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USEFUL CONTACT DETAILS
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A BARRETT & SONS
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ABEL, C D 1898-1914
Early British hollow-cast manufacturer Islington , London , England.
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AIRFIX
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ALF ( Ukraine Toy Manufacturer)
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ARBENZ 1952
A Birmingham trade wholesaler in Birmingham,England.
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ARBUR
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ARGOSY 1953
Die-cast figures manufacturer of London, England.
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ASTRA PHAROS 1935-1960
Manufacturer of die-cast guns and accessories London, England.
From Member Chris Clemons 9th August 2007:-
Until recently very little was known about the history of this company and its products. However the Astra-Pharos toys are quite collectable and increasing in value. The most well known are the guns, which could fire'shells' and caps, searchlights and traffic/railway signals. Lesser known items include harbours for waterline ships, lighthouses and petrol stations with illuminated petrol pumps.
Now a new book, "The Toys of Astra-Pharos" by David J. Booth, published by the author, describes in detail the history of the company and its products. He also claims to list every toy produced by Astra-Pharos.With over 100 photographs, chapters include the history of the company, early toys, the military range, post war toys, boxes, catalogues and instruction leaflets. There are also descriptions of model variations and subsequent models made by Johillco and Wend-al when the moulds were sold off. I have no connection with the author but recommend the book because I think it has been well researched and is a valuable reference book on this interesting toy company. It is currently for sale on Ebay.
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AVH FARM TOYS 1954
Die-cast , Tin and Wire farm model wholesale agents London, England.
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B & S 1950
Die-cast makers of garden accessories (NOT Barrett & Sons) London,England.
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B & T 1949
Die-cast model maker London, England.
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BASSETT-LOWKE LTD 1899-Present Day
Commissioned William Britain to produce a series of railway passengers for 'O' gauge trains.Also produced figures of famous people Charlie Chaplin etc. Northampton, England.
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BAXTOYS
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BAYKO
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BELL 1936-1939
Die-cast figure manufacturers London, England.
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BENBROS 1953
Company founded by Nathan and Jack Bennison Die-cast figures which are very much like 'TIMPO' moulds. Walthamstow,London, England.
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BETAL 1951
The Company of J H Glasman traded under the name 'BETAL' manufacturers of hollow-cast toy figures. London,England.
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BLANCHERIE FRÈRES of France
French makers of hollow-cast Zoo Animals.
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BMC BRITANNIA MODEL COMPANY 1916-1933
Die-cast 'in action' military figures located in Brighton and London, England.
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BREN L TOYS
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BRENT TOY PRODUCTS 1940-1945
Composition farm and military figures manufacturer. London,England.
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BRITAINS 1893-Present day
Founded by William Britain the firm was the pioneer of the British hollow-cast figure and is widely belived to be the inventor of the hollow-cast method of manufacture.London,England.
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BUDGIE
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CARMAN 1930
Manufactered solid historical figures British Army,Napoleonic etc. Mr Carman was a founder Member of the British Model Soldier Society. London, England.
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CARTWRIGHT 1923
Manufactured toy soldiers, games and a footballer with a pin in his head which moved a kicking leg.Cartwright operated from Prospect Street,Rotherhithe, England.
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CASTLE ART
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CHAD VALLEY 1920-1972
A very well known toy manufacturer of Birmingham, England.
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CHARBENS 1920-1966
Founded by Charles and Benjamin Reid. Manufacturer of lead and later plastic figures.Hornsey,London,England.
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CHERILEA 1946
Formed in 1946 by Mr J Leaver and Mr W Cherrington.Diecast manufacturer of lead and later plastic Animals and figures. Burnley and Blackpool , England.
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CIJ ( Compagnie Industrielle du Jouet ) of France
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CITY TOYS
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CLARKE BROTHERS 1946-1953
Die-cast manufacturer Farm animals , soldiers. Liverpool and Stoke , England.
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CONDON
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CORGI TOYS 1956
Mettoy (metal toy) had been set up in 1936 to make metal toys,but it wasn't until 1954 that their first drawings for die-cast cars appeared.Realizing that copying the existing Dinky Toys cars wouldn't be good enough,they decided to make cars with windows - and that became the company slogan: "The First With Windows". Mettoy branded the new range Corgi. On July 9th 1956 ,the first Corgi car appeared .Sales for the first year reached 2.75 million .Soon cars had not only windows,but seats steering wheels and spring suspension.The top selling Corgi toy was Bruce Wayne's 1966 Batmobile with over five million sold.
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CORNELIUS W H
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CRESCENT TOY COMPANY 1922
Lead Toy figure manufacturer. London, England.
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DCMT - Die-cast Metal Tools 1950
Die-cast manufacturer of models and figures. London, England.
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DENZIL SKINNER
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DINKY TOYS 1933-1980
Worldwide manufacturer of die-cast models and figures started from Liverpool,England.
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DINKY TOYS (DINKY TOYS NOT MADE BY MECCANO 1980 ONWARDS)
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DORAN, E A 1932
Manufacturer's soldiers, cowboys, Indians,knights etc. Islington, London.
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DUCKER, P 1952
Made a range of 8.5mm composition, gloss-painted souvenir type ceremonial figures on thick tin bases. London, England.
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DUNHAM WHITE 1929
Manufactured Soldier Tin Toys maybe hollow-cast too. Stratford, London, England.
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EAGLEWALL PLASTICS
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EMPRO
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ERIE METAL SPECIALTIES INC.
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EXCELLA 1935
Boxed sets maker of Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs based on the Pre-War Disney film. Lead Houses with bricks and straw were also issued to enhance the series. London, England.
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F G TAYLOR & SONS
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F J MEE , Greeenwich Road,London,S.E. 10
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FAUDAL PHILLIPS 1918
Export and wholesale house who used third party manufacturers to produce hollow-cast figures to sell at trade toy outlets.
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FRY, A 1915-1922
Mr Fry traded as the "ERECTO TOY COMPANY" produced boxed display sets of Fry's fighting soldiers with accessories like barbed wire. Tottenham, London, England.
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FYLDE BOX COMPANY 1947-1950
Before Cherilea took over the Company in 1950 the Company manufactured hollow-cast military figures and animals. Blackpool,England.
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GAIETY
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GILTOY 1951
Manufactured die-cast chocolate machines ,road signs, low-bridge , roundabouts. Birmingham , England.
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GIVJOY 1935
GIVJOY is a trade name associated with Skybird and in particular J Holloday who used the trade mark on boxes of toys other than lead figures. London, England.
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GOODY TOYS
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GRANGE TOYS 1950
Die-cast and Lead figures and animals. Banbury, England.
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GREENWOOD 1930
Boxed sets of airmen and sailors and what is now a very rare horse. London , England.
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H R PRODUCTS 1951-1953
H R PRODUCS or REYNOLDS was started by John Zanger his sons initials were in the name Harry Reynolds.Produced various figures Vikings,Policemen and the "Bumblies". Fulham,London,England.
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HALBERD CASTINGS 1952
Castings of Nigerian rifles,Russian cossacks and games. Preston, England.
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HANKS BROTHERS 1897
Mostly direct copies of Britains figures.Later they produced there own original figures. London, England.
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HARVEY 1949-1951
Crescent look-a-like figures. London, England.
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HEYDE , GEORG of Dresden, Germany
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HORNBY
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JAMES SHACKLETON & SONS LTD
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JOHN HILL & CO (JOHILLCO) 1898-1960's
Manufactures figures,boxed sets,motorcycles,tanks .. a huge range and production Company. London and Burnley, England.
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JOLLY ROGER
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KEMLOWS
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LOUIS MARX
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LUNTOY
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MAFWO
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MATCHBOX [Lesney Products & Co] 1953-1992
The company that would go on to make Machbox cars was founded in 1947 by Rodney Smith and Leslie Smith (not brothers) who formed a company called Lesney (their first names combined).They bought a second-hand die-cast machine and started to make electrical components.Lesney's first toy was a tin-plate creature called Jumbo the Elephant which,though it sold well,wasn't going to really fly for them.They made anything they could sell and specialized in Royal souvenirs.In 1952,when Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen Elizabeth II ,they made a commemorative Royal coach.It was a huge seller.
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MECCANO
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MMC [MARLBOROUGH MANUFACTURING COMPANY] 1919
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MODEL TOYS
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MORESTONE 1948
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MOULTOYS LTD
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MSR 1952
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NOBLE 1951
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OLIVER, HARPER & CO 1915
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