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A 1953-55 Lesney-Matchbox Road Roller, one of the first toys to be produced under the Matchbox name. The Matchbox name originated in 1953 as a brand name of the British die-casting company Lesney Products, whose reputation was moulded by [2] John W. "Jack" Odell (1920–2007), [3] Leslie Charles Smith (1918–2005), [4] and Rodney Smith.
The company started manufacturing small toys to meet the demand with a million copies of a small coach sold during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. [3] The first 3 vehicles were a road roller, Muir Hill dumper and a cement mixer. All were introduced in 1953. [1] By 1966, more than 100 million Matchbox toys were sold each year.
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 a portmanteau from both partners' (who were not related by blood) n
He served with Rodney Smith, and after the war had ended, in 1947, they founded Lesney Products. [2] The name 'Lesney' was formed by combining their first names. He married Nancy Jackson-Moore in 1948. [3]
RMS Queen Mary. 50 Years of Splendour by David E Hutchings, Kingfisher Productions (1986) Three Stacks and You're Out by Velma Krauch, VanLee Enterprise (1971), an account of the Last Great Voyage by a passenger; Watton, Ross (1989). The Cunard Liner Queen Mary. Anatomy of the Ship. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021 ...
The liner France was the only Dinky Toys ship produced in France after the war. It was made partly of zamac and partly of plastic, at the scale of 1/1200. [ 9 ] [ page needed ] It was not until 1976 that five further models were added to the long line of maritime releases from Dinky Toys.
Queen Mary 2 is the first quadruple-propeller passenger ship completed since the SS France in 1961. [49] Queen Mary 2 carries eight spare blades on the foredeck, immediately forward of the bridge screen. [50] In addition to the primary thrusters, the ship is also fitted with three bow thrusters, with a power output of 3.2 MW each. These allow ...
White Star's flagship RMS Majestic, the largest ship in the world until 1935, was sold in 1936. Cunard White Star "Queen Mary" baggage tag In 1947, Cunard acquired White Star’s 38% share in the company and on 31 December 1949 the company had dropped the White Star name and was renamed Cunard Line . [ 3 ]