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Welcome to
the Matchbox Toy Collectors' site. 20th
Century Books Ltd. are dealers in collectable books of the last century, including Matchbox Toy Catalogues. This page is updated regularly
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Do you have Matchbox Toy Catalogues to sell? Please E-Mail huw@20thcenturybooks.co.uk
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PLEASE NOTE - DUE TO A MAJOR DATABASE UPGRADE, OUR CURRENT STOCK IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ON-LINE. HOWEVER, THERE IS ALWAYS AN EXCELLENT SELECTION OF COLLECTABLE MATCHBOX TOY CATALOGUES AVAILABLE ON EBAY, AT REALLY COMPETITIVE PRICES - PLEASE CLICK ON ANY OF THE IMAGES BELOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ALSO INCLUDED BELOW IS A WIDE SELECTION OF COLLECTABLE MATCHBOX TOYS FOR SALE.
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About Matchbox Toys
Matchbox is a die cast toy brand currently owned by Mattel, Inc.
Matchbox toys were so named because the original models were packed in boxes similar in size and style to boxes of matches.
The series became so popular that the Matchbox name was once widely used by the public as a genericized trademark for all die cast toy cars measuring approximately 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) in length, regardless of brand. In the 1970s, Matchbox switched to the more conventional, plastic and cardboard "blister packs" used for other die cast cars such as Hot Wheels, although the box style packaging was re-introduced for the collector market in recent years, particularly successfully with the release of the "35th Anniversary of Superfast" series in 2004.
The Matchbox/Lesney factory was a major employer in Homerton, East London, before the company relocated to Rugby in Warwickshire in 1990.
