Drott Manufacturing Company, founded as the Drott Tractor Company in 1916, produced heavy equipment buckets for other manufacturers such as Caterpillar and International Harveser. The Wisconsin-based company survived until 1968, when it was swallowed up by Case Corporation.
The Matchbox Drott Excavator was first introduced in 1962 and was produced in about 5 different variations up to 1967. This orange example with an orange motor and base, black rollers and missing tracks is one of 10 Matchbox cars in the large bunch I rescued from an estate sale tub.
Click here to compare to the Superfast-era Matchbox Big Bull Bulldozer from my childhood collection.
Matchbox | 1966-1967 | #58 | Drott Excavator | orange with orange motor and base, black rollers, missing tracks | England
The Race Case MBX 