![]() ![]() In 1989, the management sold the Corgi brand to Mattel and the factory was retained under the name of "Microlink Industries Ltd". A management buy-out re-formed the company as Corgi Toys Limited in March 1984. "Corgi Toys" were introduced in the UK in July 1956 and were manufactured in Swansea, Wales, for 27 years before the company went into liquidation. After dabbling for some years in the model car market, they decided to produce a range of die-cast toy vehicles as competition to Meccano's Dinky model cars, which had dominated the British market for many years. The Mettoy ("Metal Toy") company was founded in 1933 by German émigré Philip Ullmann in Northampton, England, where he was later joined by South African–born German Arthur Katz, who had previously worked for Ullmann at his toy company Tipp and Co of Nuremberg. If there is a particular model you are looking for and it's not here, do get in touch and I will try to find it for you.Corgi Toys ( trademark) is the brand name of a range of die-cast toy vehicles created by Mettoy and currently owned by Hornby. I do not deal with the 1:36 scale models or any made in China (other than one or two exceptions such as the excellent Corgi Model Club isues). I also write a regular newsletter / blog on Corgi Toys and various articles on specialist issues as well as managing collections for individuals, providing valuations and advice on models produced from the start in 1956 through to the mid 1970s when things began to go wrong for the business. After documenting these I sell them and use the proceeds to buy the next ones, or better examples of existing items. I buy an example of each model and of each variation that was likely to be available to us at the time at out local toy shop. ![]() When I looked around I couldn't find any very accurate listings anywhere and so decided to build my own on-line catalogue which you can view at Corgi-Toys.Net. As a child in the 1960s Corgi Toys were my favourites and a few years ago I decided to rebuild my collection. Welcome to my on-line store where you can see the models that I have in stock. ![]()
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