Matchbox Toys
Lesney Products was formed in 1947 to make zinc castings, mainly for the building industry toys were a sideline when business happened to be slow. To cash in on the upcoming 1953 Coronation of…
Specifikacia Matchbox Toys
Lesney Products was formed in 1947 to make zinc castings, mainly for the building industry toys were a sideline when business happened to be slow. To cash in on the upcoming 1953 Coronation of Princess Elizabeth they decided to model a miniature of the Coronation Coach. When this sold a million pieces it spurred on and financed a new venture that would become a household name Matchbox Miniatures. In 1954 came the 5 London Bus and the 7 Horse Drawn Milk Float and the range took off, with road vehicles of all sorts, all modelled at a size that would fit in a childs hand. And these were joined by Accessory Packs and Major Packs, slightly larger