= Lesney Products
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Lesney Products was a British toy company founded in 1953 by Leslie Smith and Rodney Smith. The company is best known for producing the popular line of die-cast toy vehicles under the name Matchbox. The Matchbox brand became iconic for its realistic miniature model cars, trucks, and other vehicles, which were sold in small boxes resembling matchboxes. Lesney Products gained significant success in the 1960s and 1970s, becoming one of the leading toy manufacturers in the world.
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