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Makers 716

The names, histories and places behind the toys and model railways.

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716 makers

Walldorfsince 1983Walldorf Mini was a German model-car range associated with Walldorf, a mail-order business for model vehicles.…

Walldorf MiniaturenGermany · since 193Walldorf-Miniaturen was a German model-car series sold by Model International Duve & Schultz oHG, based in…

Walter PrehGermany · since 1939Preh was a German manufacturer whose postwar products included electric toys, remote-controlled model cars and polystyrene…

Weduwe J. Bekkers & ZoonNetherlands · since 1918Weduwe J. Bekkers & Zoon is a celebrated toy brand, famous for its range of mechanical…

WeedenUnited States · since 1883Weeden Manufacturing Company is a widely regarded toy brand known for its creatively designed and meticulously…

Weinert modellbausince 1975Weinert-Modellbau is a German maker of model railway equipment and models, based in Weyhe-Dreye. Its range…

WellsUnited Kingdom · since 1922Wells was a British toy maker whose business began in 1919 with Alfred Wells in Islington,…

WesaSwitzerland · since 1945WESA was a Swiss maker of compact electric model railways, founded in Inkwil in 1945. Its…

Western ModelUnited Kingdom · since 1973Western Models was a British maker of collectible scale models, best known for white-metal cars and…

WiadGermany · since 1952Wiad was a German maker of model railway accessories founded in the early 1950s by model…

Wiking (WM)Germany · since 1932WIKING is a German maker of scale models founded in Berlin by Friedrich Karl Peltzer. It…

WilagSwitzerland · since 1948Wilag was a Swiss maker of tinplate railway models. Its range included Märklin replica passenger cars…

Wilescosince 1912Wilesco is a German maker of live-steam models, including stationary engines, mobile steam rollers and tractors,…

Wilhelm KraussGermany · since 1873Wilhelm Krauss was a Nuremberg maker of tin toys and mechanical playthings. Its production began under…

WilkinsUnited States · since 1890Wilkins Toy Company was an American toy maker based in Keene, New Hampshire. Founded by James…

WilliamsUnited States · since 1943Williams was an American maker of coin-operated pinball and arcade games, founded in Chicago in 1943…

WinrossUnited States · since 1963Winross is an American maker of die-cast model trucks, including tractor-trailers produced as promotional models for…

Wittrocksince 1935H. Wittrock was a Danish maker of clockwork toy trains and toy cars in tinplate and…

WolverineUnited States · since 1903Wolverine was an American toy maker based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded as the Wolverine Supply and…

Wrennsince 1950Wrenn was a British maker of model railway equipment. Its products included trackwork, locomotives and rolling…

Wyandotte (All Metal Products Company)USA · since 1920All Metal Products Company made toys under the Wyandotte name in the United States. Beginning in…

YamadaJapan · since 1964H. Yamada was a Japanese toy maker active before the Second World War. The company is…

YaxonItaly · since 1970Yaxon was an Italian maker of diecast model vehicles active in the 1970s and early 1980s.…

YonezawaJapan · since 1945Yonezawa was a Japanese toy maker whose products included tinplate toys and, by the 1970s, plastic…

YoshiJapan · since 1990Yoshi is a character created for Nintendo’s Super Mario games and later represented in licensed toys…

ZaxZax was an Italian toy maker based in Bergamo, specialising in wooden toys. Its products included…

ZBROJOVKA BRNOsince 1947Czech producer of tinplate 0 gauge train sets.

Zeuke (Zeuke & Wegwerth, Berliner TT Bahnen, Berliner TT Bahnen Zeuke GmbH, Tillig Modellbahnen GmbH)since 1947Zeuke & Wegwerth was a Berlin, East German maker of model railways. It began with 0…

Zeuke & WegwerthEast Germany, Germany · since 1949Zeuke & Wegwerth was a Berlin model railway maker whose products included model trains and accessories,…

ZTSPoland · since 1945ZTS Plastyk was a Polish maker of plastic construction kits and other toys, based in Pruszków.…

ZürrerSwitzerland · since 1923Zürrer is a traditional Swiss toy brand known for its intricate and well-crafted miniature wood toys.…

Zutschke & Bachmann (ZuBa)Germany · since 1950Zutschke & Bachmann, also known as ZuBa, is a celebrated toy brand famed for the production…