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Dinky Pre-War Gift Sets
Meccano Ltd and Dinky Toys made a grand entrance prior to the start of WWII. In these early days, they combined their diecast toys along with a few tinplate items, such as…
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Dinky 24V/538 Buick Roadmaster
The early 1950s were a busy time for Meccano Limited, with both their English and French Dinky Toys factories busy introducing desperately needed new models. Both companies came out with several…
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The Dinky Toys 38 Series Touring Cars
In 1938, Meccano Ltd. was reveling in its rapid rise in popularity and success of its new line called Dinky Toys, conceived in 1934. There were many series of models, both…
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The Dinky Mighty Antar
The 1950’s were fun times for many young boys, and most were fascinated with military models. Meccano saw that interest develop with the start of World War II, and was…
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Two New Dinky Toys for 1949
1949 saw the introduction of two Dinky Toys that not only proved very popular, but were also both made for a very long time. Most importantly, they provided a lot of wonderful…
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Dinky Series 25 Lorries
The 25 series English Dinky Toy trucks were all originally designed and made pre-war, then again reintroduced right after the war, and then produced until around 1952. The latest versions ones even…
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Dinky Toys Lawn Mower
The post-war years at Meccano Ltd. delivered a huge number of new Dinky Toys. During this time, the company modeled practically anything and everything. And to me, this is part of…
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Dinky Toys Chrysler New Yorker
In my opinion one of the nicest automobile castings that Meccano France produced in the 1950’s was the 24 series Dinky Toys Chrysler New Yorker convertible, based on the 1955 model of that well…