Benbros
Benbros (London) Ltd was a British toy company in existence from 1953 to 1965.[1]
The company was founded by two brothers, Jack and Nathan Beneson, the name a contraction of "Beneson Brothers" and were based at 145 Gosport Road Walthamstow.[2]
Benbros produced-
- Die cast metal model cars and farm machinery under the names of "Qualitoys" and "T.V. Series" that came packed in a box that looked like a television set that were later retitled "Mighty Midgets".
- "Zebra Toys" that came in black and white striped boxes that were better quality models.[3]
- Hollow cast metal Robin Hood, cowboy and Indian figures.[4] and toy soldiers
Timpo Toys sold several of their moulds to Benbros that leads many collectors to have difficulty identifying which company made some figures.[5]
References
- Joplin, Norman The Great Book of British Hollow Cast Figures 2000 New Cavendish Books
- Newson, Robert Benbros T.V. Series and Mighty Midgets 2002 R. Newson
Notes
- ↑ http://www.fabtintoys.com/Benbros/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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