Benbros

Benbros (London) Ltd was a British toy company in existence from the late 1940s[1] to 1965.[2]

Benbros model of horse drawn water cart, circa 1959

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:

• 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.

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

References

Footnotes

1. Ramsey, John (1995). British Diecast Model Toys Catalogue. Swapmeet Publications. p. 21. ISBN 0950931993.
2. "Benbros Ltd". fabtintoys. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Sources

• Joplin, Norman The Great Book of British Hollow Cast Figures 2000 New Cavendish Books
• Newson, Robert Benbros T.V. Series and Mighty Midgets 2002 R. Newson