This book contains all catalogues and photographs of all of the models from the Matchbox 1-75 series from 1953 to 1969. It looks at Matchbox from four main points of view: Where did the idea of toys in matchboxes come from? How did Matchbox manage to produce its metal models so cheaply? How can you determine the time of construction of a model based on its wheels? And what scale does a model really have?

The origin of the Lesney company and its fate are traced in detail. Wheels and scales of the series 1-75 are neatly tabulated, so that the collector can select, present and archive their models among the 232 types with normal wheels.