Matchbox® Toys: The Universal Years, 1982-1992

Matchbox® Toys: The Universal Years, 1982-1992

by Charlie Mack
Matchbox® Toys: The Universal Years, 1982-1992

Matchbox® Toys: The Universal Years, 1982-1992

by Charlie Mack

Paperback(Revised 2nd Edition)

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780764307713
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date: 03/31/1999
Series: Universal Years, 1982-1992, with Price Guide
Edition description: Revised 2nd Edition
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 9.00(w) x 6.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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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