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H.T.India · since 1972H.T. Kumar Toy Corporation is a renowned toy brand specializing in an array of innovative and…

HabiJapan · since 1978HaBi was the prewar mark of Johann (Hans) Biller’s metal-toy business in Nuremberg, Germany. The firm…

HADHungary · since 1985HADmodels is a Hungarian maker of accessories for scale model kits. Its catalogue includes aircraft and…

Hafner Manufacturing Companysince 1914Hafner Manufacturing Company was a Chicago, Illinois, maker of tinplate, clockwork-powered O gauge toy trains. Founded…

HAGSwitzerland · since 1944HAG is a Swiss model railway maker established by brothers Hugo and Alwin Gahler in 1944.…

Hammerer & KühlweinGermany · since 1904Hammerer & Kühlwein was a German maker of lithographed tin toys, including small cars, ambulances, aircraft…

HAMOGermany · since 1952HAMO was a German maker of model trams and railway equipment based in Nürnberg. From 1953,…

Hans Eberl (Ebo)Germany · since 1900Hans Eberl (EBO) was a toy maker in Nuremberg, Germany, active around the turn of the…

Hansasince 1972Hansa Creation is a plush-toy maker known for lifelike animal reproductions, from pets and wildlife to…

HasbroUnited States · since 1923Hasbro is an American toy and game maker founded in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1923 as…

HasegawaJapan · since 1941Hasegawa is a Japanese maker of plastic model kits, railway models and related tools. The company…

HaugGermany · since 1926Haug is a German coin-operated amusement machine manufacturer and distributor. It has a variety of products…

Hausersince 1903O. & M. Hausser was a German toy maker known for Elastolin composition figures and board…

Hausser Elastolinsince 1904O. & M. Hausser was a German toy maker whose Elastolin line became known for three-dimensional…

HaxoFrance · since 2003Haxo is a French artisan maker of miniature cars and trucks. Its models are produced mainly…

HayashiJapan · since 1951Known for crafting the extraordinary and making the imaginations of children around the world come alive,…

HeinzlAustria · since 1950Heinzl was a German small-series maker of H0 model railway trains. Its range included steam locomotives…

Hekisince 1953Heki Kittler is a German maker of landscape accessories for model railways. Its range includes model…

Heljansince 1957Heljan is a Danish maker of model railway scenery, kits, accessories and rolling stock. Founded in…

HellerFrance · since 1957Heller is a French maker of plastic scale models founded by Léo Jahiel. Its range includes…

Heller & Schiller (Husch)Czechoslovakia · since 1925Heller & Schiller, trading as HUSCH, was a Czechoslovak toy maker based in Horní Litvínov (then…

HEMAArab Emirates · since 1926HEMA is a Dutch retailer whose own-brand range includes toys alongside household and everyday goods. Its…

HerasNetherlands · since 1951Heris Modelleisenbahn is a German model railway maker whose range includes railway rolling stock from several…

HermannGermany · since 1920HERMANN-Coburg is a German maker of teddy bears and other plush toys, descended from the Hermann…

HerpaGermany · since 1949Herpa is a German maker of miniature vehicles and model railway accessories. Founded in 1949, it…

HeydeGermany · since 1872Georg Heyde founded a metal-toy business in Dresden in 1872. It became known especially for three-dimensional…

HigashiJapan · since 1921Higashi is a famed Japanese toy brand treasured by many collectors worldwide. The brand specializes in…

HobbUnited States · since 1985Hobbico was a U.S. designer and distributor of radio-controlled and general hobby products. Its range included…

Hobby TrainUnited States · since 1952Hobbytrain is a model railway brand whose early N-gauge range included German and Swiss locomotives, railcars,…

Hoch & BeckmannGermany · since 1900Hoch & Beckmann was a Nuremberg, Germany, maker of tinplate toys active from around 1890 until…

HogeUnited States · since 1909Hoge was an American toy maker based in Manhattan, New York. The company began making tin…

Horikawasince 1958Horikawa was a Japanese toy maker known for battery-operated tin robots. Its Roto-Robot combined a rotating…

HornbyEngland · since 1920Hornby is a British model railway brand introduced by Meccano Ltd. in 1920. Its early products…

Horst GebauerGermany · since 1960Horst Gebauer was a German model railway maker whose workshop produced locomotives, rolling stock and accessories,…

Hot WheelsUnited States · since 1968Hot Wheels is a Mattel toy-car brand introduced in 1968. Its first range comprised 16 die-cast…

HruskaCzech Republic · since 1990Gerhard Hruska’s East German firm made model railway equipment and miniature vehicles under the Permot name.…