Dinky Toys & Mod­elled Minia­tures

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A com­pi­la­tion and list­ing of all Eng­lish pro­duced Dinky Toys, along with pho­tos and many relat­ed arti­cles and exhibits.

The Great Book of Dinky Toys

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A revised and updat­ed ver­sion of Dinky Toys and Mod­elled Minia­tures.

Wheels: The Mag­i­cal World of Auto­mo­tive Toys

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A delight­ful his­to­ry of toy motor vehi­cles from the 1890s up to the present.

Christie’s World of Auto­mo­tive Toys

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A his­to­ry of high­ly col­lectible toys from their ori­gins in the sim­ple wood­en yard toys that chil­dren have played with for cen­turies, through mass pro­duc­tion, to the present day.

Col­lect­ing Dinky Toys

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A list­ing and com­pi­la­tion of Eng­lish Dinky Toys, both pre-war and post-war, with brief descrip­tions and decent pho­tos of each.

His­to­ry of British Dinky Toys 1934–1964

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The very first Dinky Toys ref­er­ence book; an ini­tial author­i­ty, com­plete with descrip­tions and list­ings as of that date. Con­tains lim­it­ed infor­ma­tion, as much more infor­ma­tion was found lat­er.

Com­mer­cial Vehi­cles

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Dr. Gib­son’s live­ly text out­lines the devel­op­ment of the com­mer­cial vehi­cle, from the small, squat shapes ear­ly in the 20th cen­tu­ry to the sleek vans and vast tankers and trucks of today, from steam car­riages to mod­ern city bus­es.

Vet­er­an & Vin­tage Cars

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Britain’s Toy Car Wars

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Stud­ies the British toy indus­try in the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s, by com­par­ing the Dinky, Cor­gi, and Match­box brands and dis­cussing their high and lows in the rapid­ly chang­ing toy mar­ket of the era.

Dinky Toys — A Pic­to­r­i­al Record

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A love­ly pic­to­r­i­al his­to­ry of Eng­lish Dinky Toys, from imme­di­ate post-war, through about 1960. Large, high qual­i­ty images by a pro­fes­sion­al pho­tog­ra­ph­er.

The Eng­lish Dinky Bus & Coach

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A list­ing and com­pi­la­tion of Eng­lish Dinky Toys, both pre-war and post-war, with brief descrip­tions and decent pho­tos of each. Self pub­lished by the author.

Fac­to­ry of Dreams — A His­to­ry of Mec­ca­no Lim­it­ed

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The defin­i­tive study and his­to­ry of Mec­ca­no Lim­it­ed, from its ear­ly ori­gin through its amaz­ing­ly suc­cess­ful times, until its demise. Thor­ough­ly cov­ers all areas of the com­pa­ny, includ­ing its main toys: Mec­ca­no sets, Horn­by Trains, and Dinky Toys. Dis­cuss­es labor issues and com­pa­ny com­pla­cen­cy in its final years. A must read for any real Dinky Toys enthu­si­ast.

The British Toy Indus­try

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This book is the sto­ry of the British toy indus­try and its prod­ucts such as Mec­ca­no, Chad Val­ley, Dinky, Scalex­tric, Bayko and Horn­by, and not to be missed by toy col­lec­tors, those inter­est­ed in British indus­try, and any­one for whom the great names of the British toyshop bring back hap­py mem­o­ries.

Frank Horn­by — Notes and Pic­tures

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The sto­ry of Frank Horn­by, from his ear­ly years, to his suc­cess­ful found­ing of Mec­ca­no Ltd. Dis­cuss­es his ear­ly fam­i­ly life, and his own fam­i­ly, includ­ing his two sons, with lots of ear­ly pho­tographs. Also describes his visions and ideals of his work­place, and what was lost when he died and his son Roland took over.

Dinky Toys (7th edi­tion)

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One of a long series of revised hand­books, detail­ing near­ly all of the Dinky Toys, with a brief list­ing and descrip­tion of each one, along with sim­plis­tic pho­tos. A very good, low cost book for the new col­lec­tor who wants to know more about Dinky Toys.

Dinky Toys 1941–1950 — The Favorite Col­lect­ing Hob­by

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A com­pi­la­tion of Dinky Toys arti­cles from the Mec­ca­no Mag­a­zine, assem­bled in one book­let. Shows the orig­i­nal announce­ment of new mod­els and the dates on which they occurred.

Dinky Toys 1951–1958 — Mas­ter­pieces in Minia­ture

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A con­tin­u­a­tion of Dinky Toys 1941–1950 — The Favorite Col­lect­ing Hob­by, show­ing the years 1951 through 1958, includ­ing Mec­ca­no Mag­a­zine arti­cles and announce­ments of new mod­els.

British Lor­ries 1945 — 1965

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Not Dinky relat­ed, but a very good ref­er­ence book show­ing and describ­ing many of the post-war com­mer­cial vehi­cles that Dinky Toys mod­elled.

The World of Mod­el Cars

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Reviews the entire range of mod­el cars and select­ed oth­er wheeled and tracked vehi­cles, indi­vid­u­al­ly and mass-pro­duced, pro­ceed­ing from the ear­li­est pro­to­types to con­tem­po­rary, radio-con­trolled, minia­ture rac­ers.

Les Dinky Toys et Dinky Super­toys

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A very com­plete com­pi­la­tion and his­to­ry of all French pro­duced Dinky Toys, with lots of pho­tos and arti­cles, but only writ­ten in French. Still a very good ref­er­ence to have.

Minia­tures Dinky Toys Serie 24 Fran­caise

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A won­der­ful ref­er­ence for all of the well-known 24 series of French made auto­mo­biles, com­plete with high qual­i­ty pho­tos and great descrip­tions of each mod­el. This book includes Eng­lish trans­la­tions and is a must for any French Dinky Toys col­lec­tor.

Util­i­taires Dinky Toys & Dinky Super­toys

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A very nice com­pi­la­tion and list­ing of French pro­duced Dinky com­mer­cial vehi­cles, includ­ing Super­toys. Lots of high qual­i­ty pho­tos, but unfor­tu­nate­ly only in French.

Series 25 et 500 Camions — Four­gons — Camion­nettes — Auto­cars — Auto­bus — Serie de Mil­i­tairess

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Details the 25 series Ford and Stude­bak­er small trucks and the 500 series of trucks, along with the French pro­duced mil­i­tary mod­els. Lots of high qual­i­ty pho­tographs and descrip­tions, but only in French.