Jack Odell, a self-trained engineer whose daughter’s mischievous habit of taking spiders to school in a matchbox prompted him to make her a tiny steamroller as a substitute – an invention that ...

The Matchbox Road Museum showcases 50,000 pieces of Matchbox memorabilia, including the well-known miniature models, concept cars, one-offs for special events and even board games. Everett Marshall is ...

As a result, he created a miniature steam roller and the rest is history. Matchbox is now marking the occasion with a series of limited edition vehicles that celebrate their history of creating ...

JACK ODELL was a self-trained engineer whose daughter's mischievous habit of taking spiders to school in a matchbox prompted him to make her a tiny steamroller as a substitute - and led to ...

Some of the new products will be cast from recycled zinc, in a step towards Matchbox’s eco-friendly ... for kids after his daughter took a model steamroller into school, which proved very ...