Dinky Toys was the brand name for a range of die-cast zamak zinc alloy scale model vehicles, traffic lights, and road signs produced by British toy company...
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toys were first produced early in the 20th century by manufacturers such as Meccano (Dinky Toys) in the United Kingdom, Dowst Brothers (TootsieToys)...
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Look up dinky in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dinky may refer to: Dinky Toys, a brand of die-cast toy vehicles Dinky (film), a 1935 film starring Jackie...
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Meccano Ltd (category Toy companies established in 1908)
popular lines of toys in the twentieth century: Meccano, Hornby Trains and Dinky Toys. Financial problems beset the company in the early 1960s and Meccano Ltd...
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SHADO Interceptor (redirect from Dinky Interceptor)
the tactic of attacking with four UFOs". The Dinky Interceptor was a toy model spacecraft made by Dinky Toys and based on the SHADO spacecraft. It was manufactured...
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Spot-On models (category Die-cast toys)
World War II, Lines Brothers claimed to be the largest toy maker in the world. In the 1950s, Dinky Toys from Liverpool, had developed a successful range of...
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"Rare Dinky toy collection fetches £150k at Devon auction". BBC News. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. "A Pre-War Dinky Toys 28m...
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and easy to remember, further aligning the range with their rival Dinky Toys. Corgi Toys also included plastic glazing, which lent the models a greater authenticity...
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holds over ten thousand toys and models, including model train collections, puppets, Corgi, Dinky, Budgie Toys, construction toys and radio-controlled aircraft...
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Mattel (redirect from Mattel Toys)
purchased Fisher-Price, Inc. on August 20, 1993, and Tyco Toys, Inc. (owners of the Matchbox and Dinky Toys brands) in 1997. In 1998, Mattel acquired Pleasant...
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Frank Hornby (category Toy inventors)
lines of toys based on engineering principles in the 20th century: Meccano, Hornby Model Railways and Dinky Toys. He also founded the British toy company...
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1:43 scale (category Toy cars and trucks)
1:43 scale seems to be French Dinky Toys No. 24R Peugeot 203, released in 1951, but many diecast iron or plaster toys in the 1920s and 1930s were also...
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working models and mechanical devices. Dinky Toys pioneered the manufacture of die-cast toys with the production of toy cars, trains and ships and model train...
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This article is a list of toys, toy sets, and toy systems; the toys included are widely popular (either currently or historically) and provide illustrative...
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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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well as four-wheel drive. Less than ten are thought to have been built. Dinky Toys produced a die-cast model of the FF, available in both ready-constructed...
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Pinky Dinky Doo is an animated children's television series created by Jim Jinkins. It was produced and co-owned by Jinkins' Cartoon Pizza and Sesame...
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rarely taken up.[citation needed] Ford Anglia Sportsman (1965) Meccano Dinky Toys; No. 155 (production 1961–1964), Anglia 105E deluxe with mostly red interior...
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by Spitfire Productions. Dinky Toys produced a pair of diecast model aircraft based on the film. A Spitfire Mk II (Dinky Toys 719) in 1/65 scale and a...
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Estate rear Meccano Dinky Toys; No. 154 (production 1954–58), Minx Mark I to VIII (1945–57) approximately O scale (1:44). Meccano Dinky Toys; No. 175 (production...
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unrealistic, flashy practice of using jeweled headlights, similar to Dinky Toys, Corgi Toys, or Mebetoys. An analysis of one particular Tekno, no. 928, the...
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List of model car brands (category Toy brands)
electric radio controlled cars Corgi Toys – Introduced in 1956, the first real competition to Dinky Toys and great toy innovator. Corgi Classics Limited...
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Burma-Shave Darlie Gleem Sani Flush Wisk Instamatic Land Camera Minolta Coleco Dinky Toys Kenner Products Louis Marx and Company Trendmasters 10-10-321 GTE MCI...
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Lines Bros (category Toy companies of the United Kingdom)
Manufacture of toys resumed shortly after the war ended. At their peak they had 40 companies world-wide, including the famous Hornby, Meccano and Dinky brands...
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and Greek Police. One item of particular interest to the police was a Dinky toy car, which they hoped to recover and believed could be "key to discovering...
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Auto Pilen (category Die-cast toys)
especially French Dinky Toys. Some tools from Meccano s.a. were transferred from Calais to Pilen in Spain so the models made by Pilen were Dinky castings – the...
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family resemblance. Meccano Dinky Toys; No. 189 (production 1959–1963), Herald 948 cc, approximately O scale (1/44). The Dinky Triumph Herald was the very...
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active from 1932 until 1980. Along with Dinky Toys in England, Mercury was a pioneer in 1:43 scale diecast toys made in Europe. Today, Mercury models are...
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Sunbeam Vogue. 1969 Singer Vogue saloon 1968 Singer Vogue Estate Meccano Dinky Toys; No. 145 (production 1962–66), Series 1 Vogue, approximately O scale (1:44)...
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September 2010. Ramsey, John. The Swapmeet and Toy fair Catalogue of British Diecast Model Toys. England: Swapmeet Toys and Models Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 095093190X...
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