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  2. Matchbox (brand) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Cars of the Stars Motor Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Cars of the Stars Motor Museum was in the English town of Keswick, Cumbria, and owned a collection of celebrity television and film vehicles. The museum opened in 1989 (35 years ago) and closed in 2011 (13 years ago). The sister site The Bond Museum in Keswick, with its over 30 original screen cars from the James Bond films, also closed at ...

  4. Matchbook - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of generic and genericized trademarks - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Powertrack - Wikipedia

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    Lesney Products. (1977–82) Powertrack is the brand name for the Matchbox 's slot car sets. Introduced in the late 1970s by Lesney Products Ltd, Powertrack models differed from other slot car sets because the cars could be seen in the dark as the cars had headlights. Matchbox's H0/00 (approx. 1:64) cars were smaller than Scalextric 1:32-scale ...

  7. List of James Bond vehicles - Wikipedia

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    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

  8. Matchbox Pictures - Wikipedia

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    Matchbox Pictures is a film and television production company headquartered in Sydney with production houses in Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore. [2] [3] It was formed in 2008 by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Panckhurst. In 2011, NBCUniversal took a majority stake in Matchbox Pictures, and full ownership by ...

  9. Matthew Benham - Wikipedia

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    Matthew Alexander Benham (born May 1968) [ 1] is a British businessman who is the owner of English Premier League club Brentford FC. [ 2][ 3] He is also the founder and owner of Smartodds, a statistical research company for professional gamblers, and owner of Matchbook betting exchange. [ 4] A graduate of Oxford University in physics who worked ...