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matchbox.com. Matchbox is a toy brand which was introduced by Lesney Products in 1953, and is now owned by Mattel, Inc, which purchased the brand in 1997. The brand was given its name because the original die-cast "Matchbox" toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which matches were sold. The brand grew to encompass a broad range of toys ...
Lesney was founded on 19 January 1947 as an industrial die-casting company by Leslie Smith (6 March 1918 - 26 May 2005) and Rodney Smith (26 August 1917 - 20 July 2013). The name "Lesney" was an acronym from both partners' (who were not related by blood) names. They had been school friends and served together in the Royal Navy during World War II.
The Matchbox Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine (sometimes called the Machine Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine or MENACE) was a mechanical computer made from 304 matchboxes designed and built by artificial intelligence researcher Donald Michie in 1961. It was designed to play human opponents in games of noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe) by ...
Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam. A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting.
Film Vehicle Owner Notes Live and Let Die: AEC Regent RT-type double-decker bus: Stolen by James Bond and Solitaire: Used to escape from San Monique's police force. The upper deck of this bus got torn off after Bond drove under a low bridge; the removed upper deck unintentionally came in useful, as a police car crashed into it and then drove into a lake
Buying a used car from a private seller may be more complicated than purchasing a certified pre-owned used vehicle from a dealership. Although both methods require a bit of research, buying from a ...
Matchbox: Die cast toy: Mattel: Used at its height of popularity to describe die cast cars. [134] [citation needed] Memory Stick: Flash memory storage device Sony: Typically used to refer to USB flash drives, as opposed to other brands of memory cards akin to Sony's products. [135] [136] Mickey Mouse: comic books and cartoons The Walt Disney ...
Earlier police said other weapons may have been used in the killings which happened at 7 p.m. local time Tuesday (2 p.m. ET) in the small town of Bushey, northwest of London,