Beemak & Matchbox Villages, HO

Other Manufacturers of Plastic Villages

One company, Beemak Plastics of Los Angeles, CA was responsible for the production of first Matchbox Village, and later Beemak Village. These structures are only found in HO scale. Although the boxes for these items show six structures, only three have been positively identified: The Movie Corner, The Two Story Colonial, and The Hollywood Cottage.

Sometime in the 1950's Beemak apparently sold their line to Bachmann, as clearly the related Plasticville structures are identical. Beemak Plastics is still in business today. However, the PCA has determined that they no longer have any records available from the 1950's. Sadly, the full story of Beemak, as with Skyline and Littletown, may never be known.

Below is some information found with a Matchbox Village item. Look here in the future for more pictures and information. If you have any of these items, or can add to what little information we have about Beemak-made plastic village structures, please email the webmaster and help us expand the PCA database!

Most of the pictures on the PCA's Beemak page are courtesy of Charles Gilliatt - thanks! Click here for a picture of his collection.

Matchbox Flyer

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Front

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Back

Matchbox Village Items (6)

Name: Hollywood Cottage

Color Variations

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1) White walls, green roof, blue trim

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2) White walls, coral roof, white trim

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3) Yellow walls, coral roof, blue trim

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4) Coral walls, yellow roof, white trim

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5) White walls, yellow roof, white trim

Name: Two-Story Colonial Home

Color Variations

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1) Green walls, white roof & trim

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2) Coral walls, white roof & trim

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3) White walls, yellow roof, white trim

Name: Movie Corner

Name: Automobile Service Station

Name: Church With Steeple

Name: Town Hall

Beemak Village Items (4)

Name: Beemak Hollywood Cottage

Name: Two-Story Georgian Colonial or Two Story Colonial

Color Variations

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1) Yellow walls, white roof & trim

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2) White walls, coral roof & trim

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3) Yellow walls, white roof & trim

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4) Dark green walls, white roof & trim

Name: Beemak Movie Corner

Instruction Sheet & Color Variations

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Instruction Sheet

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1) Coral walls, green roof, white trim

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2) Yellow walls, white roof, green trim

Name: Beemak Super Market

Instruction Sheet & Color Variations

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Instruction Sheet

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1) Coral & yellow walls, white roof, white trim

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2) Walls, roof & signs all in white, overhangs in coral