The Encyclopedia of Matchbox® Toys (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) - Softcover

Mack, Charlie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764315714 ISBN 13: 9780764315718

Publisher: Schiffer, 2002

Synopsis

It's all here! Fifty-four years of toys! The toys pictured and listed in this book represent the immense volume of items produced from 1947, when the Matchbox company was founded, to mid-2001, including their popular diecast vehicles along with playsets, dolls, plastic kits, robots, and ephemera all in one massive volume--now in its third edition! The international scope of Matchbox toys is illustrated through catalogs, boxes, and labels on toys printed in a dozen languages. Certain toys have been made for sale in specific countries or to promote specific companies or products. The numbering system on miniatures changed in 1982 when worldwide toys began different numbering systems. The result of all these variables is a fascinating and infinite variety of Matchbox toys.

About this title

About the Author:

Author Charlie Mack started the Matchbox USA club in 1977 and has opened the Matchbox & Lesney Toy Museum in part of his home in Durham, Connecticut.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schiffer
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0764315714
• ISBN 13: 9780764315718
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 352