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These are screenshots of the Lesney factory movie and the news story on member Kay Schaber.
A link to the movies follows. (Oh, I wish I could understand German!)
Introducing Matchbox collector and MCCH Contributor Kay Schaber (at home with two-tone green Y 16-2 Mercedes SS)
A close-up view of some of Kay's collection of rare old Corgi Toys buses.
Kay with one of his Model Of Yesteryears display cases.
Kay in his favorite antique model car and toy store, fellow MCCH contributor Wolfgang Gerht's "Goodies Old Toys“.
( Editor's note: I would love to see this shop!)
Assembly of No. 37-C Dodge Cattle Truck at the Lesney Factory.
Getting No. 27D Mercedes 230 SL bodies ready for the spraying process.
Assembly of No. 37-C Dodge Cattle Truck at the Lesney Factory.
No. 25-D Ford Cortinas ready for the box!
A Matchbox Motorway display.
A No. 24-C Rolls Royce and a No. 73-C Mercury at the races on the Matchbox Motorway display.
A view of the Lesney factory at Lee Conservancy Road - Hackney Wick, London
A handful of King Size tires.
A production line for tires and wheels
Inside the R&D department at Lesney.
No. 24-C Rolls bodies still on their casting sprues.
Getting No. 27D Mercedes 230 SL bodies ready for the spraying process.
A close-up view of Matchbox castings going into the spraying process.
Spinning spindles on which the spraying process of the No. 48-C Dodge Dumper truck occurs.
Installing the plastic interiors into an unknown Matchbox car.
Insertion of the No. 10-D Leyland Pipe Trucks into their boxes.
Insertion of the No. 10-D Leyland Pipe Trucks into their boxes.
Insertion of the No. 10-D Leyland Pipe Trucks into their boxes.
Right Click on the following two movie links. then choose "Save As" and save to a file on your local disc.
DO NOT STREAM DIRECTLY FROM THIS LOCATION!
The Hamburg Journal movies of Member Kay Schaber and some Lesney factory footage
Lesney Production line footage of Matchbox
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