Meccano is a brand of model construction system created in 1898 by Frank Hornby in Liverpool, England. The system consists of reusable metal strips, plates...
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Meccano Ltd was a British toy manufacturing company, established in 1908 by Frank Hornby in Liverpool, England, to manufacture and distribute Meccano...
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Syntax (band) (redirect from Meccano Mind (album))
in 2000. In 2003, Syntax released their debut album Meccano Mind on Illustrious Records. Meccano Mind is a combination of Burton and Tournier's different...
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Meccano Magazine was an English monthly hobby magazine published by Meccano Ltd between 1916 and 1963, and by other publishers between 1963 and 1981....
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The Meccano Set is an overhead gantry located above a busy controlled at-grade road intersection located at the boundary between Lansdowne and Villawood...
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April 1934 issue of Meccano Magazine, they were given the name "Meccano Dinky Toys" for the first time. In August 1935, the name Meccano was dropped and the...
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Frank Hornby (section Meccano)
principles in the 20th century: Meccano, Hornby Model Railways and Dinky Toys. He also founded the British toy company Meccano Ltd in 1908, and launched a...
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Differential analyser (section Use of Meccano)
University in 1934 by Douglas Hartree and Arthur Porter made extensive use of Meccano parts: this meant that the machine was less costly to build, and it proved...
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Bayko (section Meccano era)
Plimpton began advertising Bayko in Meccano Ltd's Meccano Magazine in September 1935, unaware that 25 years later, Meccano itself would own and manufacture...
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1901 in Liverpool, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was produced in 1920. In 1938...
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Erector Set; for current developments under the "Erector by Meccano" brand name, see the Meccano article. Basic Erector parts included various metal beams...
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James May's Toy Stories (redirect from Meccano (James May's Toy Stories))
a new home in Wolverhampton in March 2013. Two bridge sections made of Meccano were kept by the University of Liverpool, whose pupils had built both for...
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the album's release: "With Lights Out," their debut EP, in May 2008; "Meccano" in August 2008; and "Scheme Eugene" in November 2008. The single "Arts...
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were first produced early in the 20th century by manufacturers such as Meccano (Dinky Toys) in the United Kingdom, Dowst Brothers (TootsieToys) in the...
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Block-setting crane (section Meccano)
"Block-Setting Cranes in Meccano". "Meccano giant blocksetting crane". Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences. "Meccano Giant Block-Setting Crane (Meccano Super Models...
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Mamod (section Meccano engine)
specifications of the Meccano company under the Meccano label. It featured a specialized base designed to facilitate integration into Meccano models and included...
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Publishing. Retrieved 2010-05-09. "Rolling Along—Modern Style". Meccano Magazine. XX (2). Meccano Ltd. February 1935. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03...
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system Meccano is a popular tool for constructing highly accurate orreries. Model 391, the first Meccano Orrery, was described in the June 1918 Meccano Manual...
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also work along with students in other activities such as building with Meccano, woodcraft, Lego, craft, and cooking. Volunteers come from various backgrounds...
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bankrupt and into receivership. Competing companies Mettoy (Corgi) and Meccano (Dinky) also suffered the same fate. The Matchbox brand as well as Lesney's...
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Belfast, Northern Ireland. Phased out when Lines Bros (Triang) took over Meccano who made the well-established Dinky toys. Some reissued by Norev. Stahlberg...
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