History of Matchbox Toys
The history of the company that originally made Matchbox toys dates back to 1947. It is a long and varied story, and there are a variety of tellings.History Pages
Matchbox has a long and varied history. These pages do a better job of describing it than I can.
- Matchbox History
- Lesney history from Frank Carnahan's site
- Shabbir Malik's History of Matchbox
- Matchbox Wiki Lesney History
History Videos
These are some interesting videos detailing the history of Matchbox toys.
- Video: Lesney Factory
- Video: Reading Rainbow
- Video: Matchbox Models, ca. 1969
- Video: Matchbox Models, ca. 1969, part 2
- Video: Model cars, 1962
- Video: Lesney Factory, 1987
Patents
These are a few patents we've found that were assigned to Matchbox.
- Toy vehicle self steering system - 3,462,878
- Toy vehicle self steering system - 3,474,564
- Toy or model vehicles - 3,482,351
- Toy vehicle wheel and axle mounting - 3,619,943
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