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  2. Lesney Products - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Matchbox Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. 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.

  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. Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The international vehicle registration code for the United Kingdom is UK.[2] Prior to 28 September 2021, it was GB.[3] The specification of plates incorporating the UK code was created by the British Number Plate Manufacturers Association, and is seen as the default design by the Department for Transport. [4]

  8. Matchbox - Wikipedia

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    A matchbox is a container or case made of cardboard, thin wood or metal on some models, and designed to be filled with matches. In short, is a box that contains safety matches made of wooden sticks or cardboard stripes. It commonly has a coarse striking surface on one edge for lighting the matches contained inside.

  9. Visa's revenue miss prompts caution on Wall Street - AOL

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    (Reuters) -Visa's underwhelming third-quarter revenue prompted a number of brokerages to cut their price targets on the company's stock, stoking concerns about slowing growth in customer spending ...