Benbros

Benbros (London) Ltd was a British toy company in existence from the late 1940s^[1] to 1965.^[2]

Benbros model of horse drawn water cart, circa 1959

The company was founded by two brothers, Jack and Nathan Benenson,^[1] the name, a contraction of "Benenson Brothers", was adopted in 1951^[1] and the company was based at 145, Gosport Road, Walthamstow.^[3]

Benbros produced:

• Die cast metal model cars and farm machinery under the names of "Qualitoys" and "T.V. Series" that came packed in a box that looked like a television set that were later retitled "Mighty Midgets".
• "Zebra Toys" that came in black and white striped boxes that were better quality models.^[4]
• Hollow cast metal Robin Hood, cowboy and Indian figures^[5] and toy soldiers.

Timpo Toys sold several of their moulds to Benbros, which can lead to collectors to having difficulty identifying which company made some figures.^[6]