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2. Die-cast toy - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Matchbox (brand) - Wikipedia

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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.

4. Lesney Products - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Hot Wheels - Wikipedia

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   Hot Wheels is an American media franchise and brand of scale model cars invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by his company Mattel on May 18, 1968. [2] It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until Mattel bought Matchbox owner Tyco Toys in 1997.

6. Dinky Toys - Wikipedia

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   There was the added bonus of being able to compete in the small-scale toy car market which, at the time, was dominated by Lesney's Matchbox. [ 23 ] There were a total 15 Dublo models, although with upgrades and modifications there are possibly up to 42 variations (not including box variations) manufactured. [ 23 ]

7. Jack Odell - Wikipedia

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   By 1966, more than 100 million Matchbox toys were sold each year. Odell retired in 1973 but returned in 1981 when Lesney ran into financial problems. [2] The company was declared insolvent in 1982 and sold to Universal Toys. [1] He founded Lledo, a small vehicle model manufacturing company, and was active in that business until 1999 when he ...