Early Lesney
Early Lesney Toys
From 1947 to 1957 Lesney made a series of large scale toys on a variety of themes. These were produced before the advent of the "Matchbox" models. Some of the models were later scaled down for the 1 - 75 Miniature Range.
1947/48 Diesel Road Roller
1947/48 Cement Mixer
1947/48 Caterpillar Crawler
1947/48 Caterpillar Bulldozer
1949 Horse Drawn Milk Float
1949 Rag and Bone Cart
1949 Soap Box racer
1950 Jumbo the Elephant
1950 Prime Mover, Trailer and Bulldozer
1951 Muffin the Mule
1051 Large Coronation Coach
1953 Small Coronation Coach
1954 Massey Harris Tractor
1954 Bread Bait Press
1955 Conestoga Covered Wagon
 Cement Mixers |
 Caterpillar Crawler |
 Caterpillar Bulldozer |
 Horse Drawn Milk Float |
 Jumbo the Elephant (Blomer & Schuler |
 Prime Mover, Trailer & Bulldozer |
 Muffin the Mule |
 Muffin the Mule on Piano |
 Large Coronation Coach |
 Large Coronation Coach |
 Large Coronation Coach |
 Large Coronation Coach |
 Small Coronation Coach |
 Small Coronation Coach Gold (Due to tarnish) |
 Small Coronation Coach |
.jpg) A Perfect Miniature (2002) |
 Massey Harris Tractor |
 Massey Harris Tractor |
 Bait Press |
 Covered Wagon |
 Britains Coronation Coach |
.jpg) Small Coronation Coach (Benbros) |
.jpg) Small Coronation Coach (Crescent) |
.jpg) Small Coronation Coach (Zebra Toys) |
The following photographs courtesy of Vectis
 Diesel Roller |
 Diesel Roller |
 Diesel Roller |
 Diesel Roller |
 Cement Mixer |
 Cement Mixer |
 Cement Mixer |
 Cement Mixer |
 Caterpillar Crawler |
 Caterpillar Bulldozer |
 Caterpillar Bulldozer |
 Caterpillar Bulldozer |
 Caterpillar Bulldozer |
 Rag and Bone Cart |
 Soap Box Racer |
 Jumbo |