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Scalextric is a brand of slot car racing sets which first appeared in the late 1950s. Scalextric was invented by engineer B. Fred Francis, [1] when he added an electric motor to the Scalex tin cars that were produced by Minimodels Ltd, his own company. [2] The first "Scalextric" were first made in Havant, Hampshire, in 1956.
Smyths is an Irish multinational chain provider of children's toys, games and entertainment products with over 297 shops throughout western and central Europe. The business is owned by the Smyth family. [4] The company is headquartered in Galway, with other offices in Belfast and London.
Seven years after their acquisition, Nabisco sold the company to the Anglo-US toy company Dunbee-Combex-Marx who also owned the Scalextric racing system and Frog kits for $11.5m. [23] Aurora had been loss-making for a number of years but Dunbee-Combex-Marx failed to turn Aurora around and ended up failing itself in 1980. [citation needed]
Rico – Spanish tin and plastic toy maker set up by ex-Paya employees [79] Rietze Automodelle – German (Altdorf, Nuremberg) manufacturer of plastic models mainly in 1:87 scale (H0), buses/coaches, cars, vans, trucks, some 1:160 scale (N gauge). Since 1983. Rio – Italian manufacturer of 1:43 scale classic models, 1900–1960.
Sio is a Dutch toy factory which produced wooden toys and trains. [44] [45] [circular reference] Kids-Wood, had a wooden toy train line including a road system. It was a brand of the Danish TOP-TOY company sold in the BR toy shops. Top-Toy A/S and BR Leksacker filed for bankruptcy on 28. dec. 2018. [46]
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A toy train is a toy that represents a train. It is distinguished from a model train by an emphasis on low cost [1] and durability, rather than scale modeling. A toy train can be as simple as a toy that can run on a track, or it might be operated by electricity, clockwork or live steam. It is typically constructed from wood, plastic or metal.
Commencing in 1967, Marx made a bold move to greatly expand its western action figure line-up. At the same time, the Best of the West began to appear for the first time in television ads as the official name of the toy line-up. Other figures added to the line-up in 1967 included more horses, other animals, and the West children.
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