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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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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XZKHM0L4-0

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