Corgi Toys

Name: Corgi Toys
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ISBN: 9780747806677

ISBN-10: 0747806675

ISBN-13: 9780747806677

Edition: 2008

Authors: David Cooke

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Although the name "Corgi Toys" was not introduced until 1955, the roots of the original holding company, Mettoy, go back to 1932 when a German toymaker called Philipp Ullmann arrived in Britain to form a new toy manufacturing company. This company produced many types of toys, both before and after the Second World War, mainly in tinplate. In the 1950s Mettoy began to produce diecast metal toys and hence, in 1956 the first Corgi Toys were released to the children's toy market and proved an immediate success. Over the next 30 years hundreds of miniature vehicles would be modeled on contemporary vehicles such as Vauxhalls, Rileys, Hillmans, Standards, Commers and ERFs. Corgi also made daring…

Book details

List price: $14.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 10/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 64
Size: 5.89" wide x 8.29" long x 0.18" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English