The Great Book of Dinky Toys Hardcover – January 1, 2000
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| Management number | 213233743 | Release Date | 2026/04/12 | List Price | $14.94 | Model Number | 213233743 | ||
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The name 'Dinky Toys' belongs to the world famous range of toy cars produced by one of the world's most famous toy manufacturers, Meccano Ltd. The factory in Binns Road, Liverpool, made high quality metal construction sets, model railways in 0 and 00 gauges, clockwork boats, chemistry sets and many other educational toys. The toy cars were first produced as lineside effects for the Hornby Trains and were added to the Modelled Miniatures' range of figure sets. By 1934 the vehicles had taken over and the range was renamed to reflect this. Dinky Toys were the most prolific and diversified range of toy vehicles ever made, so much that the name 'Dinky' has been taken into common usage to denote any small toy car much as we often refer to the vacuum cleaner as a 'Hoover'. Dinky Toys have the greatest number of aficionados of any make of toy and are collected throughout the world. In 1981, Mike and Sue Richardson's world-renowned book on the subject of Dinky Toys and Modelled Miniatures was published by N Read more
| ISBN10 | 1872727832 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1872727837 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | New Cavendish Books Dist |
| Dimensions | 11.55 x 1.36 x 10.89 inches |
| Item Weight | 4.8 pounds |
| Print length | 292 pages |
| Publication date | January 1, 2000 |
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