Author: Cecil Gibson
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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A History of British Dinky Toys
Author: Cecil Gibson
Publisher:
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Publisher:
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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A History of British Dinky Toys, Model Car Vehicle Issues 1934-1964
Author: Cecil Gibson
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
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A History of British Dinky Toys. Model Car and Vehicle Issues, 1934-1964
Author: George Robert Cecil Dall GIBSON
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
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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.
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.
Dinky Toys 1934 to 1964
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Languages : en
Pages : 67
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Languages : en
Pages : 67
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The British Toy Business
Author: Kenneth D. Brown
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852851361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
At its height British toymaking was a significant industry, with famous names such as Britains and Meccano known throughout the world. While in essence a specialised form of small-scale engineering, its products and market have always been unique, reflecting the current priorities of both parents and children. Yet, while individual toys and marques have been catalogued extensively, no previous history of toymaking as a whole exists. The British Toy Business provides a fascinating example of the development of a specific industry. Many early early toys were home-made. From the eighteenth century, with its growing recognition of children as something other than small adults, date the beginnings of specialised toys, usually produced by small workshops and sold by street-sellers. The nineteenth century, with its industrial growth and middle-class prosperity, saw an expansion of toymaking. The 1960s and 1970s were the most successful years of British toymaking, with companies like Lesney making record profits. Yet British toy makers failed to solve a number of fundamental problems. Following an unexpected sudden downturn in sales at a time of high interest rates, the major names in British toy making, Lesney, Airfix, Mettoy and Dunbee Combex Marx, all collapsed between 1979 and 1985, leaving the business to be dominated largely by importers.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852851361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
At its height British toymaking was a significant industry, with famous names such as Britains and Meccano known throughout the world. While in essence a specialised form of small-scale engineering, its products and market have always been unique, reflecting the current priorities of both parents and children. Yet, while individual toys and marques have been catalogued extensively, no previous history of toymaking as a whole exists. The British Toy Business provides a fascinating example of the development of a specific industry. Many early early toys were home-made. From the eighteenth century, with its growing recognition of children as something other than small adults, date the beginnings of specialised toys, usually produced by small workshops and sold by street-sellers. The nineteenth century, with its industrial growth and middle-class prosperity, saw an expansion of toymaking. The 1960s and 1970s were the most successful years of British toymaking, with companies like Lesney making record profits. Yet British toy makers failed to solve a number of fundamental problems. Following an unexpected sudden downturn in sales at a time of high interest rates, the major names in British toy making, Lesney, Airfix, Mettoy and Dunbee Combex Marx, all collapsed between 1979 and 1985, leaving the business to be dominated largely by importers.
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 ...
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 ...
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1682
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1682
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The British National Bibliography
Author:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
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Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
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Horseless Carriage Gazette
Author:
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Publisher:
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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