Corgi Toys (trademark) is the brand name of a range of die-cast toy vehicles created by Mettoy and currently owned by Hornby, after it acquired the Corgi...
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owned the Corgi brand since then. "Corgi Toys" was launched in 1956 as a new range of die-cast toy model cars by Mettoy Playcraft LTD, the toy car company...
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Liverpool. Dinky Toys were among the most popular die-cast vehicles ever made – pre-dating other popular die-cast marques, including Corgi, Matchbox and...
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particular shape. Such toys are made of metal, with plastic, rubber, glass, or other machined metal parts. Wholly plastic toys are made by a similar process...
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die-cast toy scale model vehicles manufactured by defunct company Mettoy Playcraft Ltd. of Swansea, Wales, which also made the larger Corgi Toys. Husky...
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licensed tie-in items, including a toy Aston Martin DB5 car from Corgi Toys, which became one of the biggest-selling toys of the 1960s, and an image of gold-painted...
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4WD toys. Stompers were created in 1980 by A. Eddy Goldfarb and sold by Schaper Toys. Later, in the United Kingdom, Corgi Toys marketed identical toys in...
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corgi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Corgi may refer to: Welsh Corgi, a type of herding dog Pembroke Welsh Corgi Cardigan Welsh Corgi Corgi Toys...
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a Welsh Corgi, the other being the Cardigan Welsh Corgi. Pembroke Welsh Corgis descended from the Spitz family of dogs. Pembroke Welsh Corgis are famous...
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Siku Cars, Part II". Toy Collector page of Doug Briethaupt. "Siku Toy Cars, Trucks, Boats & More | Mastermind Toys". Mastermind Toys. Retrieved 23 May 2022...
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The Welsh Corgi (/ˈkɔːrɡi/ or Corgi, plural Corgis, or occasionally the etymologically consistent Corgwn; /ˈkɔːrɡuːn/) is a small type of herding dog that...
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Lesney Products (category Toy companies of the United Kingdom)
allowed children to bring toys that could fit inside a matchbox, but Nick Jones debunks this story in his book, Matchbox Toys. According to the book, Annie...
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Kenner Products (redirect from Kenner Toys)
American toy brand owned by Hasbro. Kenner Products began as a toy company founded in 1946, going on to produce several highly recognizable toys and merchandise...
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Mattel (redirect from Mattel Toys)
Comics, Toys, More • The Toy Book". The Toy Book. Retrieved November 23, 2022. Christensen, Matt (October 28, 2021). "Hot Wheels' New Monster Truck Toys Are...
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structure of the company.[clarification needed] In April 2008, Corgi International sold the Corgi Toys brand, tooling and intellectual property rights to Hornby...
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Jada Toys". Toys 'N Playthings. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019. "FRP Signs Jada Toys as Master Toy Licensee...
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Goldfinger, Corgi Toys began its decades-long relationship with the Bond franchise. They produced a model of the car which became the biggest selling toy of 1964...
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Bassett-Lowke (category Toy train manufacturers)
The company closed in 1965, with its rights to brand acquired by Corgi Toys. When Corgi was taken over by Hornby in 2008, it secured rights to the Bassett-Lowke...
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Tonka (redirect from Tonka Toys Inc.)
Metalcraft changed its name to "Tonka Toys Incorporated". From 1947 to 1957, their logo was an oval, showing the Tonka Toys name in red above blue ocean waves...
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Matchbox (brand) (redirect from Matchbox (toys))
die-cast "Matchbox" toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which matches were sold. The brand grew to encompass a broad range of toys, including larger...
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Cardigan Welsh corgi (/ˈkɔːrɡi/; Welsh for "dwarf dog") is one of two different varieties of livestock-herding dog breeds known as Welsh corgis (originating...
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Normally producing in 1:43 scale, Tekno's principal rivals were Corgi Toys and Dinky Toys. Models produced often mimicked their offerings, like the Commer...
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Supermobile (section Toys)
says that the Supermobile was created as a promotional tie-in for the Corgi Toys toy line: "In my opinion, whenever merchandising needs are dictating story...
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February 1969. Corgi Toys released a scale replica of the titular vehicle with working features, such as pop out wings. Mattel Toys produced a replica...
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the toys to McFarlane's satisfaction, he reclaimed the toy rights to his characters and started his own toy company. Originally dubbed "Todd Toys", the...
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Advertising in the 1960s included the production of a model Volkswagen Type 2 by Corgi Toys, featuring Toblerone designs on its side panels....
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Superstox (section Corgi Toys)
Marshall, Doug Wardropper Toy manufacturer Corgi produced and sold die-cast models of two major championship winning cars in their 'Corgi Rockets' range. The...
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List of model car brands (category Toy brands)
controlled cars Corgi Toys – Introduced in 1956, the first real competition to Dinky Toys and great toy innovator. Corgi Classics Limited – Modern Corgi. Cox Models...
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1974 series, including badges, T-shirts, and jigsaw puzzles. In 1981, Corgi Toys produced a model of the Black Pig, complete with stand-up figures of Pugwash...
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