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Corgi Toys
Description
Corgi Toys proved an immediate success in the 1950s and over the next 30 years hundreds of miniatures would be modelled on contemporary vehicles. Life-long collector David Cooke explaores the history of Corgi Toys, describing the various models and illustrating how these simple children's toys became valuable collectables. He also charts the recent financial problems faced by the company, and their resurgence based upon limited edition collectors models sold direct to an adult market.
Table of Contents
Chronology /Mettoys – Perfect Scale Models 1934–55 /'The Ones with Windows' 1956–69 /The Final Years of Mass Production 1970–85 /Film and Television-related Toys 1965–82 /Corgi Classics: From 1985 /The Twenty-First Century /Further Reading /Index
Product details
| Published | 30 Jul 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9780747806677 |
| Imprint | Shire Publications |
| Illustrations | 126 col |
| Dimensions | 210 x 149 mm |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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