What is Matchbox (brand)?
{{unsourced|date=December 2016}} [[Image:Matchbox-logo-color.svg|right|250px]] '''Matchbox''' is a [[toy]] brand which got started in 1953. It is now owned by [[Mattel]]. The toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which [[match]]es were sold. The brand made various toys, like [[action figure]]s and toy [[vehicle]]s such as [[model car]]s. In May 1992, the company was sold to Tyco Toys. Five years later, Tyco was sold to Mattel. Matchbox was originally a competitor to [[Hot Wheels]]. [[Category:Toys]] [[Category:1930 establishments in the United States]] {{stub}}