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Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys [Paperback]

Charlie Mack (Author)

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Publication Date: July 2001

It's all here! Fifty years of toys! The toys pictured and listed in this book represent the immense volume of items produced from 1947 when the Matchbox company was founded to 1996, including their popular diecast vehicles along with playsets, dolls, plastic kits, robots, and ephemera all in one massive volume-now in its second edition!

The international scope of Matchbox toys is illustrated through catalogs, boxes, and labels on toys printed in a dozen languages. Certain toys have been made for sale in specific countries or to promote specific companies or products. The numbering system on miniatures changed in 1982 when worldwide toys began different numbering systems. The result of all these variables is a fascinating and infinite variety of Matchbox toys.

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About the Author

Author Charlie Mack started the Matchbox USA club in 1977 and has opened the Matchbox & Lesney Toy Museum in part of his home in Durham, Connecticut. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing; 2nd Rev&Ex edition (July 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764308661
ISBN-13: 978-0764308666
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,194,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Matchbox reference book !!!, September 15, 2000

Guil (Wooster, OH United States) - See all my reviews

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This is a great reference book, full of details and history about evolution of Matchbox toys. If you love Matchbox, this is a must. Charlie Mack is a true expert on the subject, and this is for sure the most complete and updated information about the subject. The only complains are: cover picture is not representative at all. Pictures are excelent but could be larger for the "reg. wheels" and "miniatures", and several rare cars and boxes are ommited (no space probably). However, "Tomart's Price Guide for Hot Wheels" have a much better and contemporary graphic design and many more pictures in a smaller book, and also with more description of individual models.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys Review, June 29, 2000

Matt Fogarty (Auburn, PA USA) - See all my reviews

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I feel this is a great book. Why? It has very much attention to the details of the hobby. The pictures are helpful. They price guide is quite accurate and good for reference. Mr. Mack did a wonderful job putting this book together. Alot of time and energy must have went into the book and it paid off. I recommend it to new and experienced collectors alike. Great book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best Matchbox book and price guide., September 17, 1998

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This book has a photo of every model made since Lesney made a crude toy in 1948. The largest and most complete price and variation guide around. The only Matchbox book you need

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2.0 out of 5 stars I don't like it.
I do not like the way that the book is organized. I was hoping for something with the models in the order that they came out. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Steve in Memphis

3.0 out of 5 stars complicated!
This book has alot of numbers that are hard to find the item to match,very complicated! But the pictures are nice and the timeline info was great!

Published 4 months ago by anthony73

3.0 out of 5 stars High Quality Book-Low Quality Useability
Looking at this on the shelf, it is one good-looking book that I found difficult to locate certain series. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Lucas X. Bozek

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost the best you can get
Besides the Stannard,this is the book to have on Matchbox.
Great for starters and long time collecors.

Published on July 31, 2008 by J. P. Zwanenburg

5.0 out of 5 stars Charlie Mack Matchbox Book
Excellent book. I was looking for this for a long time. Now I can check out my mini cars and find the best cars and prices I can get.

Published on May 11, 2008 by Tadeu Tufie Mahfud

3.0 out of 5 stars 1st Edition is Better
As the owner of both the 1997 1st edition and this newer 2004 3rd edition, I am disapointed. In order to fit 7 years of new photos into the same size book, the photos were... Read more

Published on February 15, 2008 by spaceman

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on Matchbox Toys.
Its a big book and plenty of clear colour photos of so many examples throughout.covers every era of Matchbox toys. Read more

Published on September 5, 2005 by Chris Sellick

5.0 out of 5 stars A very comprehensive and accurate guide to Matchbox toys.
This book thoroughly covers the vast line of Matchbox Diecast from its early begiinings as Lesney and the regular wheeled vehicles up to the present just before Mattel procured... Read more

Published on June 25, 1999

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