• Dinky Supertoys Guy Vans

    Dinky Supertoys Guy Vans

    In 1949, Mec­ca­no intro­duced the first Dinky Super­toys Guy van, in the famous “Slum­ber­land” liv­ery. This was a most attrac­tive mod­el, fin­ished in bright red paint, and fea­tur­ing exquis­ite decals, in gold…


  • Old Dinky Toy Lorries

    Old Dinky Toy Lorries

    In the pre-WWII days of diecast­ing, many Dinky Toys, espe­cial­ly trucks, were a blend of sev­er­al makes that result­ing in nice look­ing mod­els. How­ev­er, these were impos­si­ble to link to a…


  • Dinky Small Auto Set

    Dinky Small Auto Set

    The 1953 US Dinky Toys cat­a­log pic­tures a small red rac­ing car that many col­lec­tors might not have seen before. In fact there are oth­er cars in a lit­tle set. These were…


  • Dinky Toys and H. Hudson Dobson (1891–1975)

    Dinky Toys and H. Hudson Dobson (1891–1975)

    Most Amer­i­can boys who col­lect­ed Dinky Toys in the 1950’s had seen the name H. Hud­son Dob­son Inc., either on the front of cat­a­logs, or print­ed on the side of…