Benbros

Benbros model of horse drawn water cart, circa 1959

Benbros (London) Ltd was a British toy company in existence from the late 1940s ^[1] to 1965. ^[2]

The company was founded by two brothers, Jack and Nathan Benenson, ^[1] the name, a contraction of "Benenson Brothers", was adopted in 1951 ^[1] and the company was based at 145, Gosport Road, Walthamstow. ^[3]

Benbros produced:

• Die cast metal model cars and farm machinery under the names of "Qualitoys" and "T.V. Series" that came packed in a box that looked like a television set that were later retitled "Mighty Midgets".
• "Zebra Toys" that came in black and white striped boxes that were better quality models. ^[4]
• Hollow cast metal Robin Hood, cowboy and Indian figures ^[5] and toy soldiers.

Timpo Toys sold several of their moulds to Benbros, which can lead to collectors to having difficulty identifying which company made some figures. ^[6]

References

Footnotes

1. Ramsey, John (1995). British Diecast Model Toys Catalogue. Swapmeet Publications. p. 21. ISBN   0950931993.
2. "Benbros Ltd". fabtintoys. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
3. "Benbros". Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
4. "Model Collector Magazine". Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
5. "Betal benbros BMC". Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
6. "Model Collector Magazine". Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

Sources

• Joplin, Norman The Great Book of British Hollow Cast Figures 2000 New Cavendish Books
• Newson, Robert Benbros T.V. Series and Mighty Midgets 2002 R. Newson