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Dinky Toys

David Cooke
Barcode 9780747804277
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Release Date: 01/04/2005

Genre: Non-Fiction
Sub-Genre: Technology & Engineering
Label: Shire Publications
Series: Shire Library
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Dinky Toys were introduced in 1931 and these diecast metal toys became bestsellers. More than 1000 different subjects were modelled, mostly transport related.
Dinky Toys were introduced in 1931 and these diecast metal toys became bestsellers. More than 1000 different subjects were modelled, mostly transport related. They were created by Frank Hornby, a Liverpool entrepreneur, and Dinky Toys were part of the successful Hornby empire, which also manufactured Meccano and Hornby trains and establish factories in France, Germany, Canada and other parts of the world.