Matchbox Cars - The Strong National Museum of Play
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nbsp; Inducted Year: 2019 English die casters Leslie Smith and Rodney Smith founded Lesney Products in 1947 and, along with partner Jack Odell, began making small toys to fill slack demand during wartime. In 1952, Odell was inspired by a rule at his daughter’s school that permitted students to only bring toys that fit inside a matchbox. He scaled down Lesney’s road roller toy, packaged it in a matchbox, and sent his daughter off to school. The Matchbox car was born. Soon the []
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automobile: Matchbox Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, No. 24 - Lesney Products Co. — Google Arts & Culture
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True Grit - The Strong National Museum of Play
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Pin by Gustavo Brandan on MATCHBOX Toys by Lesney
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Matchbox Monday takes a look at the Leipzig stuff – LamleyGroup
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Strong National Museum of Play Artifact of the Month: Matchbox Electronic Sounds of Service Repair Center, 121.2901 – Global Toy News
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Care Bears, Jenga, Matchbox cars, among finalists for spot in National Toy Hall of Fame
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