The Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys: 1947-2001

by Charlie Mack

Overview

It's all here! Pictured and listed in this massive volume, now in its fourth edition, are fifty-four years' worth of toys produced between Matchbox's founding in 1947, and 2001, including their popular diecast vehicles, playsets, dolls, plastic kits, robots, and ephemera. The international scope of Matchbox toys is illustrated in catalogs and on boxes and labels printed in a dozen languages. Certain toys have been made for sale in specific countries or to promote specific companies or products. In 1982 the international numbering system on miniatures changed. The result of all these variables is a fascinating and infinite variety of Matchbox toys. In the largest volume about Matchbox Toys ever published, 2,447 color photos illustrate nearly all of Matchbox's vast line. Helpful captions and a price guide make this an essential part of every collector's library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764345609
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	09/28/2013
Edition description:	Revised 4th Edition
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	683,260
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Charlie Mack is one if the world's foremost authorities on Matchbox Toys. He has accumulated what is probably the world's largest collection of a single toy brand, with over 30,000 items. He has written four previous volumes on Matchbox.