Matchbox is a brand of toys – and formerly of games – owned by Mattel. The Matchbox name appears in 1953 as a mark of the British company Lesney toys, founded by Leslie Smith (March 6, 1918 to May 26, 2005) and Rodney Smith. The two men were not from the same family, despite their [...]

Lego Group is a Danish company producing games with a range of products, the most popular being based on building blocks to assemble. It was the fifth worldwide top toy manufacturer in 2009. The company name was created by Ole Kirk Christiansen in 1932 from the Danish leg godt, meaning "play well". In Latin, Lego [...]

The first Barbie doll was presented at the American International Toy Fair in New York March 9, 1959 by her creator Ruth Handler. The almost immediate success of this new kind of doll gave her husband and partner the opportunity to create the Mattel Creations. The Barbie doll with her opulent breasts, her thin waist [...]