The Franklin Mint

[5] The Franklin Mint sells coins, medals, jewelry, die-cast vehicles, dolls, sculpture and other collectibles.

Its product line began with manufacturing and marketing privately minted gold and silver commemorative rounds and medallions.

[8] In 1983, after Warner Communications had purchased The Franklin Mint, the company entered the diecast vehicle market, starting with the 1935 Mercedes Benz 500K Roadster.

They produced a large number of World War II 1:48 scale planes including the B-17 Flying Fortress, PBY Catalina, P-51 Mustang, and Focke-Wulf Fw 190.

[15] 2009: In May 2009, JSSI Capital Enterprises, LLC formed a limited liability company, The New Franklin Mint, as an acquisition vehicle.

The Memorial Fund therefore filed the lawsuit on behalf of the estate, and upon losing the case, was countersued by Franklin Mint in 2003.

[22] In addition to this, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund had spent a total of close to £4 million in costs and fees relating to this litigation, and as a result froze grants allocated to a number of charities.

[23] In the John Waters dark comedy, Serial Mom, Mary Jo Catlett has a Franklin Mint Fabergé egg collection.

The since demolished Franklin Mint Museum next to the former headquarters in Wawa, Pennsylvania . The location is now being redeveloped to be part of the SEPTA Wawa station . [ 12 ]