LILLE, France - The owners of the world’s last dedicated Meccano toy factory have said it will close by 2024 after more than half a century in France because of rising costs. Canadian ...

If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction ...

This trainset was produced in the 1950s, at the Hornby factory in Liverpool. The Hornby company made some iconic toys - ...

If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction ...

Meccano was made by Frank Hornby in Liverpool from 1908 until the early 1960's. While it was not the first construction toy - it was one of the first to use elements such as regularly spaced holes ...

In 2001 National Museums Liverpool held an exhibition, at the Museum of Liverpool Life and the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Meccano: Twentieth Century Toys, to celebrate one hundred years since the ...