Lone Star Toys
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==Company history== |
==Company history== |
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Starting as early as 1939, DCMT manufactured [[die cast]] toys for children. The 'Lone Star' name was chosen because of a demand at the time for [[toy gun]]s and rifles popular in the [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[film]]s in cinemas all over Britain.{{sfn|Johnson|1998|p=117-118}} Eventually, the company also made [[tie-in]] toy guns licensed from the [[James Bond]] films and ''[[The Man From U.N.C.L.E.]]'' TV series. |
Starting as early as 1939, DCMT manufactured [[die cast]] toys for children. The 'Lone Star' name was chosen because of a demand at the time for [[toy gun]]s and rifles popular in the [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[film]]s in cinemas all over Britain.{{sfn|Johnson|1998|p=117-118}}{{Cite web |title=BBC - A History of the World - Object : Toy Sharp Shooter Rifle- Lone Star |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/f-MTKb-tSluXblI9la8SWQ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}} Eventually, the company also made [[tie-in]] toy guns licensed from the [[James Bond]] films and ''[[The Man From U.N.C.L.E.]]'' TV series. |
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==Toy soldiers== |
==Toy soldiers== |
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