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Solido Toys
Dr. Edward Force
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Description for Solido Toys
Paperback. 1200 miniature Solido vehicle models, nearly all illustrated here in full color. With the company history and a detailed accounting of models and variations listed in an easy-to-use format, this book is a necessary reference for collectors of Solido and other die cast toy vehicles. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 color photos. BIC Classification: TDP; WFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
The year was 1930. Ferdinand de Vazeilles of Nanterre, France, had been asked by the makers of Gergovia spark plugs to produce a promotional item to advertise their product. His design of a spark plug on wheels, complete with fenders and running boards, was manufactured by a local foundry. It sparked several series of miniature vehicles in the 1930s, produced by de Vazeilles under the name of Solido, the firm he founded in 1932. This truly classic brand of die cast miniature vehicles attracts new admirers today, while it continues to fascinate those who discovered it many years ago. One ... Read more
The year was 1930. Ferdinand de Vazeilles of Nanterre, France, had been asked by the makers of Gergovia spark plugs to produce a promotional item to advertise their product. His design of a spark plug on wheels, complete with fenders and running boards, was manufactured by a local foundry. It sparked several series of miniature vehicles in the 1930s, produced by de Vazeilles under the name of Solido, the firm he founded in 1932. This truly classic brand of die cast miniature vehicles attracts new admirers today, while it continues to fascinate those who discovered it many years ago. One ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887405327
SKU
V9780887405327
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About Dr. Edward Force
Ed Force lives in central Connecticut and is a professor of German. he is an expert in miniature vehicles and has written seven previous books on Matchbox, Laude, Dinky, Corgi, French, German, Italian, and miniature emergency vehicles.
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