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Tipp & Co. (TCO)
Tipp & Co., also known as Tippco, was a toy maker based in Nürnberg, Germany. It produced tinplate toys from 1912 to 1971, with a strong focus on road vehicles. Its range included limousines, construction vehicles, racing cars, tractors, buses and motorcycles. Some vehicles had electric lights or headlights by the 1920s, and the company later made electrically powered, cable-controlled toys. Its postwar catalogue included new car and aircraft models.
- Founded
- 1912
- Final year
- 1971
- Countries
- Germany
- Locations
- Wurzelbauerstraße, Nürnberg, Germany · 1912 · Badstraße 1–5, Nürnberg, Germany
- Founders
- Victoria Tipp · Ernst Carstens
The story of Tipp & Co. (TCO)
Tipp & Co. was founded in Nürnberg in 1912 by Victoria Tipp and Ernst Carstens. Tipp left in the founding year, and her shares passed to Philipp Ullmann. Carstens later left, and Ullmann became the sole owner in 1919. The company first operated on Wurzelbauerstraße and later moved to Badstraße 1–5. Its 1920s range included limousines, construction vehicles, racing cars and tractors; some toys had electric lights or headlights.
After the Nazi seizure of power, Ullmann fled to England in 1933, and the family’s assets were confiscated. The company was taken over in Germany. After the war, Ullmann returned to Nürnberg and recovered the business in 1948. He and his son Henry rebuilt production with about 50 employees. Tipp & Co. continued making tinplate toys, adding new car and aircraft models in the 1950s and 1960s. The factory closed on 31 December 1971, after which the firm operated as an importer under the Noris Spielwaren name.
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