Scalextric is one of Britain’s most recognisable hobby brands - Yui Mok/PA Wire Hornby, the model train maker, has sold off its slot car racing brand Scalextric to a US drinks tycoon for £20m. The ...

Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal with model railway maker for toy racing car business and IP rights For almost six decades Hornby has watched Scalextric drive revenues for its hobby business but on ...

Royal Mail is issuing a set of 12 stamps to celebrate the world of Hornby Model Railways. Frank Hornby, the inventor of Meccano, produced his first clockwork Hornby Series trains in 1920, followed in ...

British toy company Hornby has sold the toy car company Scalextric for £20m after owning the brand for 58-years. The model train maker, which is in the middle of a major transformation with the ...

American drinks tycoon snaps up toy car racing brand for £20m James Warrington Media and Telecoms Editor James Warrington is The Telegraph’s Media and Telecoms Editor. He writes about the fast-moving ...

A toy firm will bag £20 million after striking a deal to sell the almost 70-year-old slot car racing brand Scalextric. Hornby has agreed to the sale of the business and its intellectual property to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire (Yui Mok/PA Wire) Toymaking giant Hornby has agreed to sell the nearly 70-year-old slot car racing marque ...

One of the eight stamps, showing an InterCity 125 High Speed Train (Royal Mail/PA) Royal Mail is issuing a set of 12 stamps to celebrate the world of Hornby Model Railways. Frank Hornby, the inventor ...

Royal Mail is issuing a set of 12 stamps to celebrate Hornby Model Railways, which was first started by Liverpool toymaker Frank Hornby more than 100 years ago. Frank Hornby, the inventor of Meccano, ...

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