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matchboxkiwi
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by matchboxkiwi Thu May 05, 2016 4:27 am
I got these off Trade Me - New Zealand's e-bay a few years ago now.
I can't find them catalogued any where.
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So how come these don't have Matchbox on them?
Cheers, Steve
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GHOSTHUNTER
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by GHOSTHUNTER Thu May 05, 2016 3:51 pm
From February 2nd 1970, the 'Lesney Products Corporation' was a separate company formed out of the older original 'Fred Bronner Corporation' (a division of Lesney Products & Co. Ltd.). He had the right to use the Lesney name for this which was used for the purpose of marketing toys not always made by Lesney UK.
Moyboy
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by Moyboy Thu May 05, 2016 10:42 pm
A cheaper copy of the Zoomies methinks Steve
johnboy
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by johnboy Thu May 05, 2016 11:36 pm
Moyboy wrote: A cheaper copy of the Zoomies methinks Steve
That was my thought too. (Just noticed balloon is spelt wrongly on one of the instructions
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jimgallegos
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by jimgallegos Fri May 06, 2016 3:13 am
I have these but have never opened the package or seen them fly. I wonder if they do.
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matchboxkiwi
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by matchboxkiwi Fri May 06, 2016 4:01 am
So what about these? They have no Matchbox on them but do appear in the US 1971 trade catalogue.
They are issued before the 1972 Lesney Products date as mentioned earlier.
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Cheers, Steve
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jimgallegos
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by jimgallegos Sat May 07, 2016 3:29 am
Those I have heard of but I have never seen one other than in a pic. I do not have any of these. Very cool.
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matchboxkiwi
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by matchboxkiwi Tue May 10, 2016 6:34 am
You mean I have something you don't! Amazing, and it's Matchbox according to the 1971 US trade catalogue.
Shane
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by Shane Thu May 12, 2016 6:55 pm
Never seen any of these thanks for sharing !!!!!
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matchboxmarcel
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by matchboxmarcel Fri May 13, 2016 9:04 am
Thanks for showing these Steve.
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