Lesney's Matchbox Toys


Book Description

The toys pictured and listed represent the major variations of the most popular series made by Lesney Products from 1947 to mid 1969. Included is a list of organized clubs for collectors.




Lesney's Matchbox® Toys


Book Description

The most popular die cast toys in the world, Matchbox metal vehicles took on a new look in 1969 with the introduction of the Superfast line, and this new edition documents them all. The diversity of these tiny toys is truly amazing. Written as a sequel to another popular volume, Lesney's Matchbox Toys, Regular Wheel Years, 1947-1969 (Schiffer, 1992), author Charlie Mack has compiled clear color illustrations of the toys and accurate text to identify all the variations in details which make each toy so recognisable and collectible today. This 3rd edition features an updated Price Guide that is helpful to collectors who search for elusive and rare models at today's swap meets, toy and antiques shows, or flea markets.




Lesney's Matchbox Toys


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Lesney's Matchbox Toys


Book Description

An informative book by one of America's foremost authorities. The toys pictured and listed in this volume represent the major variations of the most popular series made by Lesney Products from 1947 to mid-1969. Includes list of organized clubs.




Warman's Matchbox Field Guide


Book Description

Matchbox cars are only second to Hot Wheels in popularity &break;&break;Features unique index to help you locate fellow Matchbox collectors &break;&break;Small package allows you access to information while you're on the got &break;&break;For a collector with a passion for pocket-sized racers, access to updated pricing and photos of your favorite "compact cars," along with the tools to make the most of every collecting opportunity is a collecting essential. Compact and organized, with listings for a variety of cars, this book allows you access to details while you're at a show, or in the hobby shop. With price listings for each car, collector advice, and contact information for hundreds of groups and associations, this small-size guide truly represents the idea that great things come in small packages.




The Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys


Book Description

It's all here! Pictured and listed in this massive volume, now in its fourth edition, are fifty-four years' worth of toys produced between Matchbox's founding in 1947, and 2001, including their popular diecast vehicles, playsets, dolls, plastic kits, robots, and ephemera. The international scope of Matchbox toys is illustrated in catalogs and on boxes and labels printed in a dozen languages. Certain toys have been made for sale in specific countries or to promote specific companies or products. In 1982 the international numbering system on miniatures changed. The result of all these variables is a fascinating and infinite variety of Matchbox toys. In the largest volume about Matchbox Toys ever published, 2,447 color photos illustrate nearly all of Matchbox's vast line. Helpful captions and a price guide make this an essential part of every collector's library.




Corgi Toys


Book Description

Corgi Toys – ‘the ones with windows’ were the toy cars to have in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. This is the ideal introduction to these toy vehicles, made in Swansea until 1983.




Lesney's Matchbox Toys


Book Description

Matchbox die-cast metal vehicles took on a new look in 1969 with the introduction of the Superfast line. In this newly revised edition, Charlie Mack has compiled accurate text with clear color illustrations of the toys to identify all of the many variations.




Matchbox Toys


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Matchbox Toys


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Matchbox toys were ubiquitous items for children across the Western world. Originally labelled Christmas-cracker trash by retailers and shopkeepers, the small-scale 1-75 series soon began to see unprecedented worldwide sales in the 1950s. Smaller and cheaper than most of its competitors' toys, Matchbox models were also far more accurately modelled, but the company has nevertheless seen its own share of competition and challenging times over the years. In this beautifully illustrated book, Matchbox collector Nick Jones tells the story of Matchbox and its most famous toys, from the Coronation Coach to Hotwheels dragsters, and complements the story with beautiful, previously unpublished photographs.