Benbros (London) Ltd was a British toy company in existence from the late 1940s to 1965. The company was founded by two brothers, Jack and Nathan Benenson, the name, a contraction of "Benenson Brothers", was adopted in 1951 and the company was based at 145, Gosport Road,

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. Benbros produced: *

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under the names of "Qualitoys" and "T.V. Series" that came packed in a box that looked like a

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set that were later retitled "Mighty Midgets". * "Zebra Toys" that came in black and white striped boxes that were better quality models. *

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, cowboy and Indian figures and

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Toys sold several of their moulds to Benbros, which can lead to collectors to having difficulty identifying which company made some figures.

References

;Footnotes ;Sources * Joplin, Norman ''The Great Book of British Hollow Cast Figures'' 2000 New Cavendish Books * Newson, Robert ''Benbros T.V. Series and Mighty Midgets'' 2002 R. Newson Model manufacturers of the United Kingdom Manufacturing companies of England Defunct toy manufacturers Toy companies of the United Kingdom Toy brands Toy cars and trucks Toy soldier manufacturing companies 1953 establishments in England 1965 disestablishments in England {{Toy-company-stub