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Meccano

Construction Toy
1920-1929 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Hornby Hobbies Limited (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Liverpool (manufactured)

Meccano set consisting of various enamelled metal parts and an instruction booklet for sets 0-3. All are contained in a flat cardboard box lined with orange paper, with a lid. The lid is covered in green mottled paper with a lithographed illustration of a model of the Eiffel Tower built using Meccano.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Games
Construction Toys
Object type
Construction toy
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Construction Toy
  • Packaging
TitleMeccano (series title)
Materials and techniques
Stamped metal, enamelled; card and printed paper
Metal
Card
Paper
Stamping (Forming)
Painting
Printing
Enamelling
Brief description
Meccano Set No.1, boxed; Metal and card, English, Meccano Ltd, 1920-1929
Physical description
Meccano set consisting of various enamelled metal parts and an instruction booklet for sets 0-3. All are contained in a flat cardboard box lined with orange paper, with a lid. The lid is covered in green mottled paper with a lithographed illustration of a model of the Eiffel Tower built using Meccano.
Dimensions
  • Height: 220mm
  • Length: 330 mm
  • Depth: 10
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'THE NEW MECCANO / ALL ENAMELLED' (Printed on box lid)
  • 'MECCANO / REGISTERED ALL OVER THE WORLD' (Printed on box lid)
  • 'Engineering / for Boys' (Printed on box lid)
  • 'CRANES / BRIDGES / TOWERS / AEROPLANES / WAGONS / SIGNALS / AND SCORES OF / OTHER WORKING / MODELS CAN BE / MADE WITH / MECCANO' (Printed on box lid)
  • '1' (Printed on box lid)
  • 'MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND'
  • 'PRINTED IN ENGLAND'
Credit line
Given by Mr Arthur Moyse
Object history
Given by Mr Arthur Moyse [84/1272]
Subjects depicted
Cranes
Boys
Place depicted
Eiffel Tower
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.504-1986

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1121449/meccano-construction-toy-hornby-hobbies-limited/
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