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Benbros "TV Series" and "Mighty Midgets"

"Benbros" was founded by Jack and Nathan Beneson who were based at Walthamstow in East London. In 1954 they introduced the "TV Series" range of 50 miniature toys. These were made to an even smaller scale than the contemporary Lesney products and although the models were not as accurate or constructed to the standards Lesney were setting, the models were charming pieces and the range covered a very broad spectrum of vehicle types. The toys were packaged in a box made to look like a 1950's upright TV set. In the late 50's the name of the range was changed to "Mighty Midgets" and the box was changed to a more conventional type. Benbros toys are highly collectible but very hard to find.

Benbros Coronation Coach shown actual size, often confused with the Lesney version, the Benbros Coach has EllR cast on to the doors. The Lesney Coach has no inscription on the doors. Benbros also made the Horses for the Lesney large Coronation Coach. This was because the Horses were made from Lead and Lesney would not allow Lead to be brought into the Lesney foundry through fear of contaminating their stock of Zinc.

 

Benbros "T.V. Series" and "Mighty Midgets".

# 1 Horsedrawn Haycart,

.# 2 Horsedrawn Log Cart.

# 3 A.A. Motorcycle Patrol

.# 4 Stagecoach.

.# 5 Gypsy Caravan

# 6 Horsedrawn Milk Cart

# 7 Milk Float .

# 8 Foden & Log Trailer

# 9 Dennis Fire Engine

# 10 Crawler Bulldozer

# 11 Crawler and hayrake

# 12 Army Scout Car

# 13 Austin Champ

# 14 Centurion Tank

# 15 Vespa Scooter

. # 16 Express Locomotive

# 16(b) Chevrolet Nomad

# 18 Hudson Tourer

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# 20 Foden 8 wheel flat lorry

# 21 Foden open 8 wheel lorry

#22 ERF Petrol Tanker

# 23, A.E.C. Box Van.

 

# 24 Field Gun

# 25 Spyker

# 26 Vauxhall.

# 27 Rolls Royce

. # 28 Chain Lorry

# 29 R.A.C. Motorcycle patrol

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. # 30 Army Box Van

#31 Covered Truck

# 32(a) Foden Compressor Lorry

# 33 Breakdown Lorry

# 35 Army Land Rover

# 36 Royal Mail Land Rover.

# 37 Wolseley Police Car

# 38 Daimler Ambulance

# 39 Bedford CA Milkfloat

# 40 1956 American Ford Convertible

# 42 Army dispatch

#43 Benbros "Dunlop" van

# 44 Bedford lowside lorry

# 46 Bedford Esso Tanker

# 49 Karrier bottle float Coca cola