Corgi joins Hornby’s collection (From The Northern Echo)

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Corgi joins Hornby’s collection

8:56am Friday 2nd May 2008

MODEL train firm Hornby has struck a £7.5m deal to buy Corgi, one of the world's oldest makers of model trains, cars and buses. The Corgi brand dates back to 1956 and its toys, including the Aston Martin model cars pictured above, sold millions at their peak, and have become prized collectors' items.

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