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Website. 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 ...
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.
Chatty Cathy (1960–1965) Mattel's original talking doll. The pull-string talking mechanism that was created for Chatty Cathy in 1960, and it was used in many Mattel talking dolls from 1960 to 1975. Re-issue new doll (1970–1972) Re-issue '60s version (1998–2001). Creatable World (2019–present) Six construction kits for gender-neutral dolls.
Novacar (1980s) Majorette USA (1982) Website. majorette.com. Majorette is a French toy manufacturer which mostly produces small Die-cast scale model cars, commercial vehicles, aircraft, and other vehicles, particularly in 1:64 scale. This is a normal 2.5–3 in (64–76 mm) size, thus Majorette has sometimes been called "the Matchbox of France".
David Marx (co-founder) Products. Lithographed tinplate, plastics, wood products. Louis Marx and Company was an American toy manufacturer in business from 1919 to 1980. They made many types of toys including tin toys, toy soldiers, toy guns, action figures, dolls, toy cars and model trains.
Advent of the TYCO brand. Launching in 1957, Mantua pioneered HO-scale model railroad “ready-to-run” die-cast locomotives. These products, also available as assembly kits, were sold under the "TYCO" name (for "Tyler Company"). [3] Many TYCO and Mantua die-cast products, such as steam engines, are collector's items today.
Mattel (1989–95) Corgi Classics Ltd. (1995–2008) [ 1] Website. corgi.co.uk. Corgi Toys ( trademark) is the brand name of a range of die-cast toy vehicles created by Mettoy and currently owned by Hornby, [ 2] after it acquired the Corgi Classics Limited Company in 2008.
Tressy. Parent. CBS Toys (1982–84) Viewmaster International (1984–89) Tyco (1989–97) Ideal Toy Company was an American toy company founded by Morris Michtom and his wife, Rose. During the post–World War II baby boom era, Ideal became the largest doll-making company in the United States. Their most popular dolls included Betsy Wetsy, [ 1 ...