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product_id: 7989710
title: "The Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys: 1947-2001"
price: "280.62 DT"
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reviews_count: 13
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# The Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys: 1947-2001

**Price:** 280.62 DT
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys: 1947-2001
- **How much does it cost?** 280.62 DT with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- Customers looking for quality international products

## Why This Product

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## Description

It's all here! Pictured and listed in this massive volume, now in its fourth edition, are fifty-four years' worth of toys produced between Matchbox's founding in 1947, and 2001, including their popular diecast vehicles, playsets, dolls, plastic kits, robots, and ephemera. The international scope of Matchbox toys is illustrated in catalogs and on boxes and labels printed in a dozen languages. Certain toys have been made for sale in specific countries or to promote specific companies or products. In 1982 the international numbering system on miniatures changed. The result of all these variables is a fascinating and infinite variety of Matchbox toys. In the largest volume about Matchbox Toys ever published, 2,447 color photos illustrate nearly all of Matchbox's vast line. Helpful captions and a price guide make this an essential part of every collector's library.

Review: Local collector. - Awesome collector book.
Review: A Matchbox Model Toy Collector's Encyclopedia - A welcome addition to my library.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #332,754 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Diecast Antiques & Collectibles #64 in Antique & Collectible Toys (Books) #101 in Antique & Collectible Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 285 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Local collector.
*by M***L on May 9, 2025*

Awesome collector book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Matchbox Model Toy Collector's Encyclopedia
*by S***Z on April 3, 2025*

A welcome addition to my library.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Book of Information
*by E***C on November 27, 2024*

I was hoping to find a more comprehensive list of Lensey Matchbox Vehicles with Pictures and even Pre-Production models listed and Pictured. While this book is good it's not as extensive as I would have liked.

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*Last updated: 2026-09-22*