Ce premier tome consacré à la marque américaine de maquettes, dont les origines remontent à 1941, passe en revue les différents modèles, année après année, de 1951 à 1981 : avions, hélicoptères, bateaux, etc. ©Electre 2024
The story of revell kits - Volume I.1950-86
The origins of the Revell company go back to 1941 when a former electrician engineer : Lewis « Lew » Glaser, created a toy and hobby distribution company called Precision Specialities.
Lewis Glaser had begun his professional life at 17, as a radio repair man and one year later, in 1938 he had opened his own shop. He switched to toy manufacturing in 1942. The company's first adress was Ocean Park Avenue, Venice, California, but by the end of the decade it had moved to its world famous Glencoe Avenue location. The original kit connection came from a company called Gowland and Gowland which operated from Goleta - a suburb of Santa Barbara - Gowland and Gowland had been created by Jack Gowland, a former British art teacher and Lawrence Watts, another Britton who was partner in a theatrical costuming firm...
Paru le : 06/11/2015
Thématique : Jeux divers
Auteur(s) : Auteur : Jean-Christophe Carbonel
Éditeur(s) :
Histoire et collections
Collection(s) : Actions figures and toys
Série(s) : The story of Revell kits
ISBN : 978-2-35250-447-4
EAN13 : 9782352504474
Reliure : Relié sous jaquette
Pages : 90
Hauteur: 24.0 cm / Largeur 20.0 cm
Épaisseur: 0.8 cm
Poids: 320 g
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