Benbros

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:

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

  • 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.

References

  1. John Ramsey. British Diecast Model Toys Catalogue Swapmeet Publications, 1995^
  2. Benbros Ltd fabtintoys, retrieved 5 March 2018^
  3. Benbros retrieved 21 October 2008^
  4. Model Collector Magazine retrieved 21 October 2008^
  5. Betal benbros BMC retrieved 21 October 2008^
  6. Model Collector Magazine retrieved 21 October 2008^