Benbros

Benbros (London) Ltd was a British toy company in existence from 1953 to 1965.^[1]

The company was founded by two brothers, Jack and Nathan Beneson, the name a contraction of "Beneson Brothers" and were based at 145 Gosport Road Walthamstow.^[2]

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.^[3]
• Hollow cast metal Robin Hood, cowboy and Indian figures.^[4] and toy soldiers

Timpo Toys sold several of their moulds to Benbros that leads many collectors to have difficulty identifying which company made some figures.^[5]

References

• 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

Notes

1. http://www.fabtintoys.com/Benbros/
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-21.