From its beginning in 1915 the Leeds Model Company regularly advertised in the model railway press. In this section we show some adverts from the early period as they appeared in Models, Railways and Locomotives, in Model Railway News, in Model Railway Constructor and in Model Engineer and Electrician over the years. We have also included news items, editorials and correspondence from both magazines about the introduction of new models and parts and news about the company.
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Recent updates
06-2021 1925 Model Railway News News added
10-2018 1939 Stedman Cinematograpgh Advertisement added
09-2018 1919-23 The Model Engineer Advertisements added
08-2018 1934-5 Model Railway Constructor Advertisements added
08-2018 1934, 1951-42 Model Railway News Advertisements, News and letters added
04-2018 1932, 1939, 1946-47 Model Railway News Advertisements, News and letters added
01-2018 1926-27 Model Railway News Advertisements, News and letters added
Models, Railways and Locomotives (1915-1917)
February 1915 trade news
February 1915
1st LMC Advertisement
March 1915 trade news
March 1915
April 1915 trade news
April 1915
May 1915 trade news
June 1915 trade news
July 1915 trade news
July 1915 trade news
July 1915
August 1915 trade news
August 1915
September 1915 trade news
September 1915
October 1915 trade news
October 1915
November 1915 trade news
December 1915 trade news
December 1915
December 1915
January 1916 trade news
February 1916 trade news
April 1916
June 1916 trade news
June 1916
August 1916 trade news
December 1916 trade news
January 1917 trade news
February 1917
February 1917 trade news
December 1917 letter
The Model Engineer and Electrician (1919-1923)
February 1919
June 1921
January 1922
February 1922
May 1922
May 1922
January 1923
The Model Railway News (1925-1952)
June 1925 trade news
September 1925 trade news
September 1925
November 1925
December 1925 trade news
January 1926 trade news
January 1926
February 1926 trade news
February 1926
April 1926 trade news
April 1926
May 1926
July 1926
September 1926
October 1926
November 1926 trade news
November 1926
January 1927 trade news
January 1927
February 1927
February 1927 our mailbag
March 1927
March 1927 our mailbag
April 1927 trade news
April 1927 trade news
April 1927
April 1927 our mailbag
April 1927 our mailbag
May 1927
July 1927 trade news
July 1927
August 1927
September 1927
October 1927 trade news
October 1927
November 1927
December 1927 trade news
December 1927
February 1928 trade news
February 1928 trade news
February 1928
March 1928
April 1928
May 1928
June 1928
August 1928 trade news
September 1928
R.F. Stedman and Co takes over LMC
November 1928 trade news
November 1928
January 1929
February 1929
May 1929
June 1929 trade news
June 1929
August 1929
September 1929
October 1929 trade news
October 1929
November 1929 (left page)
November 1929 (right page)
December 1929
August 1930
January 1931
February 1931
April 1931
June 1931
September 1931
November 1931
December 1931
May 1932
July 1932
August 1932
Fire at Jack Lane factory
September 1932
Back to LMC again
October 1932 trade news
October 1932
November 1932
December 1932
January 1933
March 1933
August 1933
September 1933
October 1933 trade news
October 1933
December 1933
January 1934
March 1934
June 1934
July 1934 trade news
August 1934
September 1934
October 1934 trade news
October 1934
November 1934
December 1934
January 1935
June 1935 trade news
June 1935
New factory Potterdale Mills
September 1935
Introduction of the Series II Tanks
October 1935
November 1935 trade news
November 1935
December 1935
January 1936
May 1936
August 1936
October 1936
November 1936
December 1936 trade news
December 1936
Fabruary 1937
September 1937 trade news
September 1937
Introduction of the Bakelite stock
October 1937
January 1938
October 1938 trade news
April 1939
September 1939
September 1939
April 1946
July 1946
September 1946
February 1947
March 1947
June 1947
August 1947
September 1947
December 1947
June 1950
September 1951
December 1951
February 1952
August 1952 trade news
Model Railway Constructor (1934-1935)
June 1934
July 1934
July 1934
December 1934
January 1935
January 1935
June 1935
June 1935
1939: After he had left the Leeds Model Company in 1932, Rex Stedman opened Stedman's Cinematograph Laboratory. This business was almost opposite the LMC factory, which had moved from Jack Lane. Rex Stedman worked on developing cine cameras.
June - July 1930: A curious advert that appeared in the German "Magazin für den gesammten Modellbau" (Magazine for the whole of modelling) for June-July 1930, which appears to indicate the Leeds Model Company around that time tried to find customers on the continent - but since the re-acquisition of LMC by its original founder, Rex Stedman, in August 1928 the company operated under the name R.F. Stedman and the Hunslet address was no longer Balm Road but Jack Lane. The German advert thus was nearly two years out of date.