Concept information
Preferred term
matchbox
Definition
- Matchbox cars are die-cast toys produced by Mattel. The name comes from the toy's original packaging—a small box like a matchbox—when the toys were first produced in 1953 by British toy company Lesney Products. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Matchbox]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/matchbox
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