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What are these???
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 4:27 am
by matchboxkiwi
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
Matchboxkiwi
Re: What are these???
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 3:51 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
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.
The 'Matchbox' brand name was still fully controlled from the UK, for UK market product lines, it was not used by Fred Bronner for products he sourced for his company.
Ghosthunter.
Re: What are these???
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 10:42 pm
by Moyboy
A cheaper copy of the Zoomies methinks Steve
Re: What are these???
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 11:36 pm
by johnboy
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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Re: What are these???
Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 3:13 am
by jimgallegos
I have these but have never opened the package or seen them fly. I wonder if they do.
Re: What are these???
Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 4:01 am
by matchboxkiwi
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
Matchboxkiwi
Re: What are these???
Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 3:29 am
by jimgallegos
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.
Re: What are these???
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 6:34 am
by matchboxkiwi
You mean I have something you don't! Amazing, and it's Matchbox according to the 1971 US trade catalogue.
Cheers, Steve
Matchboxkiwi
Re: What are these???
Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 6:55 pm
by Shane
Never seen any of these thanks for sharing !!!!!
Re: What are these???
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 9:04 am
by matchboxmarcel
Thanks for showing these Steve.
I liked these kind of things.
marcel