Dinky Toys

Author: David Busfield
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445665816
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Few men over forty never owned a dinky toy when they were a child. This is the story of Britain’s favourite toy cars.

Wooden Dinky Toys

Author: Les Neufeld
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940611822
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Les Neufeld redesigns the all-time favorites of the Dinky Toys line so woodworkers can craft playful wooden versions of these iconic metal toys.

Collecting Dinky Toys

Author: Mike Richardson
Publisher: Krause Publications
ISBN: 9781870703970
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This comprehensive listing, with 400 full-color photos, references all Dinky Toys made. Collectors will find toy vehicles conveniently categorized by type for easy reference, a valuable identification and valuation guide, which lists dates made, colors, and prices, as well as a descriptive history of Dinky Toy production.

The Dinky Toy Price Guide

Author: Frank Thompson
Publisher: A & C Black
ISBN: 9780713642452
Category : Dinky toys
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
This is a revised and expanded edition of this toy collector's price guide. It includes the latest toys to be manufactured as well as the latest price for toys, and even for their empty boxes. Dinky toys have been on the market since the 1930s, and include every sort of vehicle: aircraft, fire engines, lorries, motor cycles, ships, sports cars and trains. The arrangement of each entry is by model number, within 28 main sections. There are also sections on empty boxes and catalogues."

Britain's Toy Car Wars

Author: Giles Chapman
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750999098
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
For fifty years, Britain made the best toy cars in the world, expertly shrinking every kind of reallife vehicle and producing them in their countless, die-cast millions. Dinky Toys were the 1930s pioneers, then in the 1950s came the pocket-money Matchbox series, followed by Corgi Toys bristling with ingenious features and movie stardust. But who were the driving forces behind this phenomenon? And how did they keep putting the latest, most exciting cars into the palm of your hand year after year? In this illustrated and expanded edition of Britain's Toy Car Wars, Giles Chapman reveals the extraordinary battle to dominate Britain's toy car industry, and the dramas and disasters that finally saw the tiny wheels come off ...

French Military Dinky Toys

Author: Alan Spree
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398112283
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
A terrific collection of images highlighting some of the most interesting examples of French-made military Dinky toys.

Corgi Toys

Author: Edward Force
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN: 9780764322532
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"With updated price guide and consolidated Mettoy era variations list"--Cover.

Dinky Toys & Modelled Miniatures 1931-1979

Author: Mike Richardson
Publisher: Pei International
ISBN: 9780904568332
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 382

Book Description
Model cars and other miniature toys produced in England by Meccano Ltd.

The Unauthorized Encyclopedia of Corgi Toys

Author: Bill Manzke
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764303081
Category : Corgi toys
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The rise, fall and rebirth of Corgi Toys is explained and illustrated with hundreds of color photos of toy models and memorabilia never before seen in print. The smaller Husky and Corgi Juniors lines are also covered. Most importantly, this encylopedia presents the most complete variation listing and values guide for Corgi toys published to date.

Corgi Toys

Author: Mick Overton
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445688093
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 119

Book Description
Corgi Toys – ‘the ones with windows’ were the toy cars to have in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. This is the ideal introduction to these toy vehicles, made in Swansea until 1983.