Tyco Toys is a division of the Mattel toy company.
History
Mantua Metal Products was a Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, metalworks business founded in 1926 by John Tyler and family. In the 1930s Mantua began to manufacture HO scale model trains of die-cast metal, and became a leading hobbyist brand. In the 1950s Mantua pioneered "ready-to-run" HO-scale model railroad kits under the TYCO (for Tyler Company) brand. Many TYCO and Mantua die-cast products, such as steam engines, are collector's items today.
In the 1960s, TYCO changed its focus from train kits to ready-to-run trains sold in hobby shops and also added HO-scale electric racing, or "slot car" sets. By the 1970s, TYCO shifted sales and marketing to a consumer-oriented, mass marketing focus. Eventually the name changed to TYCO Industries, under which name the company was sold in 1970 to Consolidated Foods during an era of corporate conglomerates. As a division of what became the Sara Lee Corporation, Tyco continued to grow
 VINTAGE TYCO HO TRAIN SET,"CHATTANOOGA TRAIN" EXTRAS |
 Two Rare Vintage Tyco HO Scale Trains Empty Boxes |
 Three Rare Vintage Tyco HO Scale Train Freight Cars |
 VTG 1977 TYCO 76 GAS OIL STATION HO SCALE MODEL NO. 943 |
 VINTAGE EARLY TOY HO TYCO ACF TALGO BULLET TRAIN SET IB |
 1964 Tony Tiger In the Tank Sweepstakes / Keychain HTF |
 HO train BACHMANN Electric E60CP Engine AMTRAK *nice* |
 HO train MEHANO Tri-Pack Hopper Cars DISNEY TOY STORY |
 HO train MODEL POWER 2-8-0 Steam Eng SANTA FE *mint* SF |
 HO train MEHANO Diesel Engine & 5 Cars DISNEY TOY STORY |
 HO train FLEISCHMANN(4)Car Crane Jib Wrecker Set#1495/4 |
 N scale BACHMANN 4-8-4 Steam Eng SANTA FE SF*mint*train |
 MrSTUFF HOscale546 TYCO Maintenance of Way Car w/detail |
 4 whl Front Truck for Tyco / Mantua 4-4-0 General |
 Custom Side Piping for Mantua Shifter and Big 6 Locos |
 Brass Domes for Vintage Mantua Goat, Busy Bee, etc |
 Tyco Flat Car "GREAT NORTHERN w/3 dozers" Scale HO |
 VINTAGE TYCO TRAIN SET |
 Vintage 1970s Large LOT Ho-Scale TYCO TRAINS in Boxes |
 Tyco Flat Car " Frisco Trailer Train" Scale HO |
 HO train BACHMANN 4-8-4 Class J Steam NORFOLK & WESTERN |
 HO train CONCOR(8)Car Passenger Set NORFOLK &WESTERN NW |
 HO train NEW ATHEARN GP40-2 Diesel w/Caboose C&O *mint* |
 VINTAGE 1970'S TYCO HO TRAIN HOPPER CAR UNLOADING SET |
 1977 TYCO & BACHMANN EXPANDER LAYOUT SYSTEM LOOK! |
 HO train TYCO Diesel Power F7A Eng PENNSYLVANIA PRR |
 HO train ULRICH Die Cast Flat Car w/Trailer B&O *nice* |
 HO train TYCO (2) Operating Hopper Cars READING *mint* |
 HO train IDEAL Operating FLASHING Crossing Signal *mint |
 HO train PENN LINE (2) Die Cast Flat Cars NPR *nice* |
 HO train IDEAL Automatic Operating CROSSING GATE*mib*AF |
 HO train TYCO Caboose PENNSYLVANIA ~LIGHTED~ *mint* PRR |
 HO train ULRICH Die Cast Flat Car w/Trailer RISS *nice* |
 HO train PENN LINE Search Light Car READING *mint*boxed |
 HO train IDEAL Operating 2 light BLOCK SIGNAL *mib*AF |
 HO train PENN LINE Gondola Car PRR & Box Car UP *nice* |
 HO train TYCO Diesel Dummy F7B Eng PENSYLVANIA PRR*nice |
 TYCO UNION PACIFIC HO TRAIN SET W/BOX |
 Tyco HO Toy Train Transformer Power Pak T-56A Scintilla |
 VINTAGE TYCO HO STEAM ENGINE & TENDER CHATTANOOGA.SMOKE |