Old Antique Toys: Upcoming Matchbox Auction by Toys Trains and Other Old Stuff Auction

Sunday, April 28, 2024

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Upcoming Matchbox Auction by

Toys Trains and Other Old Stuff

Auction

The last auction of a sequence of 4 auctions will start on June 8, 2024.

However, you can visit the website to look at the Matchbox toys up for sale.

This auction consists exclusively of a broad range of Matchbox toys.

Toys Trains And Other Old Stuff is

a well-regarded online company that sells lots of toys.

In this case, the auction will be online.

Please click on this line to visit the auction

History of Matchbox brand of toys

(Courtesy of Wikipedia and notes from the Internet)

Matchbox is the specific name of a toy brand in which the toy comes in a small box, hence the name "Matchbox". The Lesney Products Company was created by 2 British die casters by trade, and a partner in 1947. Their names were Leslie Smith and Rodney Smith. Their partner's name was Jack Odell. Interestingly (and I never ever knew this) the small-sized toys were created because of restrictions and shortages of metal use during WWII. In 1952, Mr.Odell, inspired by a rule at his daughter's school that limited the size of toys that students could bring to school. You most-likely guessed it to be a matchbox size!

I haven't added the descriptions, because they don't appear on the website.

I searched but I couldn't find the descriptions. It might be that since the opening auction day starts on May 24, 2024 and finishes on June 8, 2024, the company doesn't present future auctions too early in the calendar year.

So what I'll do is wait and keep a lookout as to when the auction starts.