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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.
Caterpillar Bulldozer (1948), later scaled down to become Matchbox no. 18; Milk Float (1949), later scaled down to become Matchbox no. 7; this was the 1st toy made in Lesney's second factory at Barratts Grove; Soap-Box Racer (1949) Rag & Bone Cart (1949) Prime Mover & Trailer (1950), used in different scales later as Matchbox 1-75 and Major ...
The Husky line, introduced in 1964, was designed to compete in size with the "1-75 series" Matchbox, which were the market leaders in small-scale toy vehicles at the time. Husky cars and trucks were inexpensive and originally sold only at Woolworth's stores at a price which undercut their rival.
But the seller of The Starship One matchboxes only needed to go as far as the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop to find a price he was happy with. He ended up selling the collection for a cool $700. Now ...
Their popular Matchbox 1–75 series was so named because there were always 75 different vehicles in the line, each packaged in a small box designed to look like those used for matches. These toys became so popular that the "Matchbox" became widely used as a generic term for any die-cast toy car, regardless of manufacturer.
Pino B&D - South Korean Die-Cast Manufacturer supplied Hyundai-Kia 1:38 Welly Die-casts. Also made 1:24 G4 Rexton, Nissan, Volvo, Ford Die-Cast. Plasticos Albacete / PA – Spanish plastic toy car maker [75] Plasticville – US plastic scenes, but also cars and trucks [28] Playart – Hong Kong manufacturer of Matchbox sized diecast.