A toy lover's guide.

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	• The Collector's Guide to Transport Toys: An International Survey of Tinplate and Diecast Commercial Vehicles ... Gordon Gardiner, Richard O'Neill Random House Value Publishing, 1997 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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A toy lover's guide.

If you love tin toy and diecast toys then you will love this book.Most double pages feature toys catering for such things as buses,trucks,emergency vehicles and so much more.You will love looking back through the past of toys you probably had and I bet you say:"I had that one!".
The photos are clear,in color and the text to describe each one is exceptional.
This book is a must.

Magnificent Album

This is a magnificent album of gorgeous double page color spreads. Everything from pedal cars, die cast, tinplate, and other materials.
A useful feature is the inclusion of the same figure in each spread so that one can immediately see the comparative sizes from one to another. This is especially useful in the case of the early Matchbox which were not made to any consistent scale. Instead they wer made to fit the box!
Thus the overall dimensions in inches are given instead.
More modern diecast is often made in 1:50 scale (metric O guage) and 1:43 scale is close enough to look well on an O guage model train layout.
Not a reference but a dream book: Especially the hard-used timplate Buddy L and pedal cars which were not made as collector's items.
I well remember the Doepke line of construction equipment made in the late forties. Twelve fifty then, now extremely collectable and expensive.

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Collectors of all ages will treasure this fascinating compendium of full-color photographs of tinplate and diecast toys, including trains, planes, automobiles, fire engines, trucks, and motorcycles.