Tekno is a Danish manufacturing company (as "Dansk Legetojs Industri") of scale model trucks and other vehicles, currently headquartered in De Lier, Netherlands. Originally established and based in Copenhagen, Tekno began manufacturing construction toys in 1928 and model vehicles immediately after World War II, selling 1 million a year during its peak.[1]
While it began as a toy company, its later shifted to promotional truck models as adult collectibles, and the company's headquarters was moved to the Netherlands. In the past, Tekno also manufactured model cars and airplanes.
History
Established in 1928, Tekno was the only Scandinavian company to become an accomplished die-cast toy producer, somewhat similar to the German Schuco Modell, Märklin, or Gama Toys.[2] All of these were model firms that existed before World War II.