Matchbox Cars - The Strong National Museum of Play
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nbsp; Inducted Year: 2019 English die casters Leslie Smith and Rodney Smith founded Lesney Products in 1947 and, along with partner Jack Odell, began making small toys to fill slack demand during wartime. In 1952, Odell was inspired by a rule at his daughter’s school that permitted students to only bring toys that fit inside a matchbox. He scaled down Lesney’s road roller toy, packaged it in a matchbox, and sent his daughter off to school. The Matchbox car was born. Soon the []
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van: Matchbox Commer Bottle Float, No. 21 - Lesney Products Co. — Google Arts & Culture
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