Matchbox Toys: The Universal Years, 1982-1992
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Matchbox Toys: The Universal Years, 1982-1992
Matchbox Toys: The Universal Years, 1982-1992

Matchbox Toys: The Universal Years, 1982-1992

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Charlie Mack (Author)  

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In 1982, ownership of Matchbox die cast toys, the most popular metal vehicles in the world, passed from Lesney to Universal. The toys produced under Universal's ownership are documented in this thorough text. It includes the vehicles and a wide variety of other toys manufactured under the Matchbox logo, including infants' educational toys, dolls, and puzzles. This is the third in a series (preceded by Lesney's Matchbox Toys: The Superfast years, 1969-1982 and Lesney's Matchbox toys, Regular Wheel Years, 1947-1969, published by Schiffer Publishing) of marvelous Matchbox books by Charlie Mack. In this revised edition, he has gathered fine color photographs of all the vehicles, their variations, and the other toys produced by Universal. Additional materials include lists of places of interest for the collector to visit and mail order sources. 186 color photos
Charlie Mack has collected Matchbox die cast vehicles and their related materials for the past twenty-five years. He is the editor of a national Matchbox collectors magazine and the founder of the Matchbox Museum in Durham, Connecticut, which displays over 14,000 Matchbox items.
  • Contributor: Charlie Mack
  • Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN13: 9780764307713
  • Number of Pages: 256
  • Packaged Dimensions: 229x152mm
  • Packaged Weight: 0
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
  • Release Date: 1999-03-31
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Charlie Mack has collected Matchbox die cast vehicles and their related materials for the past twenty-five years. He is the editor of a national Matchbox collectors magazine and the founder of the Matchbox Museum in Durham, Connecticut, which displays over 14,000 Matchbox items.

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