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Miniatures Box Type – B

Matchbox Box Type - B

In use for 6 years from 1955 through to 1960 and having 5 different variations, this box type was used for all models.

The box still had a line drawing of the model contained within but this time the ”Moko” name was in the same bold font as the ”Lesney” name. The difference was in the end flap design; more specifically the text.

B1 B2 B3
Matchbox Box Type - B1 Matchbox Box Type - B2 Matchbox Box Type - B3
End Flap: Plain Blue End Flap: Black model number End Flap: Black model number in White circle
B4 B5
Matchbox Box Type - B4 Matchbox Box Type - B5
End Flap: Black model number in White circle with Black model name on White panel End Flap: Black model number in White circle with White model name

*Information & images with permission from the  vintagebritishdiecast.co.uk website that was run by Nick Jones.

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Miniatures Box Type – A

Matchbox Box Type - A

Produced from 1953 to 1954 this box contains a drawing of the contents on the front and is labelled ‘A Moko Lesney product’

More commonly known as the ”script box” this style was only used for the first 7 models (1 through 7a), the end flap was plain blue in colour with no other markings present.

It takes it name from the fact the the ”Moko” company name was printed in a script font as opposed to the Lesney company name which was plain text.

 

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Minature Box Types

Boxes and box design form a large part of some peoples collection. The boxes like the vehicles themselves have undergone massive changes through the years.
The first boxes from 1953 were a simple drawing of the model contained in the box, by 1962 the drawing at been replaced by a more colourful and complex drawing of the model. The 1970’s saw the introduction of the ‘Superfast’ branding and a lot more colour.
1983 with the takeover by Universal saw the cost cutting measures take place and for the first time a generic box was used instead of the more traditional individual boxes. Because the boxes were now generic, they had a clear perspex window placed in the box to allow the customer to see the contents. These generics boxes also underwent changes through the years in colour and design until their eventual demise and replacement in 2004 with blister packaging now used as the standard.

Although the miniatures have traditionally always been sold in boxes, in more recent years the boxes were dropped in favour of the blister pack but there has now been a nostalgic return to issuing boxes although mostly still contained in a plastic blister.

Below is a list of the various packaging box types released over the years.

Matchbox Box Type - A Matchbox Box Type - B Matchbox Box Type - C
A  B C
Matchbox Box Type - D Matchbox Miniatures Box Type – E Matchbox Miniatures Box Type – F
D E F
Matchbox Box Type G Matchbox Box Type H Matchbox Box Type I
 G H I
Matchbox Box Type J1 Matchbox Box Type K Matchbox Box Type L
J K L
Matchbox Box Type M Matchbox Box Type N Matchbox Box Type O
M N O
Matchbox Box Type P Matchbox Box Type Q
P Q

 

Matchbox Box Type J2 Matchbox Box Type J3
J2 J3
Matchbox Box Type K Matchbox Box Type L Matchbox Box Type M1
K L M1
Matchbox Box Type M2 Matchbox Box Type O1 Matchbox Box Type Q1
M2 O1 Q1
Matchbox 2002 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2003 Basic Range Long Card
2002 2003
Matchbox 2004 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2005 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2006 Basic Range Long Card
2004 2005 2006
Matchbox 2007 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2008 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2009 Basic Range Long Card
2007 2008 2009
Matchbox 2010 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2011 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2012 Basic Range Long Card
2010 2011 2012
Matchbox 2013 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2014 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2015 Basic Range Long Card
2013 2014 2015
Matchbox 2016 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2017 Basic Range Long Card Matchbox 2018 Basic Range Long Card
2016 2017 2018
Matchbox 2021 Basic Range Long Card (2021-01)
2019 2020 2021
Matchbox 2022 Basic Range Long Card
2022