Download or read book Tri ang Toys written by Kenneth Brown and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wherever in the world today children play with toys, the odds are that their playthings will have been made in the Far East and carry the imprint of a major American Corporation like Mattel or Hasbro. It was not always so: for much of the twentieth century, it was the British firm of Lines Brothers which claimed to be the Earth's largest toy manufacturer, growing so rapidly after its foundation in the 1920s that it became the world's first multi-national toy enterprise. Aided by ownership of the internationally-renowned toy shop, Hamleys of London, manufacturing plants in Europe and the major countries of the Commonwealth made generations of children familiar with the firm's Tri-ang brand of pedal cars, dolls houses and prams, model railways, and soft toys, as well as other Lines' products such as Pedigree dolls, Minic tinplate, Arkitex construction kits, FROG model aircraft, and Spot On die-cast vehicles. Although it is now more than forty years since the Lines Brothers empire collapsed in spectacular fashion, these toys are all still eagerly sought by collectors today. Many of the original brand names survive, albeit under different ownership: so, too, does Hamleys, while iconic toys once in the Lines' stable such as Sindy, Scalextric model racing cars, Arrow jigsaw puzzles and Subbuteo table football, are still manufactured today. This book recounts the rise and fall of a blue-chip British company and its products: it is a story of both triumph and disaster.
Download or read book A History of Tri ang and Lines Brothers Ltd written by Kenneth D. Brown and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The toy industry and its close relationship with children's artefacts and equipment, made a huge contribution British ascendancy in light industry, after decline of heavy industry. Light industry was a pivotal theme in British economic history and toy-making and sales in internationals markets was a vital ingredient in Britain's reputation as the 'workshop of the world'. It flourished from the Great Exhibition of 1951 - in competition with German and French toy industries - through the 20th century and the great depression of 1929, to postwar commercial ascendancy in consumer goods. Decline began in face of US and Asian competition.and with Britain's post-war economic problems; and, the nature of family business contributed, with the passing of generations and loss of drive and tenacity. It is a family business story of the Lines Brothers Ltd, the world's largest manufacturer of children's toys with the household name of Triang, with model railways, Minic and Spot-on toy cars, soft toys, 1918-29 Pedigree prams, dolls' houses, Cindy dolls. It is a serious economic, industrial and business, history, full of personality and rivalry from supreme Victorian entrepreneurship to modern international decline, but a social and cultural story intimately linked history of childhood.
Download or read book Tri ang Collectables written by Dave Angell and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Angell explores the collectible nature of the iconic Tri-ang brand.
Download or read book Toy Trains written by Bob Leggett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ideal introduction to electric train sets from the Second World War to 1975.
Download or read book Classic Toys of the 1960s and 1970s written by Arthur Ward and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the early 1960s such famous toy brands as Airfix, Dinky, Corgi, FROG, Matchbox, Tri-ang, Meccano, Hornby and Scalextric had secured a firm hold on the imagination of children and hobbyists throughout the world. With over 400 colour photographs taken by the author, this is a reference work for the collector.
Download or read book Toys of Road Vehicles Made in New Zealand written by Carville Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Minic Book written by Peter Bartok and published by New Cavendish Books. This book was released on 1987 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Elgin Park written by Michael Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the passing of acclaimed artist Michael Paul Smith comes a final printing - each book numbered in tribute. Smith's Elgin Park is a lot of things: a mid-century utopia, a fantastical world, and an optical illusion. This imaginative town was composed entirely of miniatures, delighting audiences worldwide when his photo series went viral, attracting more than 90 million views on Flickr.
Download or read book Hornby written by Ian Harrison and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of Hornby railways from the inception of the Gauge O system as an extension of the mighty Meccano empire, through the market dominance of the famous Hornby-Dublo range, to its take-over by Tri-ang and the re-emergence of the Hornby name, once again associated with the market leader in model railways.
Download or read book Minic written by Sue Richardson and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dinky Toys written by David Busfield and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few men over forty never owned a dinky toy when they were a child. This is the story of Britain’s favourite toy cars.
Download or read book Games Toys written by and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Toy Boats 1920 onwards written by Roger Gillham and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2022-03-16 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise yet comprehensive record of products of the major manufacturers of British waterborne toy boats from 1920 onwards, featuring 564 detailed images, mainly in colour, plus a listing and description of all models made. Also includes a fascinating look at many of the smaller, lesser known manufacturers.
Download or read book Pedal Cars written by Jane Dwyre Garton and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how and where children's pedal-powered cars were made in this charming and in-depth history of the most popular wheeled toys in today's collector market. This well-researched, much-needed book is loaded with past and present perspectives on pedal cars, including comments from designers, anecdotes from factory workers, hundreds of photographs, and up-to-date pricing information. It will fascinate old collectors and attract many new ones!
Download or read book Toy Trains written by Bob Leggett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 00 gauge train set was the ultimate 'boy's toy' of the 1950s and '60s. Electric 00 gauge trains were introduced by Trix and Hornby Dublo in the mid-1930s, but the Second World War quickly halted production. However, they burst back onto the post-war scene with great success, and 00 quickly became the dominant scale in Britain, and was taken up by other large manufacturers including Tri-ang. Whilst the components of the sets themselves were often basic, they could be transformed into astonishing landscapes in the hands of imaginative builders. The sheer number of box sets, locomotives, rolling stock, buildings and accessories gave everyone the ability to form a bespoke layout. This beautifully illustrated introduction to the heyday of clockwork and electric 00 gauge trains tells their story up until 1975, when finer detailing and changing trends led to them becoming enthusiasts' models rather than children's toys.
Download or read book The Hornby Book of Trains written by Pat Dargan and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The name Hornby means different things to different people. To some, it is the large 0 gauge metal trains mainly of the interwar period. To others, it is the 00 scale Hornby Dublo trains which were at their peak in the 1950s. This is an account of the fortunes, successes and occasional failures of the Hornby model railway brand.
Download or read book Voices from the Factory Floor written by Catrin Stevens and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catrin Stevens explores the experiences of women in Wales' post-war manufacturing industry.
