as a company called Mound Metal Craft, which was a gardening tools company. They would do a attempt at a spin-off line of go bots, the Rock Lords,. A major motion picture around that go bots battle of the Rock Lords and that would get its own toy line. In 1987, Tonka made a big move and purchased Kenner Parker, which included the United Kingdom toy company, Palatoy.